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I ran a story in the food section this week about gougeres by Russ Parsons of the Los Angeles Times. He said he’d been testing recipes from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, “Around my French Table,” and noticed that her recipe for […]
We started the New Year out right with healthy greens and whole grains. This recipe for Cabbage and Kale Soup with Farro comes from Food&Wine and is a real winner! Nutty from the farro, a little savory and bitter from […]
We knew we wanted to make duck. What else? I flipped through a few cookbooks and poked around online until we found what suited the evening best: Breast of Pekin Duck With Creamy Polenta, Olives, Raisins, and Dried Tomatoes from the […]
There are many things to like about Wasabi — any time of the year. The food is always terrific, the wines are easy-drinking and the atmosphere is fun. What I like so much about going there on New Year’s Eve […]
We somehow found ourselves back at Cafe Barcel, starting another long weekend with a nice relaxing meal. We got to talking to the new chef, Tim Trombley, who said he had just finished prepping for his New Year’s Eve dinner […]
I met my friends Janet and Jerry for supper at The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry, and we were spoiled to death by chef David DiBari, who sent out such tasty dishes as this creamy white polenta and eggs with prosciutto […]
This nor’easter hit the farm hard. At least two feet, maybe more in some drifts. Even the roof had a big pile. The cleanup, after the jump.
Outside: Inside:
With the snow falling outside, we decided to go for bacon. And why not?
On Sunday morning after Christmas, we went to a yoga class, and were planning to set a record by going to the lake four days in a row. But the snow started falling. And it wouldn’t stop for 24 hours. […]
Hibiscus Margaritas are our holiday drink of choice for three reasons: 1. They remind us of our trip to Mexico. 2. They’re absolutely delicious. 3. They’re so darn festive.
Over the years, I’ve done different salads and beans to serve with our annual Christmas Day tamale supper. This year, I decided to go with a simple salad — just lettuce! — but with a creamy dressing, which I thought […]
We have Meredith to thank for introducing us to this great recipe for baba au rhum. It was a cold New Year’s Day weekend at Michael’s in 2008-9, where we made cassoulet and watched movies and baked. All weekend. After […]
We sang all our favorite hymns, from Joy to the World to Silent Night to Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, to Glooooooooooooooooria in Excelsis Deo. Here’s Boo and Greg right beforehand, outside on the steps in the Hopper light. A […]
I also was inspired by Eat Feed Autumn Winter to make the centerpiece of our Christmas Eve dinner what author Anne Bramley calls “A Jolly Great Joint of Beef.” Indeed it is. The only time I varied from her excellent […]
The inspiration for this came from an Ellie Krieger recipe I found on finecooking.com. But instead of making her recipe exactly, I roasted the beets first separately. I also added pancetta, chestnuts and parsnips to the mix. And I parboiled […]
Goes great with steak. Right? Yes. Recipe after the jump.
This recipe comes from a super-cool and very inspiring cookbook called Eat Feed Autumn Winter. (You may remember the book from an exciting supper at the farm where we cooked Pork Chops with Apples and Brandy and Wild Rice Pilaf […]
On the night before the night before Christmas, no one was stirring — a pot, that is. We knew we’d have enough cooking coming up over the next two days, so we took to the pub. And Olde Village Inne […]
We made a few things ahead before our big feast on Christmas Eve (and our small one on Christmas Day). Here’s Boo, stirring mushrooms for the porcini-bacon sauce:
We found ourselves on Wednesday night with a fridge full of food and nothing to cook. It was all for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. So to kick our long holiday weekend off right, we went out. To Barcel, which […]
After our supper of porchetta and potatoes, the neighbors came over and we had a nightcap and a gift exchange. They also got an unexpected gift from Sour Cherry Farm: a vinegar mother I’ve been growing in the basement from […]
As a trial run for our Christmas supper, I tried out a piece of porchetta, an Italian roast, which I got at Tarry Market. It was really very good. But so rich we thought it might be a little much […]
Greg and I went to Kelli and Patrick’s church on Sunday morning to see the little ones in their Christmas pageant. Rory was a shepherd and Sarah and Hugh were sheep. Unfortunately, they shed their costumes faster than you could […]
Art Cafe might just make the best cappuccino on the planet. And it’s good looking, too!
A holiday get-together with Marissa and Boo at the cute local neighborhood joint, Juniper. The chef makes a mean radicchio salad.
I have found for you — or rather, Irene has found for you — your new pre-theater restaurant. It’s just a tiny bit north of a lot of the theaters, but no matter. The food is delicious, the atmosphere is […]
We had some errands to run in Westchester, so before we headed back home over the bridge, we decided to do dim sum brunch in Hartsdale. The pork dumplings were delicious. Juicy and pork-y with a light wisp of a […]
We had a quiet evening Saturday, enjoying Aviations by the fire — and the newly decorated tree — while I prepared some cookie dough for tomorow’s bake-a-thon over at the Ranch.
This December, I worked with a chef at the Culinary Institute of America to put together a holiday cookie article. He came up with the recipes, and we asked for variations on those. So with three basic doughs, you ended […]
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.
