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Stone Barns Center has started a series calleld “Beekeeping for Newbees,” and Greg and I were there to learn all about setting up the hive, the queen’s nuptial flight and other bee-related knowledge. Dan Carr, Stone Barns livestock assistant and […]
We made the most delicious winter meal from Mindy Fox’s new cookbook, “A Bird in the Oven And then Some.” I can’t rave enough about the book, which is organized in a unique way: roast chicken recipes (and side dishes […]
Irene first served this cocktail at the book club’s discussion of “On the Road.” We’ve since requested it at bars and made at home. Several times. It’s adapted from David Wondrich, cocktail historian and writer extraordinaire. According to Esquire, for […]
Sometimes when we get on a jag, we really get on it. It seems to happen often with Cafe Barcel, where we found ourselves on another Friday night, ending up with another tasting. It started with this lovely fried fish […]
One of the best things about January is the promise that, at the end of the cold, dark and wintry month, we’ll have the chance to indulge in lovingly made, creative and honestly delicious food and drink. Each year around […]
I swear they make the best cappuccino on the planet at Art Cafe in Nyack. Even better than Italy. Seriously. Go try it. You’ll see what I mean. Related posts: Lunch at Art Cafe in Nyack More Great Grub at […]
Recession Sidecars? Yes. When you’ve got a big bottle of brandy you bought for a punch, sometimes you have to use it up. Even though you’d rather have cognac. We sipped these while putting the finishing touches on our Roman […]
I came across this recipe in “An Apple Harvest: Recipes and Orchard Lore” by Frank Browning and Sharon Silva (10 Speed Press). It turns out to be fabulous — and unlike most anything you’ve ever tasted. Try it. You’ll see. […]
I don’t think we’ve ever had as much snow! You can’t even see the trunks of the sour cherry trees! Related posts: Sour Cherry Galette Welcome to the New Sour Cherry Farm The First Sour Cherry Pie of the Season […]
We enjoyed Aviations by the fire on Friday night, and then went upstairs for dinner in front of the TV. Dinner was breakfast: fried eggs, bacon and Eggo waffles. Really. No photos. Related posts: Saturday Night Supper by the Tree: […]
Kris and Tom hosted the book club’s meeting about “On the Road,” and Rory led an eye-opening discussion, wherein the club members revealed their own “On the Road” experiences, and discussed the Deans they’ve known over the years. And some […]
As might be expected, our book club has turned into a sort of cooking club, too. Each meeting, the hosts try to match the meal with the book, whether through food mentioned it it, or inspired by a region. Kris […]
I am so proud of my thrift. I took the bone from our Christmas Eve standing rib roast (which I’d frozen) and the braising liquid from our braised short ribs (which I’d frozen), added some water, a couple of celery […]
We are going way back to the archives for this one. Back on post 48 on Sour Cherry Farm, in January of 2006: French Onion Soup. I haven’t changed the recipe much, except I haven’t done the onion confit in […]
I don’t have any photos to go along with this one, but you can see some over here on this old post for French Onion Soup. Recipe, after the jump. Related posts: How to Make Homemade Chicken Stock Prime Rib […]
We got these great English muffins mail order from Wolferman’s. We’d cleaned out the freezer and found some ham. Greg cooked these up with his special egg rings he found on sale and Williams-Sonoma eons ago. That’s a breakfast of […]
A simple Friday night supper: Buy delicious three-cheese agnolotti from Eataly in October. Throw it in your freezer for three months. Use a garlic press to mince 3 cloves of garlic. Saute them in olive oil. Open a can of […]
Another Sunday, another playoff game, another turn down at the pub. Again, Boo was with us. Sorry for the blur. Related posts: OVI for Wings and Pizza Delicious Pizza at Motorino Bobby’s Burger Palace: This Burger is Crunchified!
We’ve been on a duck jag lately, but I wanted to try something a little different. I came across a recipe for Rice with Duck and Apricots while flipping through Food & Wine, and realized it was a take on […]
One of my favorite things about the foie gras terrine with beet juice at WD-50 was the candied olives. They were briny but sweet, and stuck to my molars like a Sugar Daddy. I also loved them in the arroz […]
I think I must have a thing for baking pastel vasco in January. I did it last year almost to the day! It’s a recipe from one of favorite books, “Sunday Suppers at Lucques,” and it’s kind of like a […]
OK, I don’t know what’s come over me. I said in this post here on Cook’s Illustrated’s Pot Roast that I’d mostly given up using Cook’s Illustrated recipes because they were too fussy. But this recipe is like they read […]
What to do when you’ve got a bunch of apples in a bowl that are starting to get a little soft? Cut them up, throw them in a pot with some sugar and lemon juice and make applesauce! Related posts: […]
There’s been a lot of buzz about Osteria Morini, the casual “farmhouse chic” (really) trattoria in SoHo where Michael White — chef of Marea, Convivio and a bunch of other well-regarded Italian restaurants — is in the kitchen. The menu focuses […]
Kris and Tom began a custom last winter of heading to the Hudson House during snowstorms to enjoy old fashioneds. This time, they couldn’t join, but Irene and Greg and I found ourselves at the Hudson House bar anyway, sipping […]
Being off this week, I took over shoveling duties. What was left, that is. Our neighbor was very kind to snowblow us out, and the kids next door did most of the driveway. But there was still show to move. […]
We got slammed again. About a foot this time, I’d say. Here’s a look. Related posts: Cleaning Up after the Blizzard Christmas Blizzard 2010 A Tree Comes Down in Nyack Sunday at the Farm: Hot Dogs and Hydrangeas
Expecting a snow storm, we warmed the house with roast chicken. We had it for supper with fingerling potatoes and romaine lettuce: Related posts: Fried Chicken Saturday Night Supper Incredible Pot Roast from Cook’s Illustrated Dinner from the Harvest at […]
Braised short ribs on a cold January day? Nothing beats ’em. I found this recipe for braised beef short ribs on Epicurious, but I only used the short rib part, ignored the vegetable part, and served the ribs over polenta. […]
Wild Card Saturday has become a decade-long tradition. It started back in 2002 in our apartment on Burd Street with the Snow Bowl: New England Patriots v. Oakland Raiders during a big-ass snowstorm. It has turned into an annual gathering […]
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.
