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Once again, Dorie Greenspan is a genius. This simple, plain blueberry cake is easy and delicious. Dorie considers it good for breakfast, lunch or brunch, but tell you what: it’s nice with a bit of ice cream on top after […]
Westchester’s only Vietnamese restaurant could just skate. Why try hard if you can’t get this kind of food anywhere else? Lucky for us, Saigonese in Hartsdale deserves destination status. You can’t get this food anywhere else, and you should travel […]
Our second time at the circus with this little girl. I think she understood things a little better this time around. But when we walked in to the arena, people everywhere, strange sounds and smells, she got a little weepy. […]
I had a hankering for something bitter and bracing — to match the bitter and bracing weather outside. Looking for something amaro-ish, I was torn between the Red Hook and the Brooklyn. Each is rye based, which is what I […]
If I say it’s *the* Nor’easter of 2014, does that mean there won’t be another one? Blueberries: Garden beds: In the morning, you could still see the redwood chairs: Remember our summer dinner parties? 8:30 a.m. and it was up […]
One of our favorite salads, and an excuse to have breakfast for dinner. Wash the lettuce and make most of your dressing, then put a pot of water on to simmer. Cook the lardons in a pan on real low […]
Any gardener worth her rock salt is chomping at the bit to get outside by now. But really, until it’s time to plant peas and Bells of Ireland on March 17, there isn’t much you can do but plan. So […]
Each Thanksgiving, we get a lovely gift from our friend Katherine: a blub ready to bloom in time for Christmas. This year we got a bonus bloom. And it’s a beauty. Related posts: Italian Night at The Martins De-Christmas-fied at […]
Yes, with the new cocktail glasses. How do you like Greg’s garnish? [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:66] Related posts: Cocktail Recipe: Carjack Sidecar Recipe Meyer Lemon Sidecars Gin Gin Mules
Greg used to say that the sidecar is thought to be the oldest cocktail. It’s so old, he used to say, that Moses carried a thermos of them with him as he crossed the Red Sea. Well maybe not quite, […]
Looks like we need to inspect the downspouts! Makes for a nice photo, though. Related posts: Sarah and Wilson’s Visit
Another day, another snowstorm. Our neighbor, Pat, shovels his driveway: The lounge chairs are covered: At the end of the day, an aviation for our troubles: Cheers! Related posts: Sam in Snow Snow at the Farm: So We Have […]
SCF fans may remember an Instagram post about a month ago that featured our new cocktail glasses, saying that Greg found them too large. You will be happy to know we have remedied that with these lovely 5-ouncers from Roma […]
We’ve had a lot of snow this winter, but no storm came with as much surprise as the one that crept in while we were sleeping Sunday night. We awoke to push alerts about school closings and a coating of […]
We set up the projector on a bed sheet in the living room and watched the game in style! For our indulgent eats? Queso con chorizo and chicken wings with homemade ranch. Recipes coming soon. Meantime, here are the photos […]
Oratamin, our swim club, held its winter social at the lovely Nyack home of two of the members, Melanie and Greg. We caught up with friends we made over the summer, and made some new ones, too. There was […]
Heading downtown for pancakes, labne, a Magritte rice bowl and some good times with a groundhog. There was a wait for a table at Art Cafe, so we headed next door to the library to bide our time. Boo with […]
Sam’s first time with sushi! We tried a Bento box with dumplings and a California roll. And a pork ramen for me: Related posts: Sunday Night Supper at Wasabi Sunday Night Supper: Pork Chops and Heirloom Tomatoes Saturday Night […]
A snowy Saturday at the farm, so Samantha and I take to the kitchen. On the agenda, peanut butter blondies, from a sweet new cookbook called Wintersweet that focuses on the flavors of winter. Normally I just give Sam a […]
A very good buttermilk pancake recipe gets even better with the addition of some zest from a couple of Meyer lemons. It adds a ray of sunshine to your morning breakfast. The recipe is here: Buttermilk Pancakes. Just add teaspoon […]
Another excellent pre-theater meal at Ippudo Westside. At the table this evening are Boo, Kelli and Boo’s friend Stacia. We shared four apps and two bowls of ramen. All terrific. Scallops with mango and jalapeno: Eel with cucumber: Pickles: Tempura […]
After a big storm, we always go out and clean the snow off the roofs and porches of the hives. The bees need their air! We don’t open the hive, though, tempting as it may be. It’s too cold. The […]
In the last couple of years we’ve made some new friends in the neighborhood, most of them with kids about the same age as Sam. A few even go to the same day care. And at this year’s day care […]
Another winner from our favorite magazine, Bon Appetit. Beet Salad with Miso Dressing 6 small beets (about 1 lb.), preferably golden, scrubbed, divided 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ¼ cup white miso 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1 bunch watercress, trimmed 1 teaspoon black […]
Two more Bon Appetit recipes. One, a beet salad, was a success. The other, chicken with chickpeas, was not our favorite. But it made for a few beautiful photos! Related posts: Saturday Night Supper: Roast Chicken (With Recipe!) Sunday Night […]
And the second video: Related posts: Back to the Real World, Sort of Samantha Combs Her Hair, Sort Of An Easter Egg Hunt Video Horsing Around on the Porch
She loves our little Nyack bakery. This photo is from last week, when she had a blueberry muffin and a croissant. Then she was talking about “Didier! Didier!” all week, so after church this week, we went back. Didier himself […]
It’s been a while since we pulled out Mindy Fox’s excllent book “A Bird in the Oven.” One favorite recipe is Roast Chicken in Porchettata, where you take the delishy flavors of sage, garlic and fennel pollen that you find […]
Without a reservation, getting in to a trendy restaurant on a Friday night in Manhattan is next to impossible. And after our photo shoot with George, we were turned away at Pearl and Ash and Booker & Dax, as might […]
After our lunch at Rotisserie Georgette, we walked up to the Frick Collection, where the Dutch Masters show was on loan from the Mauritshuis. We saw the famous “Girl with the Pearl Earring,” which was hung in a gallery all […]
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.
