Eat. Drink. Live.
A gorgeous evening for friends and fun on the porch. Salad and meat, of course! An evening of laughs as always.
A little get-together with Sondra and Leigh to celebrate the day I came into this world. Mint Juleps, of course. A very nice rioja. Table set. Steak, salad, asparagus. No carbs! No photos of people this time. I need to […]
Irene is back from two months in London! She was helping to run the WastED pop-up at Selfridges. It was a grand success, and now she is regaling us with the tales. Martinis. And regaling Sam with tales of Dinosaurs. […]
We hadn’t seen each other in AGES! So Marissa came over to Nyack for a meal. We met at the Brickhouse, but it was too loud to catch up, so after our drink there, we went to our old friend, […]
A fun Friday with good friends. Ken’s new cookbooks are out! Kids are playing dress up. Some ice pops for dessert. Now it’s time for grown-up supper. Sausage and salad from the farmers market, plus spaghetti squash with tomato sauce. […]
Kris and Tom have generously hosted a St. Patrick’s Day supper for several years running. This year, they generously offered to bring it to us. We drank rye. And served good food. YUM. A messy living room dinner. It […]
The annual Oratamin Winter Social was a fun and fabulous party, held at Nikki and Danny’s house this year. Look at these fabulous women! Pics from the evening: Nice spread. More party-goers. Les dorkages: Megan goes in for the cake: […]
Sondra and Leigh have returned from their annual six-week trip down south. Those snowbirds! So we welcomed them back with a meal of double-cut pork chops, green beans with bacon and a nice salad. Meat snacks. Cocktail hour. A big […]
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 — […]
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 […]
Suzie and Joe’s annual New Year’s party was warm and welcoming, with tasty bloody marys and a tour through the cuisine of the South, from gumbo and collards to ham and biscuits. Sam and Henry: Hunna, Irene and Tom: Other […]
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 […]
The annual tradition of reading Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” continues. We hosted this year, and at the table were Kris and Tom, Suzie and Joe, Irene, and two new friends, Jennifer and Amy. Even if you’re serving with fancy […]
An obscene amount of cookies at our work exchange this day! Plenty enough for everyone, and their entire families, too. Merry Christmas!
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 […]
An unexpected result, at least on my part. Voting in the morning. Longest line I’ve ever seen. We cooked with Kris and Tom and Irene, though I didn’t shoot our dinner or our shocked reactions to the television. Dessert: And […]
Supper with Sondra and Leigh. Only a couple of photos, but this Caprese is another beaut. And the porch is cozy.
It’s Labor Day weekend, folks, so we’re smoking some ribs. Four hours later, with some beans and tomatoes, and you’ve got supper. Boo and Sammy are happy. And, later, Zootopia on the big screen outside.
What a wonderful event at Oratamin! The club came together to host our community for an evening of free swim, a magic show by Nyack’s own Mario the Magician, and a showing of The Wizard of Oz! Greg set up […]
What a fabulous idea! Jessica, you are magnificent! Ken and Jessica, who longtime Sour Cherry Farm fans may remember from this Halloween post Way. Back. When (click through if you want to see Baby Sadie!), are two of the main […]
The last one of the season, for us at least. It was the Old ’97 Band, and it was a good’un! Fierce! Sammy and Mommy: The crowd: A beautiful night. These concerts just make our summer.
What fun! A grand time was had by all.
Boo is here for the evening, and we grill burgers for our supper on the patio. Goat cheese and radishes from the farmers market: Bash Burgers with Bacon Jam! Cheers! Good times.
I had a Friday off. The weather was looking good. I decided to call a few people to see if they wanted to do a pot luck. Then I called a few more. Next thing you know, we had a […]
A low-key Mother’s Day this year: a trip to the nursery (a requisite for all Mother’s Days, I’d bet), and burgers — in honor of Grandmom — at the house. “Mom, take a picture of me with this plant!” “OK” […]
One of my favorite adopted spring traditions is Passover Seder at Irene’s. She’s invited us for several years now and I look so forward to the food, the prayers, the people — all of it. This year Irene and Mindy […]
Another look at the spring garden, and a toast to outdoor dining. Red tulips (the Darwin Hydbrid Impression) and purple hyacinths (Woodstcok): In the foreground, the yellow tete-a-tete daffodils; in the rear, the white Mount Hood: Grape hyacinths: The plum […]
Congratulations to the farm’s great friend Kris, who is opening a flower shop called Festoon. Festoon will be a slow flowers shop, meaning Kris will source only seasonal flowers from local farms. Her first night in the place was a […]
After a month-long sojourn to Texas and Mexico, Sondra and Leigh are back in town. We welcomed them home with (what else?) leftovers. That they made. For Christmas. Because who doesn’t love Boeuf Bourguignon, on repeat? They took it in […]
It’s become an annual tradition we really look forward to: corned beef and cabbage and Tom’s grandmother’s soda bread to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. This year, the corned beef was corned by their friend, so it was even more delicious […]
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.
