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I discovered a new favorite plum recipe in Dorie Greenspan’s Baking book. It’s like a cross between a pudding and a cake; between breakfast and dessert. You melt butter in the pan in the oven, then add the batter and […]
Dr. Lecter? Dr. Lecter? After much insistence from Boo that “Silence! The Musical” was just about the funniest musical she’d ever seen, Irene, Greg and I joined her for a performance. She may well have been right. We really laughed […]
Louie & Johnnie’s Cheesesteaks and Clam Bar is a little like a booth on the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore: you can get cheesesteaks, raw and cooked clams and a very handsome order of fries. These are the “Housemade Mikey […]
Boulud Sud, Daniel Boulud’s latest restaurant, is devoted to the flavors of the Mediterranean. It’s on the Upper West Side, and so a great place for a pre-theater dinner before a show at Lincoln Center. The rabbit porchetta, below, is […]
Oh, if only I’d made a note of what recipe I’d used for these blueberry pancakes. Or maybe I combined a couple of different recipes? If so: Oh, if only I’d written down what I’d done to make these blueberry […]
Before bed on the e of Irene, we battened down the hatches. We secured the tops of the bee hives and we brought in anything that could get soaked (or fly away) from the porch. Except for a good bit […]
“Some things about a big storm to make you happy.” At least as long as no one gets hurt. And that seemed to be the case on Saturday night of Irene. The hurricane. Not the person. The warnings had been […]
Heirloom tomatoes, terrific chicken. Another winner. Related posts: Restaurant North in Armonk Back at Restaurant North in Armonk Dinner at Nebo Lodge Inn & Restaurant Nebo Lodge Inn & Restaurant on North Haven
SCF fans might say, “What? Another plum tart recipe? The one from Ina Garten isn’t good enough?” Well, indeed it is. But like any curious cook, sometime we like to see what else is out there. Some people might call […]
There is nothing like an apricot right off the tree, nothing. Eating one is like putting a ball of sunshine in your mouth. Apricots from the farmers market are pretty darn close. Not perfect, but a lot closer than what […]
Fried zucchini blossoms are truly one of my favorite summer snacks. Salty, sweet, nutty — all that and at least the semblance that they’re somewhat good for you. Hey! Zucchini is a vegetable, last I checked. If you have a […]
A few pics: e Related posts: Bee Class at Stone Barns Shopping in Palisades: the Market and the Farmers Market Shopping at the Pleasantville Farmers Market Pleasantville Farmers Market
What’s this you say? Fancy Chinese? In Westchester? Yes, the folks behind Lolita in Greenwich, which SCF fans may remember from a couple of summers ago, have opened a similarly hip, fun restaurant in Purchase (of all places) and, as […]
A few years after I spent the summer reading the annotated version of Lolita, we embarked on a study of a different kind. We read the book Goatherd style. The gathering, this time, was at Kate and Peter’s house. They […]
We do so enjoy heading down to the river to hear the concerts in Memorial Park. A picnic, some wine, the soft summer breeze, the gorgeous view. What’s not to love? Related posts: Concert in the Park Summer Opener: Korean […]
SCF fans might remember chef Andrew Carmellini from our trip to Locanda Verde a while back and also from this piece of mine on the future of dining in Arrive mag (which was nominated for best magazine feature by the […]
Boo and I had a big day of fun in the city, starting with an exhibit of photos by Ai Wei Wei, moving on to a walk on the High Line and ending up with dinner at The Dtuch. Related […]
We just never have a bad meal at Barcel. Here, the whole branzino. Just deli shy. Related posts: More Great Grub at Cafe Barcel Tinto: Great Tapas and a Hilarious Meal in Philadelphia Back at Barcel — This Time for […]
We got home, cracked a nice bottle of Wollfer rose and made ourselves some lobster rolls. The great trick we picked up from Red Hook Lobster Pound? Don’t just spread butter on your toasted bun. ACTUALLY toast your bun in […]
We so enjoyed our lobster roll at Brooklyn Flea earlier in the day, and we couldn’t stop thinking about it. So after some hand-wringing (should we drive there? what is the traffic’s bad? what if it costs us another hour? […]
Smorgasburg, run by the same folks who run Brooklyn Flea, is a giant food market that’s more like a flea market. You browse around, tasting a little here and a little there. Our favey spot? Bon Chovie. We liked it […]
When Marissa first moved to Williamsburg, we had to take out money in Manhattan before we went to visit her because there were no ATMs near her. Now her old apartments are right in the middle of hipster central. Not […]
Caroline Fidanza was the chef who put Diner and Marlowe & Sons, two pioneering Brooklyn restaurants, on the map. After leaving those restaurants, she opened a new one with two partners, Elizabeth Schula and Rebecca Collerton. Saltie is a tiny little […]
We’re up for a big day of fun in Brooklyn, kids. First stop: Brooklyn Flea, the market where you can find great bargains for cool stuff and get some delicious food while you’re at it. Come see. Related posts: Walking […]
You might be humming the Squeeze song right now (Pulling mussels from a shell!). But this is no silly little matter. This is good food, folks! It was way too hot to cook inside, so we took it outside. Good […]
Here’s a look at the garden on August 4, 2011. Looking pretty good considering we’ve been on vacation a lot of July! Related posts: Garden Update: Coneflowers, Cosmos, Blackberries and Butterfly Bushes Garden Update: Currants, Bees, Apples Update on the […]
My friend and former colleague Mary Lynn and I met for lunch at the Wobble Cafe in Ossining. I’ve written about it a thousand times, but never actually had the chance to go until today. Ham, brie and some other […]
After our delicious lunch at ABC, we headed off to Madison Square Park and then to Ground Zero. We debated about a five o’clock cocktail, but my pregnant feet were killing me, and I was ready for a rest. Here […]
We adored our lunch at ABC Kitchen. You just feel like you’re dining in New York. Something about it — the local farm-to-table menu, the relaxed but beautiful setting, the here-and-now feeling of the food — just make you feel […]
Before Karen left, the Ausseis had to get a chance to catch up, and it was nice just to have an evening on the porch. We had a great summer supper of skirt steak, corn and tomatoes, with a couple […]
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.
