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The farm’s first spears of asparagus are up! We harvested them and had them with a piece of absolutely delicious porchetta from Tarry Market. Porchetta, for those that don’t know, is pork loin seasoned with lots of herbs, especially sage […]
Wherein the bees swarm and congregate on the fence, Greg collects them and puts them in our empty hive. Related posts: The Farm Gets Bees! The Farm Gets a Second Hive of Bees Bad News on the Bees: We Lost […]
For Good Friday supper, we were thinking about turning Mark and Angie on to our newly discovered recipe for Bo Ssam. But, it being Good Friday, for Doris, meat was off the table, so to speak. So we went with […]
That is all. Related posts: Detour: Schmidt’s Meat Market
A little after-church toad in the hole never hurt anyone, did it? And stunning cherry blossoms as the centerpiece of the restaurant: Related posts: Easter Brunch at the Hudson House Mom’s Birthday at Hudson House Brunch at Barcel Dinner at […]
Greg may be at work, but that doesn’t mean we can’t eat well on Saturday nights here at SCF. I present eggs over easy with Schaller & Weber lardons, arugula from the garden and Wave Hill bread with lemon olive […]
I don’t have nearly as extensive of coverage as Jennifer does over on Nyack Backyard, but I took exactly three photographs at the centennial flower show of the Nyack Garden Club. Number one. A scene setter: Number 2. My mom’s […]
I pruned one of our sour cherry trees and had enough branches to make this arrangement in our foyer, and to give similar arrangements to neighbors. Now let’s hope we get some cherries, too! Related posts: Snow So High You […]
The polenta with mushrooms and a soft egg was a new one. Not that we needed an excuse. Oh and also, Tom had been raving about the tuna, fresh from the docks at Montauk: Wow. More, including the runny egg, […]
I don’t know if it’s because Samantha wakes me up in the night, or if my tastes are changing, but lately, I’ve found I need my coffee to taste better. We’ve gone almost exclusively French Press. I’ll post about that […]
A big, beautiful pork shoulder. Seasonal salads. Lovely wine. Yes, just another Sunday brunch at Irene’s. Related posts: Brunch with Kelli at Cienega Sunday at the Farm: Hot Dogs and Hydrangeas Sunday Morning Brekky: Eggs with Arugula, Tortillas and Salsa […]
Mom had a few friends over for a fancy Saturday supper at The Ranch, and Sam and I were honored to be included. Of course Sam was upstairs sleeping when we all got to enjoy Anita’s lovely dessert, a blackberry […]
We got out in the garden for the first time this spring, and found beautiful flowers greeting us. And there there’s this flower, too! Come see the progress in the fields, after the jump. Related posts: Planting Bulbs at SCF […]
Kris and Tom know how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Green beer? Green bagels? Pshaw. They make a nice cocktail with Irish whiskey and serve Tom’s great grandmother’s Irish Soda Bread. Not to mention a healthy helping of Corned Beef, […]
For Saint Patrick’s Day, Tom made a loaf of Irish Soda Bread, and it was utterly delicious. Not too sweet, not too dry. Best part is that the recipe comes from his grandmother, who was from County Kerry. He was […]
And just like that, winter is over. Skirt steak with Alton Brown’s marinade, baked potato and greens from the Palisades Farmers Market. With wedges of rosemary ring bread from Balthazar Bakery (also sourced at the Palisades Market). Related posts: The […]
The spring weather has arrived — at least temporarily. And so there I was, pruning the blueberries in the front with Sam in her newest neglect-a-tron — — and Tasha pops her head out the door. Feel like a cocktail? […]
How many times do you sit down with a brunch menu and say.. hmm? Breakfast or lunch? And then, once you say breakfast, you have to decide: Am I going sweet or savory. Well, nine times out of ten, I […]
Just because Greg is at work on the weekends doesn’t mean I won’t occasionally be making something really great to eat on Saturday nights. This week, I went to the Palisades Indoor Farmers market and got some Long Island scallops […]
The Filling Station, which SCF fans may remember from our trip there on New Year’s Eve day, has such delicious burgers. After a trip to the Palisades Indoor Farmers Market, we were powerless to resist stopping for lunch. Yes indeedy. […]
For our Friday night by the fire, we had Perfect Manhattans made with Rittenhouse Rye and then settled in for a bowl of Greg’s terrific homemade soup. This is the third time he’s made the soup, so I think we’re […]
After what can really only be called maternity leave from book club, we met again for the first time since before Samantha was born. To make things easy on everyone, especially the new parents, we chose a children’s book: The […]
Finally! The neighbors and I hadn’t really seen each other since the holiday season, and we finally got a chance to catch up. We walked down to Wasabi and had a lovely supper of sushi and other delishy Japanese foods, […]
Our good friend David, whom SCF fans may remember from this summer in Charlottesville, is in town for a holiday. We met him for a delishy lunch at Pastis, which we chose because 1. David is a Francophile; and 2. It’s […]
I almost wouldn’t post this meal if it weren’t for the wonderful time we had celebrating Irene’s birthday. I mean. How many times can you go to a restaurant in just one month? Three, I guess. The answer is three. […]
Restaurant North, which you’ve no doubt seen a few times here on SCF and Small Bites, was awarded a Snail of Approval by Slow Food Metro North, and threw a dinner to thank the farmers and friends of the restaurant. […]
After church on Sunday, Sam, Mom, Leigh and I had some eggs, er, excuse me, heuvos, at Harry’s Burritos. My huevos rancheros: Related posts: Brunch with the Ranchers at Harry’s Burritos in Nyack Breakfast at City Limits Diner Lunch at […]
What took us so long? We’d heard about the bo ssam dinners at Momofuku Ssam Bar. We’ve had the Momofuku cookbook for a couple of years now. Sam Sifton wrote about the Bo Ssam dinner in the New York Times […]
OK. We’ve been twice now. And yes, it’s that good. The shrimp in garlic sauce: We meant to just go to have a quiet dinner for three (with srimp), but when we walked in, we ran into some friends, and […]
We celebrated Valentine’s Day with some champers by the fire and a lovely (and delishy) chocolate cake from Sadie, who created it for The Pie Lady. My story over on Small Bites about Sadie’s cake is linked here. Our champers: […]
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.
