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And who doesn’t, really? Related posts: Sam Loves FaceTime Samantha Tackles the Stairs and Loves the Remote Recipe: Blueberry Cobbler Best Blueberry Cobbler Recipe
The first concert of the summer! Youthfest, and there were many youths! Incuding Sam: Lots of dancing! Gigi and Mario: More great Nyack folks: Good times. Related posts: Concert in the Park The First […]
Inspired by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall’s Veg cookbook, we made roasted beets with walnuts and yogurt sauce: Toss beets with oil, garlic, salt, pepper and thyme, then roast for an hour until soft. Peel them by using a paper towel to […]
I’m very sad to report that the farm’s great friends Kelli and Patrick will be moving to Virginia. It is a loss we know we won’t fully understand until they go. For now, we are cherishing the few weeks we […]
After supper, in the garden, enjoying the longest day of the year. Related posts: A Beautiful Sunset A Beautiful March Sunset A Beautiful Sunset Chicken Pot Pie on New Year’s Eve
An early supper with the folks to celebrate the great fathers in our lives. Related posts: Supper at the Ranch Father’s Day Supper at the Farm Supper at the Ranch: Farewell to Lexi Christmas Eve at the Ranch 2010
It’s official. We got a wagon. And I have to say, I love it. The car, a 2002 Volvo wagon, has personality! Plus, it’s luxurious, even though it’s old. Leather seats, sunroof, the works. We stumbled upon it. Knowing we’ll […]
Another evening with the neighbors where I take no photos of the neighbors themselves. This time, Kris, Tom and Irene came over for Cedar Planked Salmon and Kale Strawberries with Salad. It was so chilly that we all wrapped ourselves […]
Flex Mussels on the Upper East Side is a great little neighborhood joint that serves mussels a million ways. We had the occasion to try it because we were heading to the 92nd Street Y to watch Ira Glass interview Dan […]
Well, not really. But will a cordless electric mower do? Hunna is very happy. Related posts: Redecorating the Farm Halloween at the Farm New ‘Nick and Nora’ Cocktail Glasses at the Farm Sunday at the Farm: Hot Dogs and Hydrangeas
The weather could not have been more perfect for our first outdoor movie of the season, Casablanca. We started our evening out with the Belmont Stakes. Tasha and Shannon joined us. No triple crown winner this yaer! After that, we […]
The Goatherd gathered on a lovely Friday in June to discuss The Goldfinch, the epic bestseller by Donna Tartt. Many a great coversation was had until late in the evening, when we finally decided to break it up and continue […]
After our discovery of the joy of outdoor movies last summer, we began thinking about how to set up a permanent garden “room” for movie-watching. Our plan: install some speakers, and figure out a convenient surface to rest the projector. […]
Our sale finally happened. It was back-breaking work, but in the end, fun to be with — and meet new — friends and neighbors, and make a little money on the side. And now it’s over and we have a […]
A little parade, a little walk, a little Oratamin. A nice way to bring in the summer. Here are some pics: Related posts: Full Circle: We’ve Joined a Swim Club Summer Concerts at Memorial Park Memorial Day: Parades, Biking, Burgers […]
Sam’s friend Claire (and our friends Jane and Pat) invited us to her third birthday party. Wonderful weather, delicious food and fun with friends. Here are a few pics: Related posts: Happy Birthday, Leigh! Matt’s 40th Birthday Party at […]
A look at a how a couple of beds we planted in the last year or two are developing. Quite nicely, I think! I had sort of thrown a few cast-offs after divisions last year, but the coreopsis looks quite […]
Why is it that choosing my annuals for the porch and patio pots is always such a conundrum? Every year I fret and waiver: should I get these? Which flowers? What color combinations? I know, I know: #firstworldproblems. Sam […]
Pretty flowers at the base of our big boulder. Related posts: Patio Update: The Rock Has Been Crushed Ugly Flowers Cocktail Spring at the Farm
First of all, I hate shopping at Lowe’s to begin with. How many times have you gone there with your husband and then endlessely walked the aisles, looking for him? I can’t be the only person. And you can never […]
For 2014’s first cocktail hour on the patio, we lounged in our soon-to-be-sold redwood chairs and admired our clean garage. Now that’s living. Related posts: Saturday Night Supper on the Patio: Corn Soup and Spaghetti with Fresh Tomatoes Update on […]
I present the South Slope Cocktail. The recipe comes to us from the beloved The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender’s Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy,” and, even though I own the book, was brought to my attention by Mr. Ed […]
The purchase of new porch furniture ingnited a chain reaction. There was no room to put the old furniture, even for a short time until we figured out what to do with it. We were just plain out of space. […]
Oh my! This is why we planted lilacs near the porch. The smell of them blooming has been such a treat. This one is called Syringa Bloomerang and it looks like it’s grown its full size of about four feet. We […]
As I also reported on Small Bites, the Rockland Farm Alliance, which operates an organic farm on the Cropsey property in New City, held a fundraiser last month at 8 North Broadway. I got the chance to meet the farmers and […]
For Mother’s Day, we grilled burgers in honor of Grandmom. Toward the end, when she was losing her memory, she famously used to say, “I can’t remember the last time I had a hamburger,” even if that last time was […]
In its May-June 2014 issue, Imbibe magazine did a feature on New Classic Cocktails. One of the prerequists for inclusion was this: “Simplicity. We love the creativity of many of today’s bartenders, but there are no guarantees that future generations […]
Roasting the beans in a cast iron skillet gives them a smoky, charred flavor sort of like that you get with padrones. Adding a little sweet and sour from the orange and vinegar is just the right touch. I’m giving […]
All set up with the new furniture. So comfy. And nice to have a new look. Related posts: The Farm Gets New Porch Furniture The Porch Season Has Begun! BLTs on the Porch Pizza Saves the Porch Night
Here’s a good lunch idea for work or school: Blanched green beans, diced feta and pitted kalamata olives. Leave it out at your desk, and by lunchtime it will have warmed up nicely to room temperature. Drizzle a little olive […]
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.
