Eat. Drink. Live.
A nice celebration of our nation’s independence, at — where else? — Oratamin. We made a blueberry cobbler. Everyone always makes such great food. And, at dusk, sparklers. Sammy! Love this group. Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
First, a pot-luck lunch at the club, then an evening of fireworks at the park. Flowers from the farm: Our contribution: a sugar snap pea salad with mint and feta. I am actually reading a book! Wet rat. Down at […]
An afternoon on the boat, with waterskiing and Octopus and sun and fun!
Inspired by the T-shirt Sam came home with last Independence Day from White House Day Care, we decided to do a family craft: Fourth of July Flag T-Shirts! You just put a blue handprint down on the T-shirt for the stars, […]
After a big haul from the farmers market, we spent the morning enjoying — and preparing — the fruits of our labor! First, breakfast. A perfect peach. The, for dinner later, fresh field peas: Getting the ribs ready for smoking! Making […]
Our friend and neighbor, Faye, hosted a Fourth of July party for the neighborhood! All the gang was there: kids running around and having fun, adults relaxing and having a few beers. I brought coleslaw; Jane brought her delicious plum […]
When I read that the editors at Leite’s Culinaria thought this was the best slaw “known to man,” I knew I had to investigate this claim. Turns out, if they’re not right, they’re darn close to right. This is is […]
We started out Fourth of July weekend off right, with a dinner curated right out of Bon Appetit magazine: tarrgon-gin cocktails, grilled lobsters, corn on the cob, romaine with green goddess dressing. Boo and Irene joined us for dinner on […]
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.
