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I hadn’t been shopping in Nanuet for quite a while, and boy I was out of the loop. A new craft beer store opened, and so did a health food store with organic groceries. Growler & Gill and A Matter […]
Hmart is a great new grocery store in White Plains. It’s part of a smallish chain that started in Queens as a Korean grocer. They now carry all sorts of imported items from all different countries, but they do specialize […]
A new kind of farmers market loot. Sam as shopping cart: Related posts: Shopping at the Pleasantville Farmers Market Farmers Market Loot Bee Class and the Farmers Market at Stone Barns Farmers on Main Street Market, Wednsdays in Chattanooga
Ram-bu-what? Yes, rambutans. A fruit sort of similar to lychee nuts with a pliable outer skin that has really ugly looking hairy but soft spikes. (Rambutan means “hairy” in Malay!) I discovered it on my travels in Asia. I loved […]
I love that we see in our own garden what is being sold at the market. When we have asparagus, so do the markets. Related posts: Shopping in Palisades: the Market and the Farmers Market Lunch at the Palisades Market […]
Wow. If we had a co-op like this in Nyack, I’d be in heaven. (Hmmm. Business idea?) It is definitely taking its cue from Whole Foods, in that it’s one of those mainly organic stores that have taken the “health […]
In search of a good backpack, we headed to the new Ridge Hill shopping center in Yonkers, which has not only and REI and an L.L. Bean but also a Dick’s Sporting Goods. If you can’t find a backpack in […]
Riviera Bakehouse in Ardsley is known for its “whimsical cakes. That’s even the name of their cookbook, “The Whimsical Bakehouse.” So when there was a possibility that we might be going to a pot-luck New Year’s Ever party, and I […]
We took srimp — that’s what we’ve taken to calling her these days, srimp. No “h” — to the last outdoor market of the season in Pleasantville. We stocked up on all kinds of goodies. Clockwise from lower left: celery, […]
In preparation for Sam’s arrival, we had to turn the guest room into a nursery. A cascading effect took over the upstairs at the farm, and we ended up with two new dressers in our bedroom, new bookcases in the […]
Before the baby shower, I was registering for a few things. Buttercup & Friends in Piermont didn’t have a registry list, so I took a few photos of things for ideas for people. I thought they were cute enough to […]
I sure wish we had a market like this near the farm. All local meats; beautiful seasonal fruits; even artisan crafts like soap and tabletop stuff. It’s really lovely. And we bought a ton of stuff, including sloppy joes for […]
We were introduced to the beauty of Benton’s — a smokehouse not 40 miles from our cabin in Tennessee — by dining out in New York, particularly at Momofuku Ssam Bar and at PDT. We finally had the chance to get […]
It was our last day at the cabin, but tomatoes and peaches were really just coming in. Corn was just getting good. Blackberries were just shedding their last tartness. So we couldn’t pass up the chance to go to the […]
SCF fans may remember our last trip to the Chattanooga Farmers Market. That was the big one, held on Sundays under a grand pavilion. On Wednesdays, you’ll find many of the same vendors, but no craftspeople. This is a producers-only […]
Another stop on the in-town errands: good bread. We found it at what we think might be the only artisanal bakery in Chattanooga. It’s called Niedlov. Get it? Related posts: Link 41: Artisanal Sausage and Local Bacon in Chattanooga Anniversary […]
We’d read about this cool sausage place – local hogs, artisanal craft, you know the deal! – in an article on Chattanooga in Garden & Gun magazine. So we decided to pop in for a few things. Related posts: Anniversary […]
After lunch, a little window shopping. We browsed Warehouse Row, mostly. One of our favorite shops was called Revival. Related posts: Anniversary Lunch at Public House in Chattanooga Planting Bulbs at SCF Open Days Garden Tour: Pretty Penny Shopping Beth’s […]
A little low-impact shopping Saturday morning led us to two markets in Palisades: our old favorite, the Palisades Indoor Farmers Market, and a newcomer, called, appropriately, The Market. Related posts: Shopping in Palisades: the Market and the Farmers Market Sunday […]
We were warned. If you’re heading to Eataly, Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich’s new emporium of all things Italian and food: Bring sharp elbows and lots of patience. We needed only a little of each. A map would have helped, […]
On today’s agenda is a visit to Peaks Island. And just across the street from the ferry terminal is a Standard Baking Company, owned by Sam Hayward — also the owner of Fore Street, which Boo and I visited during […]
A little shop in Rockland captured our hearts with its great concept and fine products. Theresa told us not to miss Fiore, which sells flavored olive oils and vinegars. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “I’ve seen basil olive […]
One must-see attraction on our Maine list was the Farnsworth Museum, which has a collection of Maine artists, including many Wyeths. It was raining pretty hard when we went, so I didn’t take any photos outside — and you’re not […]
For our final dinner errand of the day, we’ll stop at Jess’s Market in Rockland for lobstahs. Like this guy: Related posts: Shopping Beth’s Farm Market in Warren, Maine Primo in Rockland, Maine A Visit to the Maine State Prison […]
For supper on Monday night, Theresa had some delicious dishes planned. Lobster BLTs, for one. Corn. And a blueberry salad with arugula and gorgonzola. Killer. She bought all her produce from a terrific farm stand called Beth’s Farm Market. On […]
Beautiful and delicious. That is all. Related posts: A Trip to the Mankato Farmers Market, Wherein Greg Orders a Bag o Donuts Shopping in Palisades: the Market and the Farmers Market Farmers Market Loot Pleasantville Farmers Market
I put this little video together about our Saturday morning breakfast order at the Mankato Farmers Market. Hope you enjoy. Photos of the market, after the jump. Related posts: Shopping in Palisades: the Market and the Farmers Market Pleasantville Farmers […]
On the way home from our visit to Schell’s, we made a detour to Nicollet, Minnesota to check out Schmidt’s Meat Market. This is the spot where Bob and Ann get goodies each year around Christmas time and send us […]
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.
