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We made this New York Times Cooking recipe for Chicken Shawarma to take to a pot luck party, and it was a big hit. Everyone raved about the white sauce that accompanies it. Sam Sifton recommends “cutting plain yogurt with […]
When you’ve got a sick spouse/child/friend/self, there really is nothing like having a homemade chicken soup. The key to this soup — as with any, really — is to make your own broth. We do so every six months or […]
Friday night with Boo as our guest. Sam puts on a show! Cheers, Boo! We read LIttle House on the Prairie. My old copy. We serve our famous Crispy Chicken Thighs. Boo is happy. Good times. Related posts: Friday Night […]
Ever since we first made the recipe for Crispy Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs last December, it has become a winter staple at SCF. It takes about 10 minutes to put together, and comes out perfect every time. Here, my Instagram […]
What a revelation! An easy, set-it-and-forget-it recipe that turns out 12 beautifully crispy, juicy chicken thighs + a lemony sauce in about 45 minutes. You just cut an onion and throw it in a pan with some garlic, rosemary and […]
Here’s something I can’t believe actually happened: Our Pyrex dish shattered inside our oven, splintering into glass that littered the oven floor and exploded chicken jus all over the walls and glass. Do you see all the pieces? We were […]
A chicken shawarma recipe has been haunting me. It looks so damn good on the New York Times cooking site. Go ahead, take a look. It’s here: Chicken shawarma recipe. After I clicked on it once, I saved it to my […]
We had braising on the mind, and blood oranges on the counter. After a browse up and down internet road, I came up with this Blood Orange Braised Chicken. It went so beautifully with a rice-cherry-nut salad from Ottolenghi and […]
It being a Sunday night, I took a little extra time with these birds, slipping softened butter, thyme and rosemary under the skin, and rubbing the outside of the birds with garlic cloves, lemon zest and lots and lots of […]
Here’s a great slow cooker recipe for Halloween night — or any night. It’s adapted from this Chicken Paprikash with Sour Cream recipe from Epicurious. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:17] Related posts: Thai Coconut-Chicken Soup Chicken Soup with Lime and Hominy (Sopa de Lima) […]
There’s a little chicken joint in the strip mall down the road from the farm. After 10 years, we finally decided to give it a try. Wow! So glad we did! While the rice and beans weren’t the best, the […]
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a supper at the Ranch! We took Sam over, put her in the crib and had a fun time with Grammy and LeighLo. I didn’t take many photos, but we did have […]
Two more Bon Appetit recipes. One, a beet salad, was a success. The other, chicken with chickpeas, was not our favorite. But it made for a few beautiful photos! Related posts: Saturday Night Supper: Roast Chicken (With Recipe!) Sunday Night […]
It’s been a while since we pulled out Mindy Fox’s excllent book “A Bird in the Oven.” One favorite recipe is Roast Chicken in Porchettata, where you take the delishy flavors of sage, garlic and fennel pollen that you find […]
Since I didn’t have much of a vacation over my holiday — being struck with the flu and in bed the whole time wasn’t very festive! — we decided to take a day for some actual fun. So, yes… A Big […]
After just one visit to Roost, we were eager to get back. Dinner was even better this time around, if that’s possible! Pays d’auge sour: brandy, maple syrup and lemon juice: Like a Sidecar, but with soft edge. Caesar […]
Our ‘new’ neighbors have lived across the street for almost two years now, but we hadn’t had a chance to have supper together until now. Way overdue, and so much fun, too. We took a cue from Peggy’s delishy appetizer […]
Sarah and the girls arrived at Westchester Airport at 3 p.m. By 6:30, we were all down at Memorial Park, picnic table assembled, Bambi blanket spread and beach chairs upright. Steven Swann played and the evening was an absolute blast. […]
I think we can say by now that this butterflied smoked chicken is a classic at SCF. We’ve made it time and time again, and it never fails to impress. A brined chicken, butterflied — or spatchcocked, as some like […]
A Thai Chicken Curry recipe that Samanatha adored. It’s easy to make and only uses one pot. Except for the rice, of course. Delishy. Try it! From Bon Appetit. Of course. Thai Chicken Curry 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 4-ounce […]
We love this soup so much that we’ve try new recipes for it all the time. This latest comes from Cooks Country, the colorful, casual (and a slightly cheesy) sister to Cooks Illustrated. It’s very straightforward, and quite delicious. Give […]
Sopa de Lima is a dish from Yucatan, where limes are plentiful. We crossed a recipe for it from Fine Cooking’s terrific new book, “Make It Tonight” with the idea of tortilla soup and came up with this dish. You […]
Light, crunchy batter. Spicy, firey sauce. What’s not to love about Korean Fried Chicken? This is the second or third time we’ve made this recipe, which originally came from the New York Times. Since then, we have found that you don’t […]
Kelli and Patrick invited us along for a Harvest Hayride at the park in Irvington. The kids had a ball. Even Sam. Related posts: Halloween at the Farm Supper with the Kids at Umami in Croton Easter Dinner No. 2: […]
Chicken salad isn’t the most beautiful dish to look at. I tried to make it a little more appealing by placing it in the blue bowl. Nice bowl, sure. Doesn’t really help, I know. But trust me. This is a […]
Annie put together a nice feast for Easter on Saturday night, and invited some of the friends and family over who hadn’t yet met Samantha. Can you say ham and hot dish? Oh yeah! Related posts: Easter Dinner No. 2: […]
Mindy Fox’s killer cookbook “A Bird in the Oven and Then Some” comes through again in a big way. Her Roast Chicken in Porchetta is stuffed with lots of garlic and herbs and a very nice helping of fennel pollen, […]
We’ve had lots of kind and generous people cooking delicious suppers for us while we Gerry accustomed to caring for this tiny human being that’s now a part of our lives. Tonight, Marissa brought over a casserole dish filled with […]
Greg smoked ribs and chicken and Wilson prepared a fireworks show. The rest of us enjoyed the fruits of their labors. Related posts: Fourth of July Supper: Steak, Corn, Beans and Bread. How American of Us! Sunday Barbecue with Bob’s […]
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 […]
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.
