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Saturday Lunch

A cheeseburger, with mayo, in a lettuce wrap, and a homemade Bloody Mary. Not bad! Related posts: Saturday Night Supper: Posole Saturday Night Supper, with Cocktails in the Garden Saigonese in Hartsdale: Saturday Lunch! Cooking for One: Saturday Night Supper

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Cookies and Cheeseballs

An nice relaxing afternoon in the kitchen, making cheeseballs for holiday parties and cookies, well, just because. Related posts: Recipe: Cranberry-Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies Christmas Cookies with Samantha Christmas Cookies Gingerbread Cookies

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Thanksgiving Prep

Cooking, dry brining, gravy making! Getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner. This year, I did not use a recipe for the turkey. I just salted it. A lot. Then rubbed garlic and lemon zest all over the outside, and threw lemons, […]

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Sour Cherry Pie 2018

It’s time for our annual sour cherry pie! \ Shameless plug was posted to Instagram: Pitting. Thanks Hunna! Mixed with sugar, flour and extracts. In you go! In the oven: And out: We took the pie to Oratamin, where we […]

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Friday Night at the Farm

Friday night with Boo as our guest. Sam puts on a show! Cheers, Boo! We read LIttle House on the Prairie. My old copy. We serve our famous Crispy Chicken Thighs. Boo is happy. Good times. Related posts: Friday Night […]

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Sunday Supper

The folks are over for a Sunday night supper. We start with Manhattans. Supper, which I cannot remember! \Sunda Related posts: Sunday Night Supper Sunday Night Supper: Rosy Gin and Linguine with Clams Sunday Night Supper: Beet Salad and Roast […]

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Saturday Night Supper: Oysters and Salmon

A fun, funny night at the farm, with oysters to start, salmon as the main course and The Big Lebowski for dessert. Cheers! Related posts: Saturday Night Supper at the Farm Saturday Night Supper on the Patio: Corn Soup and […]

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More Low-Carb Chili

I’m loving the recipe: Low-Carb Chili. Just delicious.   Related posts: Bo Ssam: Roast Pork in Lettuce Wraps with Korean Chili Sauce and Ginger-Scallion Sauce Low-Carb Chili ‘On the Road’ Denver Green Chili Beef and Chorizo Chili with Beans

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Crispy Salty Oatmeal White Chocolate Cokies

These might possibly be my favorite cookies ever. On the planet. A little salt, some brown sugar, oats and chocolate. They are amazing. Recipe here: Crispy Salty Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies. Related posts: Crispy Salted Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies Recipe: […]

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Oysters by the Fire

January is for oysters and champagne. (OK, we’ll settle for cava.) In front of a roaring fire. And for supper, cod with kale and roasted grape tomatoes. Related posts: The Farm’s First Fire of the Season Lamb, Kale, Squash and […]

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Making Gravy for Thanksgiving

No need to wait til the turkey is done to make the gravy. Do it ahead by roasting turkey legs and wings, and stirring up a lovely broth. Our recipe: Turkey gravy. It will be divine. Related posts: Thanksgiving Turkey […]

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Seafood Supper

A fun Saturday night at home, sharing supper with Irene. Oysters from Wegmans! Our favorite, Pemaquids, from Maine. We made the last of our volunteer albino acorn squash: And Irene brought scallops from the 1. Scallops over arugula with bacon-squash […]

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Thanksgiving Prep

Lists and recipes. Tis the season. Related posts: Christmas Dinner Prep Thanksgiving 2016 Thanksgiving 2011: Sam’s First Thanksgiving Thanksgiving at the Ranch

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Delicious Lemon Chicken Thighs

Ever since we first made the recipe for Crispy Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs last December, it has become a winter staple at SCF. It takes about 10 minutes to put together, and comes out perfect every time. Here, my Instagram […]

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Spaghetti Squash with Meatballs

We’ve both lost a ton of weight giving up carbs and sugar. But one thing we really miss is pasta. So on this chilly night, we made a substitute. Meatballs – made without breadcrumbs — with tomato sauce, served over […]

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Squash Supper

Our garden this year produced a volunteer acorn squash plant, which produced very tasty squash — white on the outside, orange on the inside. We roasted one or two, mixed in some bacon (and bacon fat!) and served it topped […]

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A Delicious Breakfast

Working from home this morning, so time for a lovely breakfast of eggs, ham, avocado and tomatoes. Yum. Related posts: Snowstorm Breakfast Breakfast at The Friendly Toast in Portsmouth Sunday Morning Breakfast at the House Breakfast in Boston: Eastern Standard

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Burrata Supper

With our own homegrown tomatoes. Delicious. Related posts: Brussels Sprouts Pizza and More at Burrata in Eastchester Sunday Night Supper: Pork Chops and Heirloom Tomatoes To Gemma, For Boo’s Burrata Pizza Saturday Night Supper on the Patio: Corn Soup and […]

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Morels for Supper

Morels as big as your head were at the farmers market. Now they are in our salad bowls. Related posts: All Local Supper: Scallops, Greens and Polenta Cooking for One: Saturday Night Supper Sunday Night Supper: Scallops and Mushrooms Loaded […]

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Brisket Supper

After all this travel and work, it was a pleasure to settle in for a long MLK Jr. weekend and do a little cooking. I made two recipes from the wonderful Canal House Cooks Every Day book, brisket and — […]

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Cheers!

Kris and Tom came over to celebrate Destinate! They brought a lovely bottle of Champagne, and we had this yummy, yummy Beef and Beans Chili with Chorizo. It’s a chili kind of night. #sourcherryfarm #nyack #southnyack #chili A photo posted […]

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New Year’s Eve 2016-2017

A low-key New Year’s Eve this year. Irene brought over Sazeracs and we enjoyed cedar plank salmon, lentils and greens. For luck, of course! Suerte! Technique: How to make cedar-plank salmon in the oven. Grilling: Cedar-plank salmon outdoors OK, so […]

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Warning! This Pyrex Dish Shattered in the Oven

Here’s something I can’t believe actually happened: Our Pyrex dish shattered inside our oven, splintering into glass that littered the oven floor and exploded chicken jus all over the walls and glass. Do you see all the pieces?  We were […]

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Thanksgiving Leftovers

A little egg, a little turkey, a little potato. A lot of yum. Turkey hash with Parmesan, avocado and egg. And hot sauce. Gotta have hot sauce. #sourcherryfarm #lohudfood #njeats #northjerseyeats #northjersey #leftovers #thanksgiving A photo posted by Liz Johnson […]

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Thanksgiving 2016

Family, friends, food. A wonderful day to give thanks for our many, many blessings. Whoever got this last turkey was blessed indeed! Thank goodness we ordered ahead! This year’s recipe was the same as last year’s. A smashing success! Bon […]

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Steak and Baked Potato Supper

It was one of those Saturday nights when you’re just craving comfort food. So that’s just what we made. First, a little cider. Then, steak, baked potato and mustard greens and arugula from the garden. Divine! The 1980s called; they […]

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A Channing Daughters from the Cellar

A few years back, we were members of several Long Island wine clubs. Once a quarter, the wineries would ship us 3-4 bottles of exclusive wine, meant for club customers. This Sculpture Garden from Channing Daughters is among the last […]