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For our annual BDoF with the sister outpost, Greg, Sarah and I headed to the Whitney, then out for drinks and dinner with Boo and Christy. What a cool new building… just look at those terraces! The inaugural exhibit: Les […]
Another good year for currants here at the farm! Greg harvested 5 pounds, and we made red currant jelly. (Recipe here: Red Currant Jelly) Just set them with a little water and crush the fruit (it’s Ok that the stems […]
A quiet evening at the farm, kids playing, adults relaxing. This is summer, summer!, the heart says! Related posts: Horsing Around on the Porch Lunch at the Yard House Sunday Evening Supper at Oratamin Concert in the Park: Laurie, […]
Lucky for us! Our cousins from Texas were in New York for a weekend vacation, and we spent the morning picnicking and meandering around Central Park. We picked up breakfast at Nyack Hot Bagels, and spread out the Bambi blanket […]
Sarah has arrived for her annual visit! For our first family dinner, we gathered at the farm to have steak, watermelon salad, corn and Doris’ Cucumber Salad. Fun in the yard! Fun on the patio! Yummy supper: The girls have […]
Sam had her first sleepover at Grammy’s, and enjoyed time with her cousins, too. Cute girls. Related posts: Pizza with Cousins! Cousins! Cousins on the Couch Horsing Around on the Porch
Today’s loot includes my new favorite zucchini variety, cousa! Related posts: Farmers Market Loot! Farmers Market Loot: Summer is Here Farmers Market Loot! Strawberries, Beets, Korean Short Ribs Farmers Market Loot
Our absolute favorite recipe for Linguine with Clam Sauce comes from an old recipe on the Food Network, back when Sara Moulton was a star. It’s simple and delicious, and you can pull it off in about 10 minutes. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:60] […]
My recipe for lobster rolls does not call for celery. Call me a blasphemer if you must, I just don’t care for it. What I do love, however, is tarragon. There’s hardly a finer combination than lobster and tarragon. Except […]
Does anybody remember the Pepperridge Farm Cookies called Bordeaux? They were thin, buttery and burnt-sugar tasting: my downfall in every way. The unusual topping for this peach cobbler, created by sprinkling sugar over the batter then drizzling it with hot […]
Our friend and neighbor, Faye, hosted a Fourth of July party for the neighborhood! All the gang was there: kids running around and having fun, adults relaxing and having a few beers. I brought coleslaw; Jane brought her delicious plum […]
After a lobster dinner, what else to do but make lobster stock!? I pulled the meat out of our leftover lobsters (we’ll have lobster rolls later!) and set about making this lobster stock recipe from Fine Cooking. It calls […]
When I read that the editors at Leite’s Culinaria thought this was the best slaw “known to man,” I knew I had to investigate this claim. Turns out, if they’re not right, they’re darn close to right. This is is […]
We started out Fourth of July weekend off right, with a dinner curated right out of Bon Appetit magazine: tarrgon-gin cocktails, grilled lobsters, corn on the cob, romaine with green goddess dressing. Boo and Irene joined us for dinner on […]
The buttermilk really brings out the tang in this dressing. We loved it over romaine, served with corn and lobster. Lobster and tarragon are a match made in heaven. The original recipe calls for 2 anchovies, but we added 3. […]
This Sparkling Tarragon Gin Lemonade is a wonderfully refreshing gin highball that makes use of the fresh herbs from the garden. It’s from Bon Appetit, which says if you don’t have tarragon, basil would make a nice substitute. I venture […]
We loved the idea of grilled lobsters. Bon Appetit magazine’s grilled lobster recipe said putting them on the grill intensifies the flavor. Less water, more flavor. But we didn’t actually find that to be the case, and, frankly, stabbing them […]
Summer has arrived with this loot! Corn, tomatoes, peaches, yes, yes, yes! We have quite a good menu planned for this weekend. Clams, lobsters, romaine with green goddess, peach cobblers! It’s going to be a good one. Related posts: Farmers […]
With the very last of our sour cherries, we decided to go for a shrub, otherwise known as a drinking vinegar. These were quite popular long ago, but had fallen out of favor until the cocktail cognoscenti decided to explore […]
A friend of Greg’s sent him this photo. Greg is about 17, and he’s working outside the cabin he and his friends built on his farm. Good times. Related posts: Greg’s Special Sam Song Cool Photo of the El on […]
It started out innocently enough. We asked each other, “Who spilled something on the floor?” After a couple days, it still wasn’t drying, so we got the fan out and tried that. The rug was soaked through and the […]
We worked all weekend to put up cherries. First, here’s our recipe. Afterwards, our step-by-step photos and this year’s haul (23 pounds in one picking!) [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:51] Our original recipe is here: Sour Cherry Preserves. A few numbers for you: 3 1/2 […]
It was a stellar year for cherries, let me tell you. All in all, we made a pie, a shrub and 4 cases of preserves! Yes, your Christmas presents are all ready! Our famous pie recipe can be found here: […]
Thanks to Jen, a friend of the farm, we discovered the coolest little kit: a live butterfly garden. It comes with caterpillars, a mesh net and a sponge, which you moisten with simple syrup. You watch as the […]
My friend Sally is having her second baby, so instead of a shower, some friends got together to throw her a sprinkle! Some very cool women here! Caroline, Sarah, Sally and Katie. Missing from the photo is my new friend […]
A lunch with my friend Heather at Moderne Barn in Armonk. Chef Ethan Kostbar cooked a few of his favorite dishes for us. A trio of dips: Peach sangria: Pretzel bites: Tuna taquitos: Grilled octopus: Zucchini […]
Another cool shot of the tree. Those cherries are coming down! Related posts: The Concept Tree at Sour Cherry Farm Our Own Sour Cherry Pie! The Sour Cherry Harvest Making 36 Jars of Sour Cherry Preserves
More delicious loot here. Strawberries, beets, Kiernan Farms Korean short ribs, snap peas, arugula and romaine. Related posts: Farmers Market Loot! Farmers Market Loot Farmers Market Loot Loaded for Bear at the Farmers Market
A sour cherry preserves recipe by Kevin West, from his book, Saving the Season. We tried to follow it for our first sour cherry harvest, but alas, ended up winging it a bit. Find our post here: Sour Cherries in […]
The first harvest from our backyard trees yielded six pounds. Instead of our regular Sour Cherry Preserves recipe, we decided to try one from Kevin West’s book Saving the Season. What we like about the recipe is that because it […]
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.
