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It’s watching day at ballet! The close of another season. Related posts: Watching Day at Ballet Watching Day at Ballet Watching Day at Ballet Watching Day at Ballet
A typical June, I’d say. Rose wine, a margarita, a beach towel and a blue-dress selfie. ndo Related posts: Random March Photos Random May Photos Photos from Day One of the Beach: Amagansett! Day Two Beach Photos: Amagansett!
A few random photos from our spring Sunday. Church! Time to swap out the winter and summer linens. And we plant a new pear tree! The variety is Moonglow. And we turn on our new wine lights at cocktail […]
The girls are here! We serve shrimp with sesame mayo for appies. And chicken over arugula with strawberries and feta: Kelli brought me some little lights to put in wine bottles! Related posts: Fried Chicken Saturday Night Supper Saturday […]
Some random Oratamin weekend photos. Low-carb G&T: Rose in a can. Decorating for the pre-school open house: Good times. Related posts: Full Circle: We’ve Joined a Swim Club A Picnic at Oratamin Oratamin Winter Social A Weekend with Boo
Just a few one-offs here that don’t really deserve their own post. The wedge salad at Chef Fredy’s Table in Morristown: Deviled Eggs at the Barrow House in Clifton: Asparagus at Spuntino in Clifton. Hot dogs at Libby’s Lunch in […]
One key to staying with the low-carb diet — and still enjoy a summer cocktail — is to make your own low-carb tonic. It’s not that hard, it just takes a little patience. You mix ingredients together over heat, simmer […]
Time to check in with this new-ish restaurant. My first visit was a little more than a year ago. Our lunch was quite delicious. Wedge salad: Tuna poke: Steamers. Good stuff. The 411 on The Crosby. Related posts: The Crosby […]
Delicious meal at South + Pine in Morristown. Unfortunately I forgot to take photos of the space, but it’s an adorable little BYO. Square dining room with a view of the street-facing patio and a long banquette along one side. […]
To celebrate the hard work the Asbury team put into producing this year’s Summer Guide — our guide to all things beach-y — we had a lovely lunch at Brickwall in Asbury Park. Yes. The loaded tater tot nachos were […]
The flowers and fruits are coming in! Related posts: Update on the Garden: Hydrangeas, Hyssop, Dianthus, Bees and More Garden Update: Blueberries, Apricots, Daisies Garden Update: Hydrangeas, Cherries Garden Update: Coneflowers, Cosmos, Blackberries and Butterfly Bushes
Morning and evening on the porch. Our sweet girl. And, to end the day, a little tonic-making! Related posts: Sunday Morning on the Porch Porch Opener: Sidecars Outside, Then a Fire The Porch Season Has Begun! BLTs on the Porch
It was so much fun two years ago, we decided to to it again. A Memorial Day party to kick off the summer. We provided the chicken. Guests did pot luck sides. I photographed the setup to get approval from […]
Field Day at Upper Nyack Elementary! Leap frog! Hi Sam! Hula hoops! Related posts: Couple Cute Things About Sam A Quiet Evening at Home Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: Field Trip Field + Supply: A Modern Makers’ Craft Fair
Instead of planting annuals in the pots by the garage this year, I decided to try hydrangeas. I figure once they get too big for the pots, I can plant them in the ground, either somewhere here or at Oratamin. […]
Ava held her birthday party at a fun spot in New City. The girls could dress up and get glammed up, with hair, nails and face paint. There was plenty of dancing, too! Fun stuff. Happy birthday Ava! Related posts: […]
We took home some prizes for our journalism. Always a good thing. Quoted from the awards copy, we won for: BREAKING NEWS, newspaper, news service and online Medallion: The Record, NYC Terror Attack, by The Record Staff The newspaper and […]
One of the best-pre theater spots around can be found on 50th Street: Toloache. Hamachi with fried avocado: Tortilla soup. (Excellent!) Tacos. Pork belly, I believe. The 411 on Toloache. Related posts: Excellent Pre-Theater Dining at Toloache in Midtown Pre-Theater […]
A day working at the office in New York. It’s a good space for meetings and events. So I obviously documented it. Lounge area: Meeting and training space: Kitchen: Desks in editorial: Sit/stand button: Ed sips coffee in front of […]
I signed up to chaperone the class trip to the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Lucky me! My charges: Meercats! Lots of fish: Jellyfish! Crazy lunch: Herding cats: Good times. Related posts: Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Couple Cute Things About Sam […]
Supper with the folks on a Sunday night. Still chilly enough for a Manhattan. (Note yellow Tory Burch shoes found at the consignment shop.) Leigh with a drink. Related posts: Sunday Night Supper Sunday Night Supper: Rosy Gin and Linguine […]
A day of poking around the Met is never a bad day. Among today’s discoveries, “Heavenly Bodies,” the fashion show for the summer; and retrospectives of photographer William Eggleston and British-born, American artist Thomas Cole. “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the […]
Happy Birthday to me: A Big Day of Fun in Manhattan. First up, lunch at Flora Bar at the Met Brueur. Walking in the rain. Dorky Sam. Shirley Temple. Bloody Mary. Uni with red shrimp and nori. YUM. A waffle […]
It was like May 11, 1980 in “Goodfellas.” A day with a lot of ins-and-outs. First up, our first-ever craft beet swap at The Record and NorthJersey.com. Then, over to Westchester for drinks to send Anjanette off to her new […]
It’s nice enough to be on a patio! After-work drinks and snacks at Hearth & Tap. Chicken liver mousse: Fried Brussels sprouts. The 411 on Hearth & Tap. Related posts: Communal Kitchen in Nyack Cooking for Thanskgiving Brussels Sprouts Salad […]
First Saturday of the summer. Rose by the pool and a big salad for dinner. Someone brought his pet tortoise. Salad and chicken. Related posts: Closing the Season at Oratamin Oratamin Opener: Memorial Day Oratamin Supper Oratamin Clean Up Day
As Episcopalians, we don’t really do First Communion. Sam has been taking the sacrament since she could eat. But this year, she learned what it all meant. And after that, we had a little show! Procession: Hi Sam! Megan and […]
A lunch meeting at Forno’s, the famous Spanish restaurant in Newark. A lot of good ideas hatched over a good meal. Here, my Txangurro, with chopped scallops, shrimp and crab in a scallop shell. Salmon! Paella. The room: We’ll be […]
Lunch, a concert at St. Bart’s, and wine with Boo. A fun birthday for me in Manhattan. At Morrell’s Wine Bar, Bandol and a duo of tartares: And a trio of sliders (no bun): I stumbled upon a mass at […]
We celebrated the May birthdays with drinks on the terrace at Blue Hill at Stone Barns. What a treat! The beautiful old Hay Loft. Philippe shows us the manure shed. The elaborate and wonderful grill, where, besides cooking and smoking, […]
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.
