Eat. Drink. Live.
The flowers and fruits are coming in! Related posts: Update on the Garden: Hydrangeas, Hyssop, Dianthus, Bees and More Garden Update: Blueberries, Apricots, Daisies Garden Update: Hydrangeas, Cherries Garden Update: Coneflowers, Cosmos, Blackberries and Butterfly Bushes
Just a couple shots from the front-yard garden this morning. The garlic is sprouting nicely, and the bumblebees are helping our blueberries along. Happy spring! Related posts: Samantha Picks Blueberries Update on the Fields: Blueberries, Basil, Geraniums and Jasmine […]
Everything’s coming in at once now! Currants, blueberries, cherries! Blueberries ripening: The first round of blueberry harvest! Yum. Related posts: Greg Describes the Blueberry Harvest The First Blueberry Harvest of 2011 at Sour Cherry Farm Cocktail Recipe: Blueberry Caipirinhas […]
Once again, Dorie Greenspan is a genius. This simple, plain blueberry cake is easy and delicious. Dorie considers it good for breakfast, lunch or brunch, but tell you what: it’s nice with a bit of ice cream on top after […]
One of our favorite dishes from our dinner at Grange in Westwood was the Blue on Blue Salad. It combined tender Boston lettuce with tangy blue cheese and sweet berries, with a hint of tarragon. I like our little version […]
It’s easy to call a cocktail a “blueberry” cocktail, just muddle some blueberries at the bottom and call it a day. That’s what we’ve done here with Capirinhas. I’ve adjusted the caipirinha recipe a bit since I first posted our […]
A lovely summer cocktail with tangy Hibiscus, sweet blueberries and refreshing margaritas! Here is the Blueberry-Hibiscus Margarita recipe: Blueberry-Hibiscus Margaritas for a Crowd 1/2 cup hibiscus tea (recipe follows) 1 cup freshly squeezed lime juice 2 cups tequila 3/4 cup […]
The best recipe for blueberry cobbler I’ve found! Here it is: Blueberry Cobbler. The blueberry cobbler recipe is originally from “In the Sweet Kitchen” by Regan Daley, and is meant to be a peach and mixed berry cobbler. I haven’t yet […]
Already on our third or fourth picking, Greg describes this year’s harvest of blueberries. Related posts: Greg Describes the Sour Cherry Harvest The First Blueberry Harvest of 2011 at Sour Cherry Farm Today’s Blueberry Harvest The Farm’s First Pear Harvest
A stunner! We plan on eating them out of hand and also making a cobbler. And the bushes are still brimming with berries. It’s a good year. Related posts: The First Blueberry Harvest of 2011 at Sour Cherry Farm Recipe: […]
Our fruit is ripening! We’ve been picking blueberries and cherries. Currants are next! Related posts: Update on the Fields: Blueberries, Basil, Geraniums and Jasmine On the Hunt for Blueberries SCF Harvests Blueberries Recipe: Maraschino Cherries
A sweet little video where Sam and Hunna pick blueberries. Listen closely and you can hear what we’re joking is her British accent on the word “blueberries.” Related posts: On the Hunt for Blueberries SCF Harvests Blueberries Update on the […]
It’s a weekend of garden work at the farm! We’re planting, weeding and mulching, plus taming a couple of big-assed flowering quinces that have gotten so out of control that I missed seeing our lilac bloom through them! The […]
We’ve decided to take down the blackberries that we so dutifully planted three springs ago. They’re just too darn onery. And a lot of work. Blueberries, on the other hand, are a lot less work: prune them in the spring […]
The bushes in the front fields are starting to bear fruit. Look at this haul! We ate them on cereal, by the handful and in a terrific salad by, yes, you guessed it: Mindy Fox. Blueberries, feta and mint with […]
Normally we don’t go for vodka drinks around here anymore. (We’re into amaro lately.) But this drink, which we found originally in Bon Appetit, looked so refreshing (and seasonal!) that I couldn’t pass it up. When I went to pour […]
Thanks to a warm spring, we’re about a week ahead on the crops this year. And the Pink Jasmine, which SCF fans may remember from such posts as “Welcome to the Farm, Lingonberries and Currants,” has never looked better. And […]
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 […]
Irene had a chicken and some scapes from Stone Barns. We had coleslaw and leftover potatoes for roasting. Sounds like the making for a good supper? It was indeed. Related posts: Summer Supper and the Perseid Meteor Shower Father’s Day […]
The peas and the onions are ready for harvest. More photos of the gardens, including our bees on our lavender (!), after the jump. Related posts: Update on the Gardens: Cherries, Chives, Columbine, Iris, Peonies and More Garden Update: Blueberries, […]
The blueberries are in! The blueberries are in! We got about two or three quarts from the first harvest, I’d say. Here’s a look. Related posts: Dinner from the Harvest at Sour Cherry Farm The Sour Cherry Harvest Sour Cherry […]
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 lovely quick supper. Dress your spinach with blueberry vinaigrette (or balsamic if you don’t have a blueberry vinegar), throw in a few blueberries and top it with seared scallops. You’re out of the kitchen and eating a delicious, healthy […]
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. […]
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, […]
The first blueberry cobbler I did this summer was completely made from our own blueberries. Of course that one was the best; not even the farmers market berries taste as good as ones you grow yourself. But this recipe is […]
Along with a nice smoothie made from the same fruit. Delishy: Related posts: Garden Update: Blueberries, Apricots, Daisies Sunday Morning Breakfast at the House Farm and Fowl; Supper in the Garden Breakfast with Local Strawberries and Fresh Goat Cheese from […]
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.
