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A little morning time with Samantha, while she takes time to peruse that great novel ” The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Yes, and she almost rolled over. (She did roll over on St. Patrick’s Day, from tummy to back. But we […]
We got out in the garden for the first time this spring, and found beautiful flowers greeting us. And there there’s this flower, too! Come see the progress in the fields, after the jump. Related posts: Planting Bulbs at SCF […]
Kris and Tom know how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Green beer? Green bagels? Pshaw. They make a nice cocktail with Irish whiskey and serve Tom’s great grandmother’s Irish Soda Bread. Not to mention a healthy helping of Corned Beef, […]
For Saint Patrick’s Day, Tom made a loaf of Irish Soda Bread, and it was utterly delicious. Not too sweet, not too dry. Best part is that the recipe comes from his grandmother, who was from County Kerry. He was […]
We like to grow things locally around here. And Sam, being locally grown herself, is mighty proud to say it. A very generous gift from Irene from the gift shop at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture. Thanks! Related […]
And just like that, winter is over. Skirt steak with Alton Brown’s marinade, baked potato and greens from the Palisades Farmers Market. With wedges of rosemary ring bread from Balthazar Bakery (also sourced at the Palisades Market). Related posts: The […]
The spring weather has arrived — at least temporarily. And so there I was, pruning the blueberries in the front with Sam in her newest neglect-a-tron — — and Tasha pops her head out the door. Feel like a cocktail? […]
How many times do you sit down with a brunch menu and say.. hmm? Breakfast or lunch? And then, once you say breakfast, you have to decide: Am I going sweet or savory. Well, nine times out of ten, I […]
Just because Greg is at work on the weekends doesn’t mean I won’t occasionally be making something really great to eat on Saturday nights. This week, I went to the Palisades Indoor Farmers market and got some Long Island scallops […]
The Filling Station, which SCF fans may remember from our trip there on New Year’s Eve day, has such delicious burgers. After a trip to the Palisades Indoor Farmers Market, we were powerless to resist stopping for lunch. Yes indeedy. […]
For our Friday night by the fire, we had Perfect Manhattans made with Rittenhouse Rye and then settled in for a bowl of Greg’s terrific homemade soup. This is the third time he’s made the soup, so I think we’re […]
After what can really only be called maternity leave from book club, we met again for the first time since before Samantha was born. To make things easy on everyone, especially the new parents, we chose a children’s book: The […]
On our first real day of springtime weather, Sam put on her best pink dress and went out and about Nyack with Greg. In preparation for book club that evening, he read The Little Prince to her, and she seemed […]
Finally! The neighbors and I hadn’t really seen each other since the holiday season, and we finally got a chance to catch up. We walked down to Wasabi and had a lovely supper of sushi and other delishy Japanese foods, […]
A bowl of homemade chicken soup and a sleeping baby, or, as Greg headlined it: “Soup Angel.” Yes, it’s another quiet weekend night here at the farm. And before supper, during playtime, Sam’s latest trick — grabbing stuff and putting […]
Our good friend David, whom SCF fans may remember from this summer in Charlottesville, is in town for a holiday. We met him for a delishy lunch at Pastis, which we chose because 1. David is a Francophile; and 2. It’s […]
My first haircut in more than a year. Just for posterity: Related posts: No related posts.
I almost wouldn’t post this meal if it weren’t for the wonderful time we had celebrating Irene’s birthday. I mean. How many times can you go to a restaurant in just one month? Three, I guess. The answer is three. […]
This Johnny Jump Up thing hangs from the door archway and support her. She seems to like to pretend to stand up. Well, wouldn’t you? Related posts: No related posts.
The last weekend of February was a pretty quiet one around SCF. I was working on some freelance, so Mom and Leigh watched Srimp. Then they brought her back to the Farm — along with a lovely dinner of Avril […]
Restaurant North, which you’ve no doubt seen a few times here on SCF and Small Bites, was awarded a Snail of Approval by Slow Food Metro North, and threw a dinner to thank the farmers and friends of the restaurant. […]
After church on Sunday, Sam, Mom, Leigh and I had some eggs, er, excuse me, heuvos, at Harry’s Burritos. My huevos rancheros: Related posts: Brunch with the Ranchers at Harry’s Burritos in Nyack Breakfast at City Limits Diner Lunch at […]
What took us so long? We’d heard about the bo ssam dinners at Momofuku Ssam Bar. We’ve had the Momofuku cookbook for a couple of years now. Sam Sifton wrote about the Bo Ssam dinner in the New York Times […]
OK. We’ve been twice now. And yes, it’s that good. The shrimp in garlic sauce: We meant to just go to have a quiet dinner for three (with srimp), but when we walked in, we ran into some friends, and […]
We celebrated Valentine’s Day with some champers by the fire and a lovely (and delishy) chocolate cake from Sadie, who created it for The Pie Lady. My story over on Small Bites about Sadie’s cake is linked here. Our champers: […]
On Valentine’s morning, a few words from Sam: Related posts: Valentine’s Day: For the Love of An Egg
After our brunch at the Breslin, Boo and I headed over to the Morgan Library to check out the Dickens exhibit. We also saw good ol’ Pierpont’s library. You’re not supposed to take photos (and I didn’t know that), but […]
Wanting to take a look at an apartment that Boo might buy, we headed in to the city to check out an open house on the place. (Thumbs up!) Afterward, we were planning on having Korean food for brunch, but […]
Damn she’s cute. Related posts: No related posts.
I wouldn’t call it talking, no. But a bunch of fun sounds. She’s a real chatterbox! Related posts: No related posts.
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.
