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Wow! Who knew!? The last time we went to Maura’s Kitchen, it was to pick up some terrific roast chicken takeout. This time, we’re sipping pisco sours and guffawing over how delicious the ceviche is. Yes, it appears that Maura’s […]
Celebrating Hunna’s birthday at one of our favorite places with two of our favorite people: Boo and Sarah. The pizza, as usual, was outstanding. A wonderful, light, airy crust. Proscuitto and arugual topping: Sarah and Boo! Goat cheese fritters: Fennel […]
Hunna started a new job this week: working for Design Within Reach. We’re all pretty excited, not to mention proud! Good work for a good company. He leaves super-early, so Sam and I are on our own those mornings. On […]
The Labor Day games are a nice tradition at the swim club we joined this summer. Just as I remember from when I was particiapting in them as a child! The day starts out with a sponge relay. Whoever carries […]
We had a big night Friday, when we smoked a couple of chickens and had a showing of “Big Night” on the big outdoor screen. Kris and Tom brought over mustard greens and kale (made with Benton’s, natch) as well […]
Sondra and Lexi cooked a terrific vegetarian bibimbap for our last supper. Everyone thought it was a huge hit! Even Sam! Afterwards, we did a few family portraits on the stairs by the back porch. Good times. We’ll miss […]
A summer supper on the patio with seasonal ingredients: corn, tomatoes and peaches. The essence of August! Making our corn soup: A trip to the pool while it chills: Grammy and Lexi feed Samantha: Supper starts. Chilled corn soup […]
The last Tuesday night concert of the season ended with a rainout between acts. What a bummer. But we did get to have our final picnic by the Hudson before the rain came, and to top it off, we […]
Are you tired of BLTs and Caprese salad yet? Good. Neither are we. Here’s a look at more delishy summer food. Fun weekend! Related posts: Sunday Night Supper Sunday Night Supper Sunday Night Pasta Supper Sunday Night Supper at […]
In The Filling Station on 9W in Palisades, we have a world-class hamburger stand not 10 minutes from the farm. And since we were all nursing a bit of a hangover after our late-night movie escapades — what? you’re not […]
It’s been a great month. We end it with BLTs and a fun night at the ranch. Blueberry Caiparinas: Cousins have their last supper of summer 2013: A few portraits of us girls: Tomato salad: BLTs […]
An adventure in the city, with a walk on the High Line and a pizza lunch at Artichoke Basille, which does New York-style pizza right. Here’s a look at the photos. Here’s a stop to see “Untitled” by […]
Our final night in Amagnsett. It was too rainy to spend magic hour at the beach, so we had a little dance party USA with the girls while making dinner. More of those photos to come from Sarah and Laurie, […]
Wherein we drink rose and turn innocent seagulls who happen to be passing by into Ratzo Rizzo from ‘Midnight Cowboy.’ “I”m walkin’ here!” Related posts: Day Two Beach Photos: Amagansett! Photos from Day One of the Beach: Amagansett! At the […]
We thought the day was going to be a washout. Not only did the sun come up, we ended the day with a beautiful moonrise, too. The new outlook reminded Hunna of a poem by Robert Frost: Dust of Snow. […]
As is typical of our vacations, we started out with rain. But we eeked out a nice few hours on the beach, and were able to spend a nice evening on our ocean-view deck. Here are a few photos from […]
When you take a few dogs to the pool, you have a three-way win: 1. Supper is done early. 2. No dishes at home. 3. You can go swimming after supper. Good times. Related posts: Photos from an Afternoon at […]
An early supper at the ranch: takeout from Cassie’s and the last of this lettuce crop from Sour Cherry Farm. (More is on the way!) The cousins all sat together. Cuties. Laurie! No photos of Sondra, Leigh or Greg […]
A few leftover ribs, a watermelon salad and Laurie’s perfect rendition of Stell’as potato salad and we had the makings for supper at the club. We let the kids swim til they were blue, and spread a tablecloth over the […]
Sarah requested a revival of book club during her visit, so we all read Wiliam Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, and Greg led the discussion. All were well edified, and well fed, too. We started with Greg’s pickled onions and […]
Greg took Sam for a walk down to see the cool cars in the main street lot downtown Nyack. I don’t have many photos of that, but here’s a few of the kids and super-cool Delorean: Related posts: The […]
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. […]
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
Good times. Related posts: Photos from an Afternoon at the Pool Sam Gets a Kiddie Pool Relaxing at the Pool Brrr! Turning Blue at the Pool
Just having a grand old time in the “wat-ah.” She knows the moment we turn into the driveway that we’re heading to the pool! Related posts: A Lovely Rain Sam Gets a Kiddie Pool Relaxing at the Pool Brrr! Turning […]
On the hunt for Kewpie Mayonnaise and a few other Asian sundries, we headed to Hmart in White Plains for this week’s groceries. Afterwards, we had to have lunch, of course! Sam had dumplings. But she sure enjoyed my Singapore […]
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 […]
My hunna, my baby and her monkey. I’m reminded of a Beatles’ lyric. Related posts: Where’s Monkey? A Quiet Weekend at the Farm Super Bowl Sunday: Wings, Boo and Baltimore
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, […]
Kris and I have known each other for quite a while now, but it was only last year that we realized our birthdays were just two days apart. So like Kelli (May 5) on my right, Kris is to my […]
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.
