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A dusting of snow on the ground, a fire in the fireplace and this chili in our bowls. Welcome, winter. Beef and Chorizo Chili with Beans 2 pounds ground sirloin 3 links chorizo (about 1/2 pound) 1 tablespoon olive oil […]
A fine recipe from Cook’s Country — lots of umami (even more if you grate some Parmesan on top!). Cooks recommends Lacinato kale, but curly or even baby kale works just fine. The parchment paper helps the beans cook evenly. […]
About to pull out of the driveway on the way to work one morning, and I was struck at how beautiful the Black Eyed Susans were. Finally, this little corner of the farm, neglected so long, is getting its due. […]
Roasting the beans in a cast iron skillet gives them a smoky, charred flavor sort of like that you get with padrones. Adding a little sweet and sour from the orange and vinegar is just the right touch. I’m giving […]
Sour Cherry Farm just placed its first order from Bakers Creek Heirloom Seeds. We’ve grown a few of these varieties in the past (the speckled trout lettuce is a favorite), but this is the first time for many others. We […]
I’ve been quite lazy with my photography lately… apologies, readers! I don’t even have photos of the Mother’s Day celebration we put together, and it was an impressive menu with homages to many mothers: Hamburgers (with a nod to Grandmom, […]
Who said we won’t learn? We discovered a few recipes using the sofrito method of imparting deep, rich, flavor to our dishes and we’re using it in our own cooking now. Greg made a sofrito by pureeing and sautéing onion, […]
The temperature hovering around 90 with almost 100 percent humidity. Well isn’t that a fine how-do-you-do-to summer? We still didn’t have the air conditioners in, but we did have a fan or two. We plugged one in to an extension […]
A simple birthday supper at Sour Cherry Farm: Burgers and beans with some oven fries and a little salad. We started with cocktails, natch. Aviations for everyone! Related posts: Celebrating Mother’s Day with Burgers and Beans Sunday Supper with Grandmom […]
Our annual Christmas tradition: tamale supper. This year, we started with margies, too. Related posts: Christmas Eve Supper 2011 Christmas Dinner at the Farm 2010: Tamales, Hibiscus Margies, Baba Au Rhum Christmas Eve at the Ranch 2010 ‘On the Road’ […]
Our beans. Our lettuce. Our onions. The only thing we didn’t raise was the skirt steak. We just don’t have room for that. Yet. Related posts: Sunday Supper: Santa Maria Beans and Steak Sunday Supper with Grandmom and the Ranchers: […]
The plants got a late start this year, but the garden seems to be perking up quite a bit now that Memorial Day weekend is here. Here’s a look around, starting with the chives in the herb garden: Related posts: […]
A simple supper with Grandmom’s favorite dish as the centerpiece. A few daffodils and a nice glass of wine — how could you go wrong? Happy Mother’s Day. Related posts: Christmas Dinner at the Farm 2010: Tamales, Hibiscus Margies, Baba […]
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 […]
We didn’t have a morning present exchange this year. Instead, Mom and Leigh went to brunch and the three of us headed to Rockland Lake (for the third day in a row!) for a nice winter walk. We met back […]
Greg made a simple supper for us on a Wednesday night, but it looked so beautiful I couldn’t resist taking a photo! Beans on toast with peas and onion, and an arugula salad from the garden with butternut squash and […]
It’d been four years — four years! — since we’d seen Thor and Cathy. We were so happy to welcome them and their son Jahn to the farm for a long-overdue visit. On our first night, we had pulled pork […]
I came across this recipe in Bon Appetit and liked the do-ahead nature. Plus, it’s a great way to have a warm dish that uses fresh tomatoes. Sometimes you get tired of just slice-and-serve. Related posts: Amazing Barbecue Baked Beans, […]
Here’s our occasional update on the progress in the fields at Sour Cherry Farm. The early summer harvest is slowing down, and we’re getting more flowers and ornamentals as we wait for late summer tomatoes and fall crops like figs, […]
We had a grand old time celebrating the grand old flag at Lettie’s on Independence Day. We grilled. Drank wine. And laughed. Tons. Related posts: Supper: Hickory Smoked Chicken and AB’s Baked Beans Rose Blind Tasting: Which Long Island Wine […]
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.
