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The Farm’s dear friend Tom celebrated a birthday, so we celebrated with him! On the menu: cedar plank salmon, our new Creamy Mustard Potato Salad with Herbs and Soft Eggs, and a delicious green salad that Irene made. For dessert, […]
Clam Bar at Napeague has the best damn lobster roll on the whole island. Lots and lots of lobster. Just the right amount of mayo. Just a wee bit of celery, diced tiny. And a soft, chewy bun. Nothing better. […]
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More fun at the beach! Photos from Day 2, including a nice portrait of all the kids! A sandcrab! Related posts: Photos from Day One of the Beach: Amagansett! Day Three Beach Photos: Amagansett! More Beach Photos! […]
Our annual pilgrimage to the East End, where we relax on the beach, read books, build fires and drink wine. As you should on any good vacation. Ya phank!? Little girl! The circle of friends: Sam and […]
OK, maybe frenzy is a bit hyperbolic. But after I posted this photo of the pecan-crusted blueberry galette we made from the cover of this month’s Bon Appetit, the likes just kept on coming! I got more than 400 likes […]
Jane was felled by a fever, so we had a sleepover with Mae. Samantha slept in the studio with her, and the girls had some fun hanging out in the morning with me. Didier for breakfast! And a quick […]
Good times down at the Classic Car Show in Nyack. Beautiful weather, super-cool cars, and a family dinner at Brick House afterwards. The Family Truckster, complete with Aunt Edna! A whiny child: Cool cars: I would totally […]
If the coneflowers are blooming it must be August. Except it’s July! Here’s a look around at some of the flowers in the fields at the Farm this month. I can’t remember planting this! But I’ve figured it must be […]
Right down the stairs from Dear Irving is a little Mediterranean restaurant, where we shared small plates, rose and lots of laughs. Funny sign by the bar: It was a beautiful night, so we took a table on the street: […]
At Dear Irving, a cocktail bar on Irving Place, the decor takes its cue from various cocktail eras, and works its way chronologically backwards the further back in the building you go. You enter into JFK-era 1960s, a Mad Men […]
For our annual BDoF with the sister outpost, Greg, Sarah and I headed to the Whitney, then out for drinks and dinner with Boo and Christy. What a cool new building… just look at those terraces! The inaugural exhibit: Les […]
Another good year for currants here at the farm! Greg harvested 5 pounds, and we made red currant jelly. (Recipe here: Red Currant Jelly) Just set them with a little water and crush the fruit (it’s Ok that the stems […]
Today’s loot includes my new favorite zucchini variety, cousa! Related posts: Farmers Market Loot! Farmers Market Loot: Summer is Here Farmers Market Loot! Strawberries, Beets, Korean Short Ribs Farmers Market Loot
Our absolute favorite recipe for Linguine with Clam Sauce comes from an old recipe on the Food Network, back when Sara Moulton was a star. It’s simple and delicious, and you can pull it off in about 10 minutes. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:60] […]
My recipe for lobster rolls does not call for celery. Call me a blasphemer if you must, I just don’t care for it. What I do love, however, is tarragon. There’s hardly a finer combination than lobster and tarragon. Except […]
Does anybody remember the Pepperridge Farm Cookies called Bordeaux? They were thin, buttery and burnt-sugar tasting: my downfall in every way. The unusual topping for this peach cobbler, created by sprinkling sugar over the batter then drizzling it with hot […]
Our friend and neighbor, Faye, hosted a Fourth of July party for the neighborhood! All the gang was there: kids running around and having fun, adults relaxing and having a few beers. I brought coleslaw; Jane brought her delicious plum […]
After a lobster dinner, what else to do but make lobster stock!? I pulled the meat out of our leftover lobsters (we’ll have lobster rolls later!) and set about making this lobster stock recipe from Fine Cooking. It calls […]
When I read that the editors at Leite’s Culinaria thought this was the best slaw “known to man,” I knew I had to investigate this claim. Turns out, if they’re not right, they’re darn close to right. This is is […]
We started out Fourth of July weekend off right, with a dinner curated right out of Bon Appetit magazine: tarrgon-gin cocktails, grilled lobsters, corn on the cob, romaine with green goddess dressing. Boo and Irene joined us for dinner on […]
The buttermilk really brings out the tang in this dressing. We loved it over romaine, served with corn and lobster. Lobster and tarragon are a match made in heaven. The original recipe calls for 2 anchovies, but we added 3. […]
This Sparkling Tarragon Gin Lemonade is a wonderfully refreshing gin highball that makes use of the fresh herbs from the garden. It’s from Bon Appetit, which says if you don’t have tarragon, basil would make a nice substitute. I venture […]
We loved the idea of grilled lobsters. Bon Appetit magazine’s grilled lobster recipe said putting them on the grill intensifies the flavor. Less water, more flavor. But we didn’t actually find that to be the case, and, frankly, stabbing them […]
Summer has arrived with this loot! Corn, tomatoes, peaches, yes, yes, yes! We have quite a good menu planned for this weekend. Clams, lobsters, romaine with green goddess, peach cobblers! It’s going to be a good one. Related posts: Farmers […]
With the very last of our sour cherries, we decided to go for a shrub, otherwise known as a drinking vinegar. These were quite popular long ago, but had fallen out of favor until the cocktail cognoscenti decided to explore […]
It started out innocently enough. We asked each other, “Who spilled something on the floor?” After a couple days, it still wasn’t drying, so we got the fan out and tried that. The rug was soaked through and the […]
We worked all weekend to put up cherries. First, here’s our recipe. Afterwards, our step-by-step photos and this year’s haul (23 pounds in one picking!) [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:51] Our original recipe is here: Sour Cherry Preserves. A few numbers for you: 3 1/2 […]
My friend Sally is having her second baby, so instead of a shower, some friends got together to throw her a sprinkle! Some very cool women here! Caroline, Sarah, Sally and Katie. Missing from the photo is my new friend […]
A lunch with my friend Heather at Moderne Barn in Armonk. Chef Ethan Kostbar cooked a few of his favorite dishes for us. A trio of dips: Peach sangria: Pretzel bites: Tuna taquitos: Grilled octopus: Zucchini […]
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.
