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We’ve been on a duck jag lately, but I wanted to try something a little different. I came across a recipe for Rice with Duck and Apricots while flipping through Food & Wine, and realized it was a take on […]
One of my favorite things about the foie gras terrine with beet juice at WD-50 was the candied olives. They were briny but sweet, and stuck to my molars like a Sugar Daddy. I also loved them in the arroz […]
I think I must have a thing for baking pastel vasco in January. I did it last year almost to the day! It’s a recipe from one of favorite books, “Sunday Suppers at Lucques,” and it’s kind of like a […]
OK, I don’t know what’s come over me. I said in this post here on Cook’s Illustrated’s Pot Roast that I’d mostly given up using Cook’s Illustrated recipes because they were too fussy. But this recipe is like they read […]
What to do when you’ve got a bunch of apples in a bowl that are starting to get a little soft? Cut them up, throw them in a pot with some sugar and lemon juice and make applesauce!
There’s been a lot of buzz about Osteria Morini, the casual “farmhouse chic” (really) trattoria in SoHo where Michael White — chef of Marea, Convivio and a bunch of other well-regarded Italian restaurants — is in the kitchen. The menu focuses […]
Kris and Tom began a custom last winter of heading to the Hudson House during snowstorms to enjoy old fashioneds. This time, they couldn’t join, but Irene and Greg and I found ourselves at the Hudson House bar anyway, sipping […]
Being off this week, I took over shoveling duties. What was left, that is. Our neighbor was very kind to snowblow us out, and the kids next door did most of the driveway. But there was still show to move. […]
We got slammed again. About a foot this time, I’d say. Here’s a look.
Expecting a snow storm, we warmed the house with roast chicken. We had it for supper with fingerling potatoes and romaine lettuce:
Braised short ribs on a cold January day? Nothing beats ’em. I found this recipe for braised beef short ribs on Epicurious, but I only used the short rib part, ignored the vegetable part, and served the ribs over polenta. […]
Wild Card Saturday has become a decade-long tradition. It started back in 2002 in our apartment on Burd Street with the Snow Bowl: New England Patriots v. Oakland Raiders during a big-ass snowstorm. It has turned into an annual gathering […]
Each year for Wild Card Saturday, we bring the punch. This year we found a recipe for Jolly Fruity Cider in the lovely little book “Holiday Cocktails” by Jessica Strand. We ran with it. If you’ll excuse the expression.
I ran a story in the food section this week about gougeres by Russ Parsons of the Los Angeles Times. He said he’d been testing recipes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, “Around my French Table,” and noticed that her recipe for […]
We started the New Year out right with healthy greens and whole grains. This recipe for Cabbage and Kale Soup with Farro comes from Food&Wine and is a real winner! Nutty from the farro, a little savory and bitter from […]
We knew we wanted to make duck. What else? I flipped through a few cookbooks and poked around online until we found what suited the evening best: Breast of Pekin Duck With Creamy Polenta, Olives, Raisins, and Dried Tomatoes from the […]
There are many things to like about Wasabi — any time of the year. The food is always terrific, the wines are easy-drinking and the atmosphere is fun. What I like so much about going there on New Year’s Eve […]
We somehow found ourselves back at Cafe Barcel, starting another long weekend with a nice relaxing meal. We got to talking to the new chef, Tim Trombley, who said he had just finished prepping for his New Year’s Eve dinner […]
I met my friends Janet and Jerry for supper at The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry, and we were spoiled to death by chef David DiBari, who sent out such tasty dishes as this creamy white polenta and eggs with prosciutto […]
This nor’easter hit the farm hard. At least two feet, maybe more in some drifts. Even the roof had a big pile. The cleanup, after the jump.
Outside: Inside:
With the snow falling outside, we decided to go for bacon. And why not?
On Sunday morning after Christmas, we went to a yoga class, and were planning to set a record by going to the lake four days in a row. But the snow started falling. And it wouldn’t stop for 24 hours. […]
We didn’t have a morning present exchange this year. Instead, Mom and Leigh went to brunch and the three of us headed to Rockland Lake (for the third day in a row!) for a nice winter walk. We met back […]
Hibiscus Margaritas are our holiday drink of choice for three reasons: 1. They remind us of our trip to Mexico. 2. They’re absolutely delicious. 3. They’re so darn festive.
Over the years, I’ve done different salads and beans to serve with our annual Christmas Day tamale supper. This year, I decided to go with a simple salad — just lettuce! — but with a creamy dressing, which I thought […]
We have Meredith to thank for introducing us to this great recipe for baba au rhum. It was a cold New Year’s Day weekend at Michael’s in 2008-9, where we made cassoulet and watched movies and baked. All weekend. After […]
A big standing rib roast with porcini and bacon sauce, Yorkshire pudding, jeweled roasted vegetables and chestnut mashed potatoes. We are indeed blessed. Merry Christmas to all! Sondra and Leigh enjoy a pre-dinner martini.
We sang all our favorite hymns, from Joy to the World to Silent Night to Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, to Glooooooooooooooooria in Excelsis Deo. Here’s Boo and Greg right beforehand, outside on the steps in the Hopper light. A […]
I also was inspired by Eat Feed Autumn Winter to make the centerpiece of our Christmas Eve dinner what author Anne Bramley calls “A Jolly Great Joint of Beef.” Indeed it is. The only time I varied from her excellent […]
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.
