You know what? The barbecue ain’t bad there.
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.
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Town House in Chilhowie, Va.
Some of the most revolutionary cooking in the country is going on in a tiny restaurant off Route 81 in rural Virginia. And frankly, it’s hard to imagine it could happen anywhere else. At Town House in Chilhowie, Va., chefs John […]
Zahav: Modern Israeli in Philadelphia
Chef Michael Solomonov won the James Beard Award for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic this year, and now that I finally had a chance to taste a few of his dishes, I can easily understand why. His food at Zahav, his modern […]
Father’s Day Garden Party at the Farm
We celebrated Father’s Day with a barbecue: baby back ribs, cole slaw, potato salad, the works. Boo was here, and the folks, and we also invited Un Gilbert: Jim. Peggy, the other half of Les Gilberts, was out of town. […]
Smokestack Rub
We’re on to a new barbecue rub this summer, and especially like it because it doesn’t have sugar in it, so the rub doesn’t burn on the grill. The recipe comes from the Smokestack restaurant in Kansas City, and we […]
Restaurant Index
Here are links — organized alphabetically, by location and by cuisine — of the restaurants we’ve posted about on Sour Cherry Farm. Generally speaking, if a restaurant is marked with a tag of “review,” then we’re commenting on the quality […]
Sunday Supper: Santa Maria Beans and Steak
We had a lovely package of Santa Maria Pinquito beans from Rancho Gordo, and some leftover steak from Saturday night. Pinquito beans are little pink beans that grow near Santa Maria, Calif., sort of halfway between L.A. and San Francisco. […]
Cathy, Thor and Jahn Arrive at the Farm!
It’d been four years — four years! — since we’d seen Thor and Cathy. We were so happy to welcome them and their son Jahn to the farm for a long-overdue visit. On our first night, we had pulled pork […]
A Recap of Our Trip to Minnesota
Thanks Sour Cherry Fans, for hanging in there, even though our postings have become so infrequent. I am trying my darndest to catch up, and today, I did make some progress. Reports from our June trip to Minnesota are now […]
Bobby’s Burger Palace: This Burger is Crunchified!
A good burger is one thing. A good burger *crunchified*? Now that’s another thing entirely.
A Drive through the Prairie
After lunch, we took the car out to the prairie for some sightseeing and nostalgic visits to places like “the home place,” where Greg’s dad grew up. When the wind whistles the tall grass and it sways back and forth […]
Supper: Hickory Smoked Chicken and AB’s Baked Beans
The recipe for these here amazing baked beans can be found on this post here. I recommend serving it, as we did, with chicken and cole slaw:
Whole Fish with Orange and Fennel
I found these beautiful striped bass at the Palisades Farmers Market, and couldn’t resist.
At El Parador with Boo and Craig
We had a lovely evening in the city Friday, starting with drinks and snacks on the roof at Boo’s, and ending with lots of laughs at El Parador, the classic Mexican restaurant. And yes, we got to meet Craig, center:
Supper at Striped Bass in Tarrytown
When I was reporting for the recent story on waterfront dining in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam, I had the chance to try the new menu at Striped Bass in Tarrytown. The food certainly fits the bill for a waterfront spot: lobsters, […]
The Farm Smokes Some Butts
SCF busted out the smoker for the first time in 2010 for a big-ass batch of pulled pork. We smoked 5 Boston Butts (pork shoulders) in all, which started out about 36 pounds and ended up yielding 16 pounds of […]
Recipe Index
Here’s a convenient and easy place to find the recipes we make on Sour Cherry Farm. If you don’t see any credit or link out, they are my recipes. Otherwise, I give credit where credit is due! Many of these […]
