Too hot to be outside, so we hung out in the living room!
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.
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Supper at Tarry Lodge
Another fun trip to Tarry Lodge, by the request of Sarah. Kelli and Patrick star, too.
Coneflowers from the Garden
A nice haul!
Upon Our Return, A BLT from Benton’s
We finally got to open a pacakge of Benton’s for supper. I don’t think we’ve ever had a better BLT.
A Tour of the Garden
After our return from Pleasantville, we meandered around the garden, and Jane proceeded to eat nearly every berry we grow!
Shopping at the Pleasantville Farmers Market
A few pics from our trip to one of the best markets around. 17
The Carriage House Market at Sheppard Mansion
I sure wish we had a market like this near the farm. All local meats; beautiful seasonal fruits; even artisan crafts like soap and tabletop stuff. It’s really lovely. And we bought a ton of stuff, including sloppy joes for […]
Visiting Sheppard Mansion Farms in Hanover, Pa.
First, a tour of the fields where the Scottish Highland Cattle graze. Then, a look at the garden that chef Andrew Little tends with his staff — and his dad. An amazing operation. I’m thankful to have seen it.
Incredible Breakfast at Sheppard Mansion
This breakfast was just incredible, from the coffee to the eggs to the pastry. Unbelievable!
A Tour of Sheppard Mansion
In Hanover, Pa., there’s an inn and restaurant where the owners take the locavore philosophy very seriously. The owners, Heather Sheppard Lunn and her sister, Kathryn Sheppard Hoar, took over their grandmother’s old mansion after years of it being empty. […]
Touring Gettysburg
I’m not usually one to say: “Hey, let’s go check out a Civil War battlefield!” But when the battlefield is Gettysburg, well, that’s something you don’t want to miss. We spent an afternoon there, and I must say, I want […]
On the Road in Virginia
After a couple of lovely fun days in Charlottesville, we were back on the road — headed to Gettysburg and an overnight in Pennsylvania. But before we left C-ville, we had to stop by the house where my parents lived […]
Zinc in Charlottesville, Va.: Seasonal Farm-to-Table in an Old Gas Station
We noticed a lot of restaurants in old gas stations in Charlottesville — all over the place, really. The novelty of dining at one was appealing, but not if the food wasn’t tempting, too. At Zinc — yes, in an […]
An Old Fashioned Soda Fountain at Timberlake’s Drugs
After our tour of UVA and downtown Charlottesville, we were ready for a little pick-me-up. A Cherry Lime Soda and a seat at the soda fountain at Timberlake’s Drugs was, if you’ll excuse the saying, just what the doctor ordered.
Touring Charlottesville and the University of Virginia
I was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, and I believe this might be the first time I’ve been back since my parents moved away when I was three. There are a number of photos in my mom’s collection that stand in […]
A Tale of Two Breakfasts at Blue Moon Diner in Charlottesville
Greg wins hands down on this one. He went for the BLT with artisan bacon from Nodine’s Smokehouse. I lost. Big time. I went for the biscuit and sausage gravy. On a 90-degree day. What, exactly, was I thinking? It’s […]
Peter Chang’s China Grill in Charlottesville, Va.
Dinner at Peter Chang’s China Grill was reason enough to come to Charlottesville. And I’m sorry to disappoint — especially since this is ostensibly a food blog above all else — but I must confess that it was not because […]
Our Hotel in Charlottesville: The Omni
Comfortable, convenient and not too outrageously expensive. Thumbs up. Here’s our room. Our room looked over an atrium lobby with a glass elevator, and the front doors of the hotel open onto Charlottesville’s pedestrian mall. The hotel is also very […]
Touring Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
The definition of renaissance man: Thomas Jefferson — author of the Declaration of Independence, President of the United States, founder of the University of Virginia. Collector of wines, books and knowledge. A self-taught linguist, architect, inventor and gardener. And as […]
O. Winston Link Museum and Downtown Roanoke
After a pretty bad night’s sleep at the Days Inn Roanoke — which Greg nicknamed the Days Inn Islamabad for its crumbling walls and filthy rooms — we headed out early in the morning to get some brekky and check […]
Roanoke Before the Storm
A big storm was rolling into Roanoke the night we stayed there, and it made for a beautiful sky. But Roanoke is very pretty to begin with. It was founded in the 1850s, and many buildings have Victorian-era architecture. And […]
202 Market in Roanoke, Virginia
We had some rather bad luck at 202 Market, a restaurant in Roanoke, Va. that the local press has deemed worth of 5 stars. I feel bad for Roanokers if this is really the best restaurant in town. While the […]
A Visit to Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams in Madisonville, Tennessee
We were introduced to the beauty of Benton’s — a smokehouse not 40 miles from our cabin in Tennessee — by dining out in New York, particularly at Momofuku Ssam Bar and at PDT. We finally had the chance to get […]
Recipe: Granola with Yogurt, Honey and Fruit
Ok, it’s hardly a recipe. But Greg came up with (and then I modified) a lovely combination of cereal, fruit and yogurt that I think everyone should enjoy. You start with about 1/4 cup of Greek yogurt, and mix some […]
Recipe: Watermelon-Peach-Tomato Salad with Chili and Lime
I came across an inspiration in Southern Living magazine for a Watermelon-Peach salsa with that staple of the South, red pepper jelly. We didn’t have any red pepper jelly, and I’m not particularly fond of it anyway, so I improvised. […]
Chattanooga Farmers Market
It was our last day at the cabin, but tomatoes and peaches were really just coming in. Corn was just getting good. Blackberries were just shedding their last tartness. So we couldn’t pass up the chance to go to the […]
Shaved Zucchini and Fennel Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
We found a winner of a recipe in the summer issue of Eating Well magazine. It’s a completely raw salad with a lovely lemon vinaigrette, and it uses up one of summer’s most prolific vegetables: zucchini.
Farmers on Main Street Market, Wednsdays in Chattanooga
SCF fans may remember our last trip to the Chattanooga Farmers Market. That was the big one, held on Sundays under a grand pavilion. On Wednesdays, you’ll find many of the same vendors, but no craftspeople. This is a producers-only […]
Niedlov’s Breadworks in Chattanooga
Another stop on the in-town errands: good bread. We found it at what we think might be the only artisanal bakery in Chattanooga. It’s called Niedlov. Get it?
Link 41: Artisanal Sausage and Local Bacon in Chattanooga
We’d read about this cool sausage place – local hogs, artisanal craft, you know the deal! – in an article on Chattanooga in Garden & Gun magazine. So we decided to pop in for a few things.
