Eat. Drink. Live.
A lovely evening for reading the paper and relaxing to some tunes while Sam played with Tasha and Shannon and in the yard.
Our ‘new’ neighbors have lived across the street for almost two years now, but we hadn’t had a chance to have supper together until now. Way overdue, and so much fun, too. We took a cue from Peggy’s delishy appetizer […]
I think she’s starting to understand the concept of words. Maybe.
An evening with Les Gilberts out at the ranch. No photos of the food, but a lovely one of us at the table, surrounded by candlelight. What fun.
A look at what’s growing at Sour Cherry Farm in early September. Th sidewalk with zinnas. I like the little ones at about 11 o’clokc best. They don’t sitck out quite as far and just bring a pretty color to […]
The Labor Day games are a nice tradition at the swim club we joined this summer. Just as I remember from when I was particiapting in them as a child! The day starts out with a sponge relay. Whoever carries […]
To close out summer properly, we decided to do lobster rolls. Yes. Of course we also had corn and tomatoes. And Greg made a peach galette, which we served with what was left of Shannon’s delishy ginger ice cream from […]
The weather was iffy, but as dinner time rolled around, it became apparent that we’d be able to screen SCF’s first “first run” film of the season. (If you can call a DVD release a first run!) Tasha supplied The […]
For tonight’s dinner and a movie, Kelli and Patrick brought spiedies, delivered that afternoon by Mary Ellen from Lupo’s S&S Char Pit, and we screened Dirty Harry. (I’d never deen it!) Kel and Patrick: Getting the outdoor theater all set: […]
Well, as it turns out, the cabbage put up in July came out delicious. Unfortuantely, I don’t have a photo of the great spare ribs and sauerkraut he made for one of our Sunday night suppers a couple weeks back. […]
Another hit from Bon App this summer: a grain salad with peaches, arugula, tomatoes and quick pickled onions. And, get this: the pickling liquid becomes part of the salad dressing! Bon App recommended quinoa for the dish, but Greg and […]
The farm’s friend Tim, whom SCF fans may remember from such posts as “At Ma Peche, Beef Seven Ways,” came for a visit on Wednesdays, so we broke out the Benton’s and made him one of our summer’s signatures. Cheers, […]
A birthday dinner for Marissa and Melanie! The girls finally got a chance to try o lar, and, I think, everyone was duly impressed. Hi there, Maris and Kel! Me and Mel! Pancetta-wrapped figs with tomato jam: Sweet, salty […]
Tasha and Shannon bought a kite to fly with Samantha! We had a blast down by the river trying to get it to take off. There wasn’t much wind, but we made it work! Here’s Sam in the butterfly garden, […]
The string of perfect weather continues Saturday — wow! what a month! — so we decide to screen another movie. More cedar-planked salmon! More corn! And, for the first time this summer, a little Hitchcock. The beautiful salmon from the […]
Including, heiney! heiney! And few other body parts. Click through to see two other videos of Samantha on a Saturday morning in her room. Rock-a-Baby: I sit down:
More naming names of cousins!
We had a big night Friday, when we smoked a couple of chickens and had a showing of “Big Night” on the big outdoor screen. Kris and Tom brought over mustard greens and kale (made with Benton’s, natch) as well […]
The salmon at Pura Vida Fisheries at the Hastings Farmers Market was so beautiful we couldn’t pass it up. We cooked it over a cedar plank and served it with corn and Doris’ cucumber salad, which helped cut the richness […]
Boy were we glad to have our patio this night. The view of the blue moon from the backyard could not be beat. We turned the chairs to face it and admired its beauty, summer breeze at our back. […]
Sondra and Lexi cooked a terrific vegetarian bibimbap for our last supper. Everyone thought it was a huge hit! Even Sam! Afterwards, we did a few family portraits on the stairs by the back porch. Good times. We’ll miss […]
A stir fry, essentially. Sondra and Lexi made a terrific version for a vegetarian bibimbap supper at the ranch. Bonus points: if you don’t use an egg, it’s also vegan. Crispy Tofu Bibimbap with Mustard Greens and Zucchini From Food […]
A few shots of the gorgeous heirlooms coming from the market and our garden this time of year:
Inspired by our Seasonal Chef blogger on Small Bites, Maria Reina, as well as a spread in the August issue of Bon Appetit. Chilled Corn Soup with Grilled Shrimp Make this chilled corn soup with grilled shrimp ahead for a […]
A summer supper on the patio with seasonal ingredients: corn, tomatoes and peaches. The essence of August! Making our corn soup: A trip to the pool while it chills: Grammy and Lexi feed Samantha: Supper starts. Chilled corn soup […]
A great summer vegetable frittata recipe to solve your leftovers problem. Use whatever vegetables you have on hand, and add meat or chicken or bacon, or not. Summer Vegetable Frittata 1 onion, diced 3 cooked sausages, cut into coins 1 […]
Having quite a bit of sausage leftover from our picnic in the park Tuesday, plus a host of summer vegetables ready to rot, we turned to an old friend: the frittata. Like this roasted vegetable frittata recipe we like to […]
The last Tuesday night concert of the season ended with a rainout between acts. What a bummer. But we did get to have our final picnic by the Hudson before the rain came, and to top it off, we […]
Summer nights on the patio.
Are you tired of BLTs and Caprese salad yet? Good. Neither are we. Here’s a look at more delishy summer food. Fun weekend!
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.
