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And just like that, it’s Broadway season again. For the first play of the fall — Love Letters — Irene and I head to pre-theater dinner at a small little ramen joint called Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen in […]
A chill in the air, so we go brown. Whiskey sours! Recipe here: Whiskey Sour recipe. Related posts: Whiskey Sour Maple Rye Sour Grilling Season Opens at Sour Cherry Farm New York Sour
A quick stop at just one winery on the way home: Macari. We sampled a few nice wines, including a nice cab frank that I’ll definitely try to find around home. Macari Vineyards web site. Related posts: Wine […]
We decide to go home via the North Fork, thinking that we’d stop at a few wineries along the way. First, lunch in Greenport, at the new(ish) Blue Canoe Oyster Bar. The girls: A terrific platter of all-local oysters. They […]
On Sunday morning, Lizzie RW took off super early, and Kelli and Boo were playing tennis. I took off for a solo bike ride around Napeague Bay. Create Maps or Search for a route from millions at MapMyRide Next time […]
So here’s the routine. Around 5:30, head over to Clam Bar. Order yourself 6 oysters and a glass of rose, and a lobster roll to to. Slurp oysters (and wine) and take lobster roll back to the beach for enjoyment […]
After biking, we needed sustanance. And, for a change of scenery from Clam Bar, we head to Amgansett Square for the most delicious dosas around. May I present the Hampton Chutney Company, where you can enjoy dosas outside at the picnic tables. […]
A great workout with beautiful views this Saturday morning: a 12-mile bike ride around the bay at Springs. Create Maps or Search for a route from millions at MapMyRide The gang: A stop at the Pollack-Krasner house. On our way […]
Day one at the beach was a bit windy, but we set ourselves up with an umbrella barrier and made the best of it. Related posts: At the Beach, Day and Night At the Beach in Amagansett Day Two Beach […]
Never again will I head out to Amgansett without a stop at Green Thumb Farm Stand. I was completely blown away by the quality and selection of the produce, almost all of which is grown on the farm right behind […]
A weekend with the girls… here we go! Bikes are packed, book is queued up, and I’m off. First, a stop at the Green Thumb Farm Stand! (Link here.) Then Wolffer: Farmland: And lunch at Clam Shack! Related […]
Sondra and Leigh joined us for pork chops on the patio Sunday night. Mom brought along a delishy gazpacho. Between that and a snap of Leighlo, that’s about where these photos end! Vrac! Related posts: Sunday Night Supper: Pork Chops […]
After a runaway success with our quest for the best Bacon, Egg & Cheese over on lohud, Megan and I are starting another quest: for the best red sauce. Not sure how we’ll ever decide it for sure, but we’ll […]
And, for our finale: We close the summer movie season out with a classic: Dazed & Confused. Irene, Boo and Catherine joined us for steak on the grill, corn, tomato salad and a peach gallette, which Samantha helped make. Figs, […]
OK so Shakespeare I’m not (line 345 here in Hamlet), but I am a little sad to see these two quinces go. We bought them as young whips only a stick thin (see their arrival at the farm in this post […]
After watching Nucky & pals sipping El Presidente cocktails on their trip to Cuba on Boardwalk Empire, we were inspired to try one the next night. After paging around for a few recipes, we settled on this ratio of 1 […]
Hoyer’s is a Rockland tradition I never much took part in as a kid. We’d head to Wally’s, in New City, or King Kone, in Pearl River, for our soft serve ice creams. But I’ve been hearing about Hoyer’s forever, […]
A new outpost of one of our favorite hamburger stands opened in West Haverstraw: TFS, as they like to shorten it, is the northern edition of The Filling Station. Like its sister in Palisades (see our visits here: The […]
I know, I know, it’s like wearing white. You’re just not supposed to do G&Ts after Labor Day. But who cares!? Let’s end this summer right! Cheers to G&Ts on the patio. See our recipe here: Gin & tonic recipe. […]
In early September, a few beautiful flowers (and a few we’re saying a little prayer for, too). Cosmos: Our variagated hydrangea is now 2 years old. I htink next spring we’ll leave the annuals out of the way and let it […]
Kris and Tom brought this recipe for Franny’s Stewed Zucchini to an impromptu supper at Oratamin a few weeks back, and I’ve been dying to make it ever since. I found myself with a few of those extra-large zucchini in […]
What’s better than a BLT on a summer Sunday? Not much kids. Not much. Related posts: Sunday Evening Supper at Oratamin Sunday Night Supper Labor Day Sunday Supper: Lobster Rolls Sunday Night Supper: Rosy Gin and Linguine with Clams
Another good ride with Boo! This one down to the Piermont Pier and back. A little more than 9 miles. Create Maps or search from 80 million at MapMyRide Related posts: Biking to the Piermont Pier More Biking: 16 Miles […]
Kelli and Patrick’s friends Jeff and Debbie threw a lovely goodbye party for the OD’s on Saturday. A lovely setting, warm people and delicious food. A fitting farewell for our friends. Here are a few pics. Related posts: Supper at […]
A good bit of biking with Boo this Saturday of Labor Day weekend. From the farm, up to Nyack Beach State Park, up the hill to Rockland Lake, around twice, then back to the farm. Oh my achin’ arse! Create […]
As we raised our glasses of rose around the patio table, saying “cheers to the last weekend of summer,” I said to myself: “Darn. Wish I had my camera!” Alas, I did not. But Boo, Kris, Tom, Irene and Greg […]
Our second time at 14 & Hudson, a sweet little gastropub in Piermont. Here’s a look. Delishy cocktails: Pork belly over grits with an egg: Not as great as I would have hoped, but still tasty. Flatbread pizza. Nice! Calamari. Fresh […]
A beautiful late summer evening with a babysitter. We head for drinks and dinner in Piermont. First stop: Pier 701, which has the best views of the Hudson in Rockland County. I knew about the vast deck and outdoor bar […]
Jane and I took the girls for a swim at Oratamin. Here are a few pics: Related posts: Happy Birthday Claire! A Picnic at Oratamin Sam’s First Swim Oratamin Winter Social
When it comes to transplanting a 10-year-old hydrangea, I will tell you this: It’s a bitch. The roots are not deep, but they’re in tight. And after the winter we had, the hydrangea was already in bad shape. Still, I’ll […]
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.
