Another cool shot of the tree. Those cherries are coming down!
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.
Recent posts
Farmers Market Loot! Strawberries, Beets, Korean Short Ribs
More delicious loot here. Strawberries, beets, Kiernan Farms Korean short ribs, snap peas, arugula and romaine.
Sour Cherry Preserves Recipe
A sour cherry preserves recipe by Kevin West, from his book, Saving the Season. We tried to follow it for our first sour cherry harvest, but alas, ended up winging it a bit. Find our post here: Sour Cherries in […]
Sour Cherries in Syrup: The First Harvest
The first harvest from our backyard trees yielded six pounds. Instead of our regular Sour Cherry Preserves recipe, we decided to try one from Kevin West’s book Saving the Season. What we like about the recipe is that because it […]
Sour Cherry Harvest: It’s Going to Be Huge
The cherries are going gangbusters. Such a nice change after our lame-ass harvest last year! Here’s a look!
Dinner at Roost
A terrible fire closed Roost in Sparkill back in 2014. Thank goodness no one was hurt, but insurace woes and more kept it from opening until early 2015. We finally — finally! — got the chance to go back. We […]
Brutalism, Yeah Yeah!
While in Orange County, we popped by to see the controversial Orange County Government Center, a building designed by Yale School of Architecture dean Paul Rudolph and built in 1967. Like the old Whitney, designed by Marcel Bruer, it is […]
The Farm Gets New Bees
After the rough winter of 2014-15, we weren’t surprised to learn that we lost one of our hives. And also, while we were in Minnesota, several neighbors reported that we’d had a swarm from the remaining one. With one hive […]
SCF Goes to The Golf
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship came to Westchester Country Club this year, and the paper was lucky enough to get a few tickets. Greg and I took advantage of a hot Friday afternoon to walk the course, follow a few […]
Garden Update: Cherries! Peonies! Currants!
A strange season this year, indeed. Cherries are ripening way early — two weeks, by some accounts — and yet, peonies, for some reason, stayed blooming later than ever. Here’s an update of what’s ripening and blooming in the fields. […]
Farmers Market Loot!
Sour Cherry Farm fans from way back may remember an old feature, “Farmers Market Loot.” We’ve decided to bring it back, as much for “the record,” as posterity. How have things changed over the years? Do farmers bring new products […]
Meyer Lemon Margaritas
We had a few Meyer Lemons leftover from the late spring, and they somehow survived a long stay in the produce drawer, what is affectionately known in our home as The Rotting Drawer. So, Mexico on our mind, inspired by a […]
Lunch at the Hudson Garden Grill at the New York Botanical Garden
They wouldn’t have to try so hard. But the food, the setting and (mostly!) the service at the Hudson Garden Grill at the New York Botanical Garden is far better than it would have to be to serve a crowd […]
A Day at the New York Botanical Garden: Frida Kahlo, the Rose Garden and the Native Plant Garden
What a fun day! We spent the day wandering around the Botanical, visiting the Frida Kahlo exhibit, the Rose Garden and the Native Plant Center. A brief meet-up with Julia, Catherine and Boo was the icing on the cake. We […]
Hydrangea Watch!
To borrow a phrase from the farm’s longtime friend Diane (aka DC Fruit Bat), we are on a hydrangea watch. And it looks like we might be getting some blue flowers this year. This is the hydrangea was planted in 2014. […]
A Big Rain
Two inches in about an hour!
SCF Paradisio: National Lampoon’s Vacation
Summer has arrived at Sour Cherry Farm! Our first outdoor movie of the 2015 season premiered this day with “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” We grilled flank steak and asparagus, and made a salad with arugula and strawberries from Taliaferro Farms, in […]
Garner Arts Festival
This is the first Garner Arts Festival since Hurricane Irene ravaged the space in 2011. Glad to see that it’s back. We took a lot more kid-centric view of it this time — and couldn’t spend nearly as much time […]
Garden Update: Peonies, Iris, Cherries, Ninebark
Lots of beautiful things blooming at Sour Cherry Farm (and lots of weeds, too!). Here’s a look. Peonies, gorgeous as always: Coneflowers, making their way: The baby cherry tree is loaded! So is the Northstar. Catmint and […]
Beautiful Food Photos and Flowers
I returned to work after the Minnesota trip to find that Carrie had curated my office art! I chose the cocktail photo at the top left, and she played with colors, shapes and textures. It came out great! The next […]
Mankato Farmers Market
A trip to the Mankato Farmers Market, wherein Annie buys a few handmade washcloths as a gift to Samantha and Hunna takes home a variety pack of salted nut rolls. Handsome Adirondack furniture: A couple of goofballs: Salted Nut Rolls: Farmers: […]
Tooling Around in Mankato
The afternoon of day 2 of our Minnesota trip, in which we go out to lunch, visit the Mankato Brewery and hit up an antique shop. I forgot to take photos of our food at Ummies, but here is the […]
Minnesota Trip: Mall of America
Our first day in Minnesoat, in which we stop by Angie and Mark’s, I crack my phone screen and we take a detour to the Mall of America to get it fixed. We also have lunch. On the plane. She […]
Nuptials: Brandon and Doug
A wonderful day at Grace Church: our organist, Brandon, and his partner (and choir member) Doug, were married in a ceremony of meaningful readings, gorgeous flowers and, of course, beautiful music. Yes, I cried. And the cake — lavendar and […]
Mother’s Day Burgers on the Patio
In honor of Grandmom, who never met a burger she didn’t love — an often couldn’t remember the last time she had a burger (“I can’t remember the last time I had a hamburger!”), even when it was only the […]
Annual #selfie
Boo and I bike to Piermont as often as we can in summer. But for the past 2 or 3 years, on our first trip, we’ve taken an selfie at the Piermont Depot, the halfway point. I present the 2015 […]
Claire Turns Four
How is it possible that the little girl across the street — the one who was just six months old when Samantha was born — is turning four? But there you have it. She is. And it’s another fun birthday […]
Salmon Salad
We loved this salad with cedar-plank salmon, asparagus, strawberries, eggs, pickled onions and avocado. Served over lettuce and mint from the garden. Kelli and Marissa joined us for supper on the porch!
A Night at Lincoln Center
Broadway goes uptown tonight: Kelli O’Hara stars in the King and I, showing at Lincoln Center’s Vivan Beaumont Theatre. Kelli, Boo, Mary and I attending, but Mary leaving before the photo session the courtyard. A wonderful evening all around.
Celebrating at Commerce, West Village
Friends gathered for celebratory meal honoring emerging playwright Leigh Flayton after the reading of her play, “The Generator,” at Cherry Lane Theatre. Kelli, Marissa, Melanie It was, for Leigh, one of those events that brings friends from all parts and times of your […]
