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The weather could not have been more perfect for our first outdoor movie of the season, Casablanca. We started our evening out with the Belmont Stakes. Tasha and Shannon joined us. No triple crown winner this yaer! After that, we […]
The Goatherd gathered on a lovely Friday in June to discuss The Goldfinch, the epic bestseller by Donna Tartt. Many a great coversation was had until late in the evening, when we finally decided to break it up and continue […]
After our discovery of the joy of outdoor movies last summer, we began thinking about how to set up a permanent garden “room” for movie-watching. Our plan: install some speakers, and figure out a convenient surface to rest the projector. […]
A look at a how a couple of beds we planted in the last year or two are developing. Quite nicely, I think! I had sort of thrown a few cast-offs after divisions last year, but the coreopsis looks quite […]
Why is it that choosing my annuals for the porch and patio pots is always such a conundrum? Every year I fret and waiver: should I get these? Which flowers? What color combinations? I know, I know: #firstworldproblems. Sam […]
Pretty flowers at the base of our big boulder. Related posts: Patio Update: The Rock Has Been Crushed Ugly Flowers Cocktail Spring at the Farm
I present the South Slope Cocktail. The recipe comes to us from the beloved The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bartender’s Guide from the Celebrated Speakeasy,” and, even though I own the book, was brought to my attention by Mr. Ed […]
Oh my! This is why we planted lilacs near the porch. The smell of them blooming has been such a treat. This one is called Syringa Bloomerang and it looks like it’s grown its full size of about four feet. We […]
As I also reported on Small Bites, the Rockland Farm Alliance, which operates an organic farm on the Cropsey property in New City, held a fundraiser last month at 8 North Broadway. I got the chance to meet the farmers and […]
In its May-June 2014 issue, Imbibe magazine did a feature on New Classic Cocktails. One of the prerequists for inclusion was this: “Simplicity. We love the creativity of many of today’s bartenders, but there are no guarantees that future generations […]
Roasting the beans in a cast iron skillet gives them a smoky, charred flavor sort of like that you get with padrones. Adding a little sweet and sour from the orange and vinegar is just the right touch. I’m giving […]
All set up with the new furniture. So comfy. And nice to have a new look. Related posts: The Farm Gets New Porch Furniture The Porch Season Has Begun! BLTs on the Porch Pizza Saves the Porch Night
Here’s a good lunch idea for work or school: Blanched green beans, diced feta and pitted kalamata olives. Leave it out at your desk, and by lunchtime it will have warmed up nicely to room temperature. Drizzle a little olive […]
A look at the front garden, where the lilacs are finally blooming! The first time since we planted them! Quince, daffodils, forget-me-nots: Daffodils: Flowering quince: Lilacs: Stump Lane’s flowering cherry: Pretty flowers: a And in the back, Kelly and Jack […]
A fundraiser for the Hopper House, where we visited Kris at her studio. Afterwards, a leftovers supper of pork chops and bok choy: And a little Mad Men on TV. Nice weekdn. Related posts: ‘Edward Hopper, Prelude: The Nyack […]
Kelli and I celebrated our birthdays at the farm with mint juleps, double-cut pork chops and a fabulous birthday cake from Momofuku Milk Bar. Julep. (Recipe here.) We didn’t win the Derby, but the bourbon was good. Patrick and Kelli: […]
A few photos from one of our favorite spring outings, the Nyack House Tour. It happens every other year. (Past photos here.) Nice view from one home’s upper sitting porch: Mom asked me to photograph this cabinet: A style for […]
A fun Friday night in Nyack: sips and snacks at a new restaurant, an art opening and a nightcap with an old favorite bartender. First stop: Playhouse Market, a new food hall and gourmet shop in the old Tappan Zee […]
They’re so pretty when they open up, aren’t they? And the knowledge that they’ll soon be a fruit makes them even more beautiuf. Related posts: Sour Cherry Blossoms! Blue Moon at Sour Cherry Farm The Sour Cherry Harvest The Sour […]
The weather was rainy and chilly, but we paid it no mind. We were going summer this Saturday night, even if it had to be indoors. Say hello to The Southside highball. The Southside 8-10 fresh mint leaves, plus a […]
Gotta admit Mel, that’s a good looking lunch. And al fresco, too! Related posts: Marbled Potato Salad with Arugula Pesto Leftover Easter Omelet: Ham with Arugula Pesto and Toast with Radish Butter Potato and Snap Pea Salad with Garlic and […]
The best meal — and the best show — of the season! Before Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Irene, Greg, Trae and I headed to db Bistro Moderne for small plates of pork belly risotto and superbly roasted chicken. Nice […]
Spring has arrived at Sour Cherry Farm. We’ve already done our pruning, and the daffodils are out. I’m thinning out the ferns a bit: Black currants are forming on the bushes: Blue Forget Me Nots: One red tulip is all […]
Some of the best casual, contemporary Mexican food in New York can be found at Toloache, a restaurant with three locations in Manhattan — one of them being extremely convenient for theater goers. Blueberry Hibiscus Margarita: It’s not rocket science; […]
How’s that for delicious efficiency? Related posts: Arugula Pesto Radish Butter from the Lee Bros.’ Cookbook Marbled Potato Salad with Arugula Pesto Sunday Morning Brekky: Eggs with Arugula, Tortillas and Salsa
Deji NYC, a fledgling restaurant that serves at Brooklyn Flea, among other pop-ups, came to The Parlor in Dobbs Ferry on a Monday night, serving such twists on American, Korean and even Canadian food as Poutine, Kimchi Waffles and a […]
Another great winner of a recipe from TheKitchn: Asparagus and Radish Salad with Mint. Marissa and Trae brought the Asparagus and Radish Salad with Mint to Easter supper, and it was a big hit. Easy, delicious, and very spring-y. […]
Here’s a nice twist when you’re looking for a room-temperature potato dish: Instead of an old-school, mayonnaise-y potato salad, make this Marbled Potato Salad with Arugula Pesto. Make everything ahead, then dress it and serve. Admittedly, there are a few […]
We originally made this Arugula Pesto to dress the Marbled Potato Salad we were serving for Easter supper. But as it turns out, we’ve been spooning it over all sorts of other things now too: on sandwiches, on salads, on […]
We originally made these to garnish the Marble Potato Salad from “The Foothills Cuisine of Blackberry Farm” (Clarkson Potter) by Sam Beall, but love the crunch they add to sandwiches or as a garnish for anything from salad to eggs. (Photo […]
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.
