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A great summer vegetable frittata recipe to solve your leftovers problem. Use whatever vegetables you have on hand, and add meat or chicken or bacon, or not. Summer Vegetable Frittata 1 onion, diced 3 cooked sausages, cut into coins 1 […]
Having quite a bit of sausage leftover from our picnic in the park Tuesday, plus a host of summer vegetables ready to rot, we turned to an old friend: the frittata. Like this roasted vegetable frittata recipe we like to […]
Summer nights on the patio. Related posts: Update on the Garden: Phlox, Butterfly Bush, Hydrangea, Cosmos and More Garden Update: Ninebark, Hydrangea, Patio Gin and Tonic on the Patio Oysters at Oceana
Are you tired of BLTs and Caprese salad yet? Good. Neither are we. Here’s a look at more delishy summer food. Fun weekend! Related posts: Sunday Night Supper Sunday Night Supper Sunday Night Pasta Supper Sunday Night Supper at […]
A check-in with the garden in mid-August. We know we have a lot of work ahead of us, but after last year’s construction site-slash-pit in the backyard, it’s nice to just sit back and enjoy a summer on the patio. […]
In The Filling Station on 9W in Palisades, we have a world-class hamburger stand not 10 minutes from the farm. And since we were all nursing a bit of a hangover after our late-night movie escapades — what? you’re not […]
You couldn’t ask for a more perfect summer evening. Mild temperatures, warm breeze, cold margaritas and a hot dog supper with a caprese salad and corn on the cob. Plus, we debut Sour Cherry Farm theater. With our new crisp, […]
Just to make sure we had everything running smoothly, we did a trial run of the outdoor movie, sans screen, on Friday evening. Breakfast at Tiffany’s seemed an appropriate choice. Now we have an idea of where to hang the […]
Another Broadway night, and there was only one question: pizza or ramen? Don Antonio and Ippudo have become our absolute favorite places to go pre-theater. I wonder if we’ll ever go to Pigalle again? Boo’s sazerac: Pomm Choi: Chicken wings […]
An impromptu gathering with Kris, Tom and Irene on Monday night led to rather too many Hudson Valley Iced Teas (made with a dangerous booze called “root”) and some BLTs with Benton’s. I don’t have many photos from the evening, […]
A new highball is making the rounds at the farm. I mix gin with Fetimans Victorian Rose Lemonade and garnish with a lavender sprig. It’s floral, light and refreshing. And the fizz is nice, too! Rosy Gins 2 ounces gin […]
A lovely summer supper at the farm on Sunday: our favey linguine with clams (recipe here) and a new highball: gin with rose-lemonade soda from Fentimans. Floral, light and refreshing. Related posts: Recipe: Linguine with Clam Sauce (or Linguine […]
One of our favorite dishes from our dinner at Grange in Westwood was the Blue on Blue Salad. It combined tender Boston lettuce with tangy blue cheese and sweet berries, with a hint of tarragon. I like our little version […]
Wherein we sip caipirinhas at sunset, then retire to the studio to watch Orange is the New Black while enjoying our grilled tuna, Blue on Blue Salad and Sullivan Street Bakery bread slathered in salty butter. Yes, heaven. The limelight […]
It’s easy to call a cocktail a “blueberry” cocktail, just muddle some blueberries at the bottom and call it a day. That’s what we’ve done here with Capirinhas. I’ve adjusted the caipirinha recipe a bit since I first posted our […]
A midtown branch of Ippudo, the Japanese ramen chain, opened recently, serving terrific bowls of tasty ramen and a host of creative and delicious appetizers. And while the lines at the downtown location of Ippudo are legendary, we were able […]
Alain Eigenmann, owner of Alain’s Bistro in Central Nyack, has opened a new restaurant downtown, where he’s doing Spanish tapas with a classic French twist. Lomo with celeriac salad. Roasted asparagus served cold with romesco. Duck pate. Even Greek meatballs […]
A lovely summer cocktail with tangy Hibiscus, sweet blueberries and refreshing margaritas! Here is the Blueberry-Hibiscus Margarita recipe: Blueberry-Hibiscus Margaritas for a Crowd 1/2 cup hibiscus tea (recipe follows) 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice 2 cups tequila 3/4 cup […]
Our final night in Amagnsett. It was too rainy to spend magic hour at the beach, so we had a little dance party USA with the girls while making dinner. More of those photos to come from Sarah and Laurie, […]
Day four at the beach was rather a wash-out, so we headed into town to get the makings for a dinner at the unit. Gorgeous seafood, gorgeous produce, beautiful bread and lots more. A terrific market all around. Related posts: […]
After our impressive currant harvest, we let the currants sit in plastic tubs in the fridge for as long as we could, daring them to rot. Then moments before it was too late, I embarked on a new project: jelly-making! […]
A few photos of the view we have while sipping rosé in Adirondack chairs. Cosmos and fig tree: Pink phlox: More cosmos: This section of the garden needs a bit of help. Cosmos, our new hydrangea, lemon verbena, sage, […]
Rose in hand, our view of the backyard. Related posts: An Easter Egg Hunt Video The Nyack Garden Club Flower Show Open Days Garden Tour: Pretty Penny Nyack Garden Club Plant Sale
Grange in Westwood has been open about two months, and executive chef Christine Nunn — whom some Bergen restaurant fans may recognize from the restaurant Picnic, in Fair Lawn and from her new book, The Preppy Cookbook — has created […]
The best recipe for blueberry cobbler I’ve found! Here it is: Blueberry Cobbler. The blueberry cobbler recipe is originally from “In the Sweet Kitchen” by Regan Daley, and is meant to be a peach and mixed berry cobbler. I haven’t yet […]
Sarah requested a revival of book club during her visit, so we all read Wiliam Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, and Greg led the discussion. All were well edified, and well fed, too. We started with Greg’s pickled onions and […]
A big batch of ribs, smoked over hickory for nearly 6 hours. We served them with cole slaw, cornbread and collards. Here’s the recipe for the rub: Smokestack Rub. Related posts: Smokestack Rub Recipe: Braised Short Ribs Fourth of July […]
Our red currant bush yielded 6 pounds — 6 pounds! — of currants! We’ll be making jelly this weekend. Related posts: Quick Currant Preserves Today’s Blueberry Harvest Our Best Apricot Harvest — Ever Recipe: Rote Grütze
Greg is putting up some summer cabbage. We’ll see you in about six weeks for some ‘kruat! Related posts: Greg’s Birthday Present: The Makings for Sauerkraut Cabbage and Kale Soup with Farro Recipe: Braised Savoy Cabbage Putting the Garden to […]
Our annual order of Benton’s bacon has arrived! Ok, to be honest, there are 3 family’s worth of orders here, but it’s fun to see so much bacon all in one place, isn’t it? Let BLT season begin! Related posts: […]
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.
