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Well would you look at that! The garlic that Hunna planted in October has been keeping nice and warm under a big blanket of snow. Today, the snow is melting. The sun is warming the garden bed. The garlic is […]
Finally somewhat warm enough to take a walk around the lake. We needed it. It felt great! Related posts: Rockland Lake Walk A Walk at the Lake A Lazy Sunday and a Walk A New Year’s Walk and Lunch at […]
A trip to the fishmonger for salmon, and I came back with two pounds of lemon sole. That’s what happens when you go to the farmers market at 11 a.m.! I don’t remember ever cooking lemon sole, but i had […]
Hunna is on a pizza kick again. Yay for us! This one was made with the Roberta’s dough recipe, but in a sheetpan and topped with Hunna’s homemade sauce and some crumbled sausage. Delishy. Related posts: Roberta’s Pizza at Home, […]
Snow+Rush hour=horrible commute. This one was a doozy. 2+ hours for just 16 miles. Please let this winter end. Related posts: My Worst Commute Ever: 2 Hours and 45 Minutes Long A Snow Day Monday Farm Chores: February More Snow
What a great day. A movie in the afternoon (how luxurious!) and a fire in the evening. Cocktails, fresh fish and conversation. Jessica, please come visit more often! Related posts: Jessica Visits The Farm Supper on the Patio with Kelly […]
I played with the ratios of “The Working Man,” a tiki riff on the Industry Sour, created by Reddit user ShuggaCheez, which I discovered via @shitfoodblogger, to come up with The Working Mom. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:46] The Working Mom 1 ounce Amber […]
Lucky us! Because of some training in for work — a two week affair with a weekend off in between — Jessica was just a couple of hours away from the farm. What a joy to be able to spend […]
Sam has been loving the ballet lessons that Grammy got her for Christmas. Here’s a visit to the class, when Samantha got to play the starring role in the production of “Cinderella.” ` Related posts: […]
The last time the upstairs at the farm got an overhaul was just before Sam arrived. We joked that she was waiting for us to get the flat screen TV before she made her entrance, since we purchased it on […]
An all-local dinner this evening, well, unless you count the Loire Valley sparkler I picked up at Joe’s wine shop. Beautiful Montauk oysters (yes, again): And a cedar-plank salmon caught somewhere between here and Newfoundland, I’m told. Plus, lentils and […]
A good Saturday starts with pizza. In this case, it’s a pizza with egg, bacon and French fries, and it’s called “The Hangover Pie.” I was not particularly hungover on this occasion, but Samantha and I enjoyed it nonetheless. […]
As I was chatting with the beekeeper who brings the local honey to the Palisades Farmers Market, Sam was enjoying a bit of her honey. So much so that Sam splattered it all over her face and down the front of her […]
I’ve heard great things about Dumpling+Noodle, the Chinese restaurant in Bronxville, and so had high hopes for its sister restaurant, Fantasy Cuisine in Hartsdale. Alas, our visit was mediocre at best. That didn’t stop us from having fun with chopsticks […]
We’ve taken Sam to the circus for three years now, and each visit is a new experience. First year, who knew she’d enjoy it? She liked the lights more than anything else. Second year, she was a bit scared, but […]
The oysters we get at the Palisades Farmers Market — they come from the cold waters off Montuak — are just so delicious and affordable that we can’t help but pick some up a little more often than maybe we […]
It’s that time of year, when the big bushel of grapefruits we ordered from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas are starting to get a little long in the tooth. We need to use them quickly! You may be in […]
Some roses for all the Valentines at Sour Cherry Farm. Pink. For Sam. Related posts: Valentine’s Day with Two Sweeties Iron Chef Sour Cherry Farm: BLT Edition Happy Sam! Merry Christmas from Sour Cherry Farm
Sam’s first trip to the ER. Trip, fall, smack head on chair leg. Slice, down the center of the forehead. Pretty deep, too. Luckily, no cat scan necessary, and no stitches either. Just a bit of glue and a couple […]
Another great cocktail with blood orange juice! This one from Serious Eats. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:45] Blood Orange Flip For the honey syrup: 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup honey For the cocktail: 1 ounce freshly squeezed blood orange juice 1/2 ounce honey syrup 1 […]
The usual cast of characters at SCF, celebrating another milestone: Irene’s birthday. Lots of delicious food and drink, of course, and a special present wrapped in with delicate goldfinch flowers. How’s that for book club friends? Blood Orange Flip! […]
Megan lent me her The Essential New York Times Cookbook, which, despite being only a year old, is already well loved, stained and tattered. I’ve been flipping through it, a little overwhelmed about where to even start. It’s massive. Amanda Hesser, former […]
On a random winter Saturday, we decided to open a big bottle of wine. B-I-G big! We brought two up from the cellar to decide. Both bottles were gifts from our Wine, Wit and Wisdom Shower, an engagement party-slash-Jack and […]
It was a cold winter day. We wanted something simmering, bubbling on the stove all day long, and a hearty dish to eat at night. Fireside. With a good bottle of red. Bolognese! I’ve made ragus before, but I was […]
I’ve really been enjoying Tasting Table lately. Lots of great recipes! Here’s one I stumbled upon one morning — and I happened to have four brown bananas about to rot in my kitchen. Samantha and I whipped this up, and were […]
More snow. A few photos. Related posts: A Snow Day Monday First Snow Day Oh. Look. More Snow More Snow
Our first Super Bowl with Sour Cherry Farm Paradisio was a big hit! (Last year, we did a poor man’s paradisio with a sheet, but this year we were full-on with a screen!) Irene outdid herself by making Beer-Braised Brisket […]
A typical winter Saturday at Sour Cherry Farm. A little baking (grapefruit cake! grapefruit bars!), a little hanging out, a little roast chicken. Taking it easy. Related posts: Iron Chef Sour Cherry Farm: BLT Edition Sour Cherry Farm Theater Plays […]
Grapefruit buttermilk cake is one of those desserts you never know you need until you make it. Even the flavors: they seem like they won’t work together, but instead, they are wonderful. From Wintersweet, by Tammy Donroe Innman, a charming book […]
The first concert in the park of 2015! Gorgeous night, good friends, good food — and great music! Related posts: Concert at the Park Last Concert in the Park The First Concert in the Park! Sarah Arrives! Concert at the […]
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.
