Author: Liz

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Cute Sam

Just hanging on the porch, pal-ing around. Related posts: Cute Shirt Cute Clothes at Buttercup & Friends The High Chair Moves Outside The Porch Season Has Begun!

garden

Trees in Bloom at the Farm

Our Sour Cherry and our Pear, in view from the new patio. A vision in white. Related posts: Snow So High You Can’t See The Sour Cherry Trees Iron Chef Sour Cherry Farm: BLT Edition Spring at the Farm: Forget […]

garden

Toyo-Nishiki Flowering Quince

SCF fans may remember when we first planted these Toyo-Nishiki flowering quince way back in 2009. They are now enormous and beautiful. Related posts: Spring at the Farm: Quince, Crocus, Daffodils and the Planting of Sweet Peas Update on the […]

family

Random Pics from April 25

Samantha “helps” Daddy water the garden, and mom takes in a Broadway show, Orphans, with her Godfather David Rubin, visiting from Virginia. Our life, in pictures. Related posts: Samantha in the Church Garden Concert in the Park The Gates are […]

cooking

All Local Supper: Scallops, Greens and Polenta

From the Palisades Farmers Market: Scallops from Pura Vida Fisheries on Long Island and Greens from Blooming Hill. We paired with polenta from Wild Hive and had ourselves a lovely local supper.   Related posts: Sunday Night Supper: Scallops Saturday […]

family

Teeth!

That is how she asks to brush her teeth. We are happy to accommodate.   Related posts: No related posts.

family

An Easter Egg Hunt Video

We had a little video contest at work, and this was my entry. I hope you like it! Related posts: Easter 2013: Ham, Potatoes and Pineapple Bake! And Family, of Course On the Hunt for Blueberries Easter Supper at Annie […]

garden

Spring at the Farm

A look at the baby lettuces, spring flowers and bulbs that are popping up all over the farm! Related posts: Spring at the Farm: Forget Me Nots, Asparagus, Apples, Black Currants and French Tulips Spring at the Farm: Quince, Crocus, […]

entertaining

Brunch at Irene’s

Irene’s house was a playpen on Saturday morning, with three little rug rats running and playing and toys strewn all about. The occasion was a lovely brunch for friends. Irene put on a beautiful spread as always: a delishy bread […]

garden

Beautiful Tulips

Small Bites won an award for best blog from the New York News Publishers Association! And to say congrats, the contributing bloggers sent me this gorgeous bouquet of tulips. They’re stunning. What a wonderful gift.   Related posts: Spring at […]

outings

Random Table Beauty

Related posts: Fortina Chef’s Table at Cooked & Co in Scarsdale Zinc in Charlottesville, Va.: Seasonal Farm-to-Table in an Old Gas Station Lunch at Henry’s Farm to Table at Buttermilk Falls

cooking, family

Sam’s New Kitchen Helper

A gift from Grammy so Samantha can help bake. Thanks Grammy! Related posts: Sam’s Stone Barns Onesie Lunch at ABC Kitchen The Gates are Up, and Samantha Is Not Happy Dinner at Love Lane Kitchen

garden

Spring!

Is it really here? We are hopeful. Related posts: Spring at the Farm: Asparagus, Apples and Sour Cherries The Snow Finally Melts and We See Signs of Spring at the Farm Spring at the Farm: Quince, Crocus, Daffodils and the […]

garden

On the Hunt for Blueberries

We’ve decided to take down the blackberries that we so dutifully planted three springs ago. They’re just too darn onery. And a lot of work. Blueberries, on the other hand, are a lot less work: prune them in the spring […]

recipes

Pineapple Bake Recipe

We started talking at work about what we make for Easter supper, and three people on the staff said they always make this Pineapple Bake recipe from the Silver Palate cookbook. It’s especially delicious with ham! Megan, our new food […]

garden

Farm Cleanup!

After spending all last summer with a big pit in the backyard (aka building our patio), we can’t wait to enjoy time out there this summer. The first warm day this spring, and we are already dreaming of moonlit dinner […]

cooking

Homemade Ramen

Hunna made up the recipe and didn’t write it down, but that’s OK because he’s still perfecting it. Let’s just say it was almost as good as it looks.   Related posts: Cocktails and Homemade Soup How to Make Homemade […]

Corned Beef
entertaining

St. Patrick’s Day with Kris and Tom

As they did last year, Kris and Tom put together a fabulous St. Patrick’s Day feast complete with corned beef and cabbage (and other delishy vegetables), many mustards and Irish Soda Bread made from Tom’s great grandmother’s recipe. Here’s a […]

Poetry
family

Reading Poetry

Hunna and I had a nice Friday evening of cocktails and poetry by the fire. We read some of our old faves and a few new ones, including by the Poet Laureate of the United States, whom Greg had the […]

restaurants

Dinner at Bistro Cassis in Manhattan

We and the Ranchers headed to the city to see the fabulous production of “Ann,” written by and starring Holland Taylor. We can’t recommend it more highly. We also took Mary’s recommendation for dinner at a Cassis, a bistro nearby […]

Coconut
recipes

Coconut Tea Cake

Baking with Sam! I like making little sweets for Samantha. I don’t mind that she has a little sugar now and then, especially if it’s something I’ve made at home and I know exactly what went into it. This coconut […]

Thai Chicken Curry
recipes

Thai Chicken Curry

A Thai Chicken Curry recipe that Samanatha adored. It’s easy to make and only uses one pot. Except for the rice, of course. Delishy. Try it! From Bon Appetit. Of course. Thai Chicken Curry 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 4-ounce […]

family

Looking Fancy in Her Hat

All dressed up for church. Adorable!   Related posts: Fancy Lunch at Nougatine at Jean-Georges Samantha in the Church Garden Music Together Samantha’s Baptism

Ginger Gold Rush
cocktails, recipes

Cocktail Recipe: Ginger Gold Rush

After browsing the Saveur drinks Tumblr for a while, we headed on over to the Friday Cocktails section on the Saveur website. There, we discovered another twist on a cocktail called the Ginger Gold Rush. We liked the thinking of […]