Eat. Drink. Live.
Here, my friends, the delicious Thursday supper my husband prepared for me. Leek and Potato Soup. And his famous tarte Tatin: Ain’t that sweet?
Greg had to work, but Karen and I headed out to the Ranch on Sunday for a lovely Sunday supper of lamb chops with Charmoula spices.
Are you sick of us going to Art Cafe yet? At least we tried some new dishes this time — and we had some new faces, too. Karen, Tasha and Shannon. No matter who is dining with us, though, we […]
After an enormous meal at M. Wells for dinner, we decided to go for a light supper of sips and snacks back at the farm. We shook up a shaker of The Bone, and made some Rancho Gordo popcorn.
After our lunch at M. Wells, we did a little low impact museum visit at MoMA P.S. 1. One of the exhibits there through April is called The Talent Show, and it’s artists’s — and our own — takes on […]
M. Wells is a diner. But just on the outside. Here, instead of gum-snapping waitresses and stale coffee, you’ll find pickled pig tongue with housemade soda crackers. Served warm. You’ll also find bone marrow and escargot, oozing with a butter-garlic […]
I had a photo shoot at the house Wednesday where I had to salt cubes of beef and chop carrots and onions. Sounds like the making for a good beef stew, doesn’t it? Yes, I thought so, too. So I […]
On Valentine’s Day, with Greg at work til midnight, I celebrated my love affair with eggs. I made some local Hudson Valley polenta, warmed up some leftover tomato auce and poached an egg in the sauce. Voila, vegetarian eggs in […]
We stayed in and took it easy Saturday night. Greg made deep dish pizza — the same recipe from a few weeks back. I like that you do everything from scratch. Sure beats Boboli! One year before: Urban Italian’s Sheeps […]
We went on a little bit of a sushi extravaganza on Friday at Wasabi. We didn’t mean to, but we’d ordered our meal and then chef-owner Doug Nguyen came into the restaurant and sent out a bunch more stuff. We […]
So in keeping with the theme of Mindy Fox’s new book, “A Bird in the Oven and Then Some,” I used my leftover roast chicken for a second meal: Thai Coconut Soup. I really like Mindy’s recipe, but I did […]
Yes, as our friend Tania commented on facebook, Art Cafe is like our new Cheers! But we found a new discovery there for brunch Sunday, and I think it will become our regular order: Shakshooka: It’s eggs baked in a […]
Stone Barns Center has started a series calleld “Beekeeping for Newbees,” and Greg and I were there to learn all about setting up the hive, the queen’s nuptial flight and other bee-related knowledge. Dan Carr, Stone Barns livestock assistant and […]
We made the most delicious winter meal from Mindy Fox’s new cookbook, “A Bird in the Oven And then Some.” I can’t rave enough about the book, which is organized in a unique way: roast chicken recipes (and side dishes […]
Irene first served this cocktail at the book club’s discussion of “On the Road.” We’ve since requested it at bars and made at home. Several times. It’s adapted from David Wondrich, cocktail historian and writer extraordinaire. According to Esquire, for […]
Sometimes when we get on a jag, we really get on it. It seems to happen often with Cafe Barcel, where we found ourselves on another Friday night, ending up with another tasting. It started with this lovely fried fish […]
One of the best things about January is the promise that, at the end of the cold, dark and wintry month, we’ll have the chance to indulge in lovingly made, creative and honestly delicious food and drink. Each year around […]
I swear they make the best cappuccino on the planet at Art Cafe in Nyack. Even better than Italy. Seriously. Go try it. You’ll see what I mean.
Recession Sidecars? Yes. When you’ve got a big bottle of brandy you bought for a punch, sometimes you have to use it up. Even though you’d rather have cognac. We sipped these while putting the finishing touches on our Roman […]
I came across this recipe in “An Apple Harvest: Recipes and Orchard Lore” by Frank Browning and Sharon Silva (10 Speed Press). It turns out to be fabulous — and unlike most anything you’ve ever tasted. Try it. You’ll see.
I don’t think we’ve ever had as much snow! You can’t even see the trunks of the sour cherry trees!
We enjoyed Aviations by the fire on Friday night, and then went upstairs for dinner in front of the TV. Dinner was breakfast: fried eggs, bacon and Eggo waffles. Really. No photos.
Kris and Tom hosted the book club’s meeting about “On the Road,” and Rory led an eye-opening discussion, wherein the club members revealed their own “On the Road” experiences, and discussed the Deans they’ve known over the years. And some […]
As might be expected, our book club has turned into a sort of cooking club, too. Each meeting, the hosts try to match the meal with the book, whether through food mentioned it it, or inspired by a region. Kris […]
I am so proud of my thrift. I took the bone from our Christmas Eve standing rib roast (which I’d frozen) and the braising liquid from our braised short ribs (which I’d frozen), added some water, a couple of celery […]
We are going way back to the archives for this one. Back on post 48 on Sour Cherry Farm, in January of 2006: French Onion Soup. I haven’t changed the recipe much, except I haven’t done the onion confit in […]
I don’t have any photos to go along with this one, but you can see some over here on this old post for French Onion Soup. Recipe, after the jump.
We got these great English muffins mail order from Wolferman’s. We’d cleaned out the freezer and found some ham. Greg cooked these up with his special egg rings he found on sale and Williams-Sonoma eons ago. That’s a breakfast of […]
A simple Friday night supper: Buy delicious three-cheese agnolotti from Eataly in October. Throw it in your freezer for three months. Use a garlic press to mince 3 cloves of garlic. Saute them in olive oil. Open a can of […]
Another Sunday, another playoff game, another turn down at the pub. Again, Boo was with us. Sorry for the blur.
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.
