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Even though we’re a week before the Derby, Mint julep season has opened. My perch. Bourbon and bees. Mint julep recipe: Mint Juleps for a Crowd Serves 4 (you can double or triple, even) 1 big bunch mint, tops cut […]
A nice spring day, so we head to the garden, where a Chihuly exhibit has just opened. Sam is ready for action. The lilacs are stunning. Hard to tell, but… More glass sculpture. Pizza and wine for lunch. […]
Mary, Bill, Ed and I had drinks at this new waterfront restaurant. I neglected to take photos of the food (which was fine) or my friends (who are funny), but I do have here a portrait of a much-needed Friday […]
Dan has brought in his favorite toy: a cooler with a blender built right into it. He is demonstrating it by making milkshakes for the newsroom. Because that’s what we do on Record Fridays. Supplies. Blending. Record Fridays. […]
We have a helper in the fields this year! Here’s Sammy, laying down a row of radishes. Water, soil, sun. Watch them grow. The rest of the garden is humming along nicely. Lilacs: Tulips, a birthday present for Sam from […]
The Record took home a great number of awards from this contest. Dan and Nancy have a drink in the courtyard. It’s a big open barn. NJPA. The crew: Congrats to all the winners! Related posts: Corned Beef and Cabbage […]
The garden is exploding! Lots of cherry blossoms; fingers crossed for a good year! Tulips. Hyacinth., Welcome, spring! Related posts: Progress in the Fields: The Farm Gets Bulbs Bulbs Blooming at the Farm Planting Bulbs at SCF Planting Bulbs in […]
The daffodils are really coming into their own. It’s nice enough to have dinner on the lawn! A view from above. Related posts: Update on the Garden: Lilacs, Flower Quince, Daffodils and More Spring Garden Update and the Patio’s First […]
A simple recipe for smoked ham, perfect for Easter, Christmas or any holiday. Adapted from Michael Ruhlman’s recipe for American-Style Brown Sugar-Glazed Holiday Ham in Charcuterie. Side view: Simple Smoked Ham For the brine 1 gallon/4 liters water 1 1/2 […]
Well, a new old raincoat. After admiring the Barbour coats owned by Ed and Mary, I decided I’d join the club. Purchased on eBay for about half the cost of a new one. Proud new owner. Related posts: Mint […]
Things are really starting to pop now! Hyacinths: Daffodils: Our summer perch: Related posts: Spring at the Farm: Quince, Crocus, Daffodils and the Planting of Sweet Peas Spring Garden Update and the Patio’s First Cocktail Hour Spring Garden at Sour […]
A lovely spring day at the market. Young greens from Blooming Hill. Larchmont Charcuterie, how I love thee. Hello tulips! If only! Glad the market is back outdoors again! Related posts: Berries at the Nyack Farmers Market Loaded for Bear […]
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A gorgeous Sunday, perfect for brunch at a sidewalk table at the Hudson House. Our little Sam tried her first Shirley Temple. I got the bloody mary. I told Samantha the story about when Sarah and I were at the […]
It’s opening day of porch season, folks! Time to get those cushions out, dust them off, sweep and mop and get ready for summer! Related posts: The Porch Season Has Begun! Porch Season Opener Porch Opener: Sidecars Outside, Then a […]
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 continue to become more and more digitally focused at The Record and NorthJersey.com. Today, our own Marko and Pete from lohud are leading iPhone and iMovie video training so reporters can produce their own videos. Here we go! Here’s […]
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, […]
With Jessica’s training in Bridgewater, we decided to drive her down there and make a day of it. Brunch in Morristown seemed the perfect destination. Turns out, a lot of people like to do Sunday brunch in Morristown. We […]
The Columbia Journalism School Career Expo is held once a year on the campus. We attended, in hopes of finding the talented journalists for The Record and the USA Today Network. Ed, Leif, Manny: Talking with candidates. The boys […]
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. […]
The 37th annual Volunteer Spirit Awards breakfast, a benefit for Volunteer New York, was especially meaningful for us at lohud this year: our publisher, George Troyano, was honored with the Legacy Award. A few photos from the breakfast: Related […]
Mighty Quinn’s BBQ takes its inspiration from the South, but comes to us from New York City. Our outpost in Clifton seems to combine the best of both. It’s an order-at-the-counter type place. And you move down the line. As […]
A wonderful and productive lunch meeting with Christine Sloan of Fios TV’s Restaurant Hunter NJ! We chose Fortina because we both happened to be in Westchester that morning. Hello, old friend. Arugula salad with chicken. The best, if you can’t […]
Surprise! The farm’s great friend Diane is in town! A trip for dinner is in order. Down to the village we go. It’s been ages since we’ve seen each other. Though thanks to our blogs, at first, and social media, […]
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 […]
Everything old is new again. The farm is heading down the homemade sausage, homemade corned beef, homemade ham route. Just like we did nearly 10 years ago when we experimented with duck confit, sausage and cassoulet. This week, Greg is […]
Five moms, with five kids each! A good story for Mother’s Day, yes? For what ended up being the May cover of 201 magazine, Heather and Deirdre brought these moms in to the studio for a photo shoot. Here’s a […]
Every culture’s got a meat pie. Turns out the miners from Cornwall, England, who settled in the hills of Morris County, N.J. have one too: a pastie. Rocky’s in Wharton has been selling them for four generations. The meat pastie […]
My favorite video so far this year on NorthJersey.com came out of the big March snowstorm. These guys have such a big heart — and they’re so perfectly Jersey. As you can see, we can’t stop watching it on the […]
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.
