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A new little pastry shop and espresso bar opened in New Rochelle last year. It’s been all over — literally all over — my Instagram feed. So when Megan and I went to New Rochelle to record our podcast at […]
The lohudfood team — that is, Megan and I — have started a podcast. We started it out in the office, but we found out quickly that the show is much more interesting if we record it at a local […]
It’s time to get rid of the junk. Yes, we had a Cool Sale two years ago. But we weren’t aggressive enough. This time, we are being ruthless. Goodbye bench, once owned by my Dad. Goodbye rocker, where my mom once […]
Those April showers are a little gloomy, but the bulbs peeking out are bring a brightnes to a dreary day. I’m so happy we planted them. Related posts: Random Pics from April 25 Planting Bulbs at SCF Our First Lilac […]
Congratulations to the farm’s great friend Kris, who is opening a flower shop called Festoon. Festoon will be a slow flowers shop, meaning Kris will source only seasonal flowers from local farms. Her first night in the place was a […]
A super cool event for lohudfood this evening: the lohudfood Crawl. We partnered with four local restaurants, all within walking distance from one another in Harrison. We planned out a four-course meal, and invited guests to be part of our […]
We did a quiet Easter at home this year, just the family. Sam asked to have her breakfast on the deviled egg platter. Why not? Church, in all its splendor: Samantha in all her splendor: As soon as we […]
After a month-long sojourn to Texas and Mexico, Sondra and Leigh are back in town. We welcomed them home with (what else?) leftovers. That they made. For Christmas. Because who doesn’t love Boeuf Bourguignon, on repeat? They took it in […]
It’s become an annual tradition we really look forward to: corned beef and cabbage and Tom’s grandmother’s soda bread to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. This year, the corned beef was corned by their friend, so it was even more delicious […]
We’d had enough. The ceiling fan that we installed when we moved into the house in 2002 just wasn’t giving us enough light. Every winter, especially, we’d squint to see what was bubbling on the stove. And then, to top […]
The Steve Martin-Edie Brickell musical Bright Star was quiet and delightful. A little rushed at the end — let’s wrap it up, people! — but I agreed with Charles Isherwood of the New York Times who thought the ending rather […]
The first daffodils of the year! These little Tete a Tete daffodils are just brightening our first days of spring! Related posts: Spring at the Farm: Quince, Crocus, Daffodils and the Planting of Sweet Peas Update on the Garden: Lilacs, […]
The lohudfood cast gives us a great excuse to get out and try the newest places on the food scene. Here we are at Exit 4, the new food hall that opened in Mount Kisco. Asian chicken salad Mushroom pizzs: […]
With a nod to the Oscars, I present this post — a chronicling of a gathering with Kris, Tom and Irene to watch the Oscars broadcast — from Samantha’s point of view. I don’t think she’s going to win any […]
Here’s a nice drink for sipping by the fire in winter. Maple Rye Sour 8 ounces rye 2 ounces lemon juice 2 ounces orange juice 1 ounce maple syrup 1 ounce amaro Albano Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker […]
On our way home from Orange County, we stopped off at the (somewhat) new Tractor Supply store in Stony Point. My, what a large rooster! And little, itty, bitty chicks, ready to go home to someone’s coop! Not ours, though, […]
After some coffee and a bit of relaxing on Saturday morning, we decided upon a serendipitous trip to the Hudson Highlands Museum to see their opening day for maple sugaring! Here is their super-cool playground, which has all natural structures: The […]
Rancho Gordo is a Napa Valley company that pretty much single-handedly set up a market for heirloom beans. We’ve been buying (and loving) them since 2009 (see our posts on our old blog here: Rancho Gordo beans). We stocked up […]
It was warm enough to do a hive inspection. What we feared has come true: the green hive did not make it. Not enough honey. The white hive, though, is OK. Hoping there’s enough pollen now to get them off […]
Out for a walk on the rail-trail and I looked down: Looks like a heart to me. Happy Valentine’s Day, a little late. Related posts: Annual Selfie: On the Rail Trail to Piermont Update on the Garden: Coreopsis, Columbine, Bleeding […]
Could be the first, unless I missed something. Honored to say it was our sour cherry. Related posts: Tabletop Christmas Tree 2012 The Tree Is Up at The Farm Sour Cherry Preserves Recipe Pickled Sour Cherries: Recipe
We were ready to watch the Grammy’s for one reason, which I’m sure you can guess. Hamilton. So in honor of such, we opened our bottle of Aaron Burr cider, procured last fall at the Field + Supply maker’s fair. It […]
Technically, we’ve taken Sam to the Natural History Museum before. But she was such a wee babe — six weeks old, when she went along with her cousins Mae and Jane — she slept the entire time. Not so this […]
We celebrated Valentine’s Day in a romantic way: with our child! First, we headed to a birthday party at Harry’s house. (OK, our friends Greg and Gannon.) Then home for prosecco by the fire. Sam is learning well from her […]
We love Maura’s Kitchen, the Peruvian restaurant in Nyack. We hadn’t been in quite a while, either. It was good to be back. A passionfruit margarita: The obligatory pisco sour: This is the first time we’d tried the salmon causa […]
With Greg off at work, Sam and I kept busy with a fun day at home. First, we made this Mississippi Roast in the crockpot — the one everybody was raving about on Pinterest until finally the New York Times […]
Sam and I started our weekend off right with a trip to the salon. Though Sam has had a haircut before — back in October, see the post here! — that time was just a trim. This time we’re going […]
A most excellent meal: queso, lamb-chickpea chili and a maple-butternut pie with rye crust. The usual gang: Mardi Gras gifts: Fabulous chili by Tom and cornbread by Irene: And And the maple-buttermilk pie I made from the101 Cookbooks blog. SO […]
One worth admiring. Related posts: On the Longest Day of the Year, Rosé and a Beautiful Sunset What a Sunset Gorgeous Sunset A Beautiful Sunset
After we got a new dining table last summer, we knew we’d have to replace our chairs. The ones we have just don’t go. So imagine our surprise when our friend Megan, who’d recently moved into her new house, found […]
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.
