Eat. Drink. Live.
Our annual order of Benton’s bacon has arrived! Ok, to be honest, there are 3 family’s worth of orders here, but it’s fun to see so much bacon all in one place, isn’t it? Let BLT season begin! Related posts: […]
Greg made this terrific early-summer salad for our picnic in the park. Sugar Snap Pea-Radish Salad From Bon Appetit, July 2011 1 1/2 pounds sugar snap peas, trimmed, stringed, cut in half on diagonal Kosher salt 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon (or more) fresh […]
Greg took Sam for a walk down to see the cool cars in the main street lot downtown Nyack. I don’t have many photos of that, but here’s a few of the kids and super-cool Delorean: Related posts: The […]
Sarah and I went to see Peter & The Starcatcher (thumbs up!). Of course she had to taste the famous (at least here on SCF) Don Antonio pizza. (Also a thumbs up!) This version has prosciutto, basil, tomatoes, mozzarella, and […]
Sarah and the girls arrived at Westchester Airport at 3 p.m. By 6:30, we were all down at Memorial Park, picnic table assembled, Bambi blanket spread and beach chairs upright. Steven Swann played and the evening was an absolute blast. […]
Already on our third or fourth picking, Greg describes this year’s harvest of blueberries. Related posts: Greg Describes the Sour Cherry Harvest The First Blueberry Harvest of 2011 at Sour Cherry Farm Today’s Blueberry Harvest The Farm’s First Pear Harvest
It’s pickling season, folks! For one pint of pickles, Greg uses: 3/4 cup white vinegar 3/4 cup water 1 tablespoon mortons kosher salt 2 teaspoons white sugar And adds whatever spices go with whatever’s being pickled. For this round, he […]
Good times. Related posts: Photos from an Afternoon at the Pool Sam Gets a Kiddie Pool Relaxing at the Pool Brrr! Turning Blue at the Pool
Just having a grand old time in the “wat-ah.” She knows the moment we turn into the driveway that we’re heading to the pool! Related posts: A Lovely Rain Sam Gets a Kiddie Pool Relaxing at the Pool Brrr! Turning […]
On the hunt for Kewpie Mayonnaise and a few other Asian sundries, we headed to Hmart in White Plains for this week’s groceries. Afterwards, we had to have lunch, of course! Sam had dumplings. But she sure enjoyed my Singapore […]
Enjoying my new favorite book, Saving the Season: A Cook’s Guide to Home Canning, Pickling, and Preserving, a terrific primer on canning and pickling, while Greg plays with Samantha in the pool. This is summer! Summer! Related posts: Sam Gets […]
A stunner! We plan on eating them out of hand and also making a cobbler. And the bushes are still brimming with berries. It’s a good year. Related posts: The First Blueberry Harvest of 2011 at Sour Cherry Farm Recipe: […]
I think we can say by now that this butterflied smoked chicken is a classic at SCF. We’ve made it time and time again, and it never fails to impress. A brined chicken, butterflied — or spatchcocked, as some like […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
