It’s watching day at ballet! The close of another season.
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.
Author: Liz
Random Photos from June
A typical June, I’d say. Rose wine, a margarita, a beach towel and a blue-dress selfie. ndo
Day Around Sour Cherry Farm
A few random photos from our spring Sunday. Church! Â 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 […]
Saturday Night Supper
The girls are here! We serve shrimp with sesame mayo for appies. Â Â And chicken over arugula with strawberries and feta: Kelli brought me some little lights to put in wine bottles!
Weekend at Oratamin
Some random Oratamin weekend photos. Low-carb G&T: Rose in a can. Decorating for the pre-school open house: Good times.
A Few Random Restaurants from May
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 […]
How to Make Your Own Low-Carb Tonic
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 […]
The Crosby in Montclair
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.
South + Pine in Morristown
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. […]
Brickwall in Asbury Park
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 […]
Garden Update: Blueberries and Hydrangeas
The flowers and fruits are coming in!
Lazy Days on the Porch
Morning and evening on the porch. Our sweet girl. And, to end the day, a little tonic-making!
Memorial Day Party
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!
Field Day at Upper Nyack Elementary! Leap frog! Hi Sam! Hula hoops!
Garden Update: New Hydrangeas
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’s Birthday Party
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!
Silurian Awards Dinner
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 […]
Toloache in Manhattan
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.
A Day at the USA Today Office
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 […]
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk: Field Trip
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.
Sunday Night Supper
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.
Thomas Cole, Williams Eggleston at The Met
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 […]
Flora Bar in Manhattan
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 […]
Craft Beer Swap, Dunne’s Pub and The Yankees!
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 […]
Hearth & Tap in Montvale
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.
The Oratamin Season Begins
First Saturday of the summer. Rose by the pool and a big salad for dinner. Someone brought his pet tortoise. Salad and chicken.
Bread for Life
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 […]
Forno’s in Newark
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 […]
Birthday Fun!
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 […]
Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills
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, […]
