Eat. Drink. Live.
Sam got her first taste of the swimming pool at Lake Nanuet. A great little spot, because the whole shallow end is about a foot deep for a long while, which makes it easy to hold a little baby!
Piermont celebrated French Independence Day by closing down the street and serving food, selling trinkets and hiring a band. Because nothing says Bastille Day like a a Dead Cover band. There was also, separately, a carnival in Flywheel Park, hosted […]
A couple of pizzas, a little chicken parm… how can you go wrong? Especially with dining companions such as these:
Somehow, while Greg was hauling dirt out of our driveway, he also found time to make Sour Cherry Farm’s signature dish, Hickory Smoked Chicken. He also put together a salad, following my instructions via text. And wouldn’t you know it, […]
An adorable photo of Sam and Jane at their Music Together class. So sweet!
Sarah and the girls have arrived. We came home from the airport and had supper at the farm. Hot dogs and “torn” for them; leftover lobster rolls for us, eaten later.
With just two children opening gifts,the living room at the Ranch got just as trashed as if all seven adults and three children were participating. The joy of giving! And afterwards, we had a reprise of what is sure to […]
For a little holiday diversion, we took the kids to see the butterfly exhibit and the dinosaurs at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. Oh how Mae hoped a butterfly would land on her hand. Alas. Everyone, however, […]
Sarah and Wilson and the girls arrived late on Boxing Day. We’ll open the presents tomorrow. Today, Mae and Jane just really want to meet “baby cousin.” And after the kids went to bed, Sarah had some alone time with […]
Another in the many family dinners of the summer of 2011!
It was so hot we had to pull a fan up for comfort. But there you have it. Les Gilberts, les Holts and Sarah and the girls, for a fun burger supper. It was fun to set up a […]
Another perfect Tuesday night in summer.
A cucumber cocktail started us off, then we served easy-peasy supper: heated up sloppy Joe’s, procured at Sheppard Mansion’s shop and made from raised-right beef. Blueberry cobbler, too. A good supper indeed.
After our return from Pleasantville, we meandered around the garden, and Jane proceeded to eat nearly every berry we grow!
A few pics from our trip to one of the best markets around. 17
We’ll get back to food in just a moment folks. Indulge me in one more round of fun photos from the lake. (Don’t forget, the motto of SCF is “Eat. Drink. Live.” We’re doing some living!) Swimming with Wilson, Sarah, […]
There’s nothing quite like the stillness of the lake just before sunset. So on both Wednesday and Thursday, we ate super-early and were able to take a dip in the water and a nice spin around the lake before dark. […]
Greg cooked down a bunch of fresh, local tomatoes according to the recipe for The Sauce, then after it was tossed with penne, we topped the dish with fresh heirlooms and basil. And we served it with the hit of […]
After a few days of trying and ending up skies akimbo with mouthfuls of water, Alexis finally mastered waterskiing. She took her first spin on Thursday morning, July 7, 2011, and went all around Sale Creek further than we experienced […]
Greg smoked ribs and chicken and Wilson prepared a fireworks show. The rest of us enjoyed the fruits of their labors.
Jane relaxes on the lounge chair before her breakfast is served.
Each year during October, Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson sets up thousands of Jack O’Lanterns on its property. It really is a sight.
Supper didn’t turn out quite as we’d hoped at Umami in Croton-on-Hudson. We got there just 10 minutes after Kelli and Patrick, but weren’t able to get our dinners in time before we had to leave for the Great Jack-o’-Lantern […]
A family get-together in the orchard, with the Ranchers, Grandmom, Boo, Sarah and the girls. We had a cornucopia of supper vegetables and a grilled pork chop on top:
When Sarah and I got back from our big day of fun — seeing Memphis on Broadway and having a jaw-droppingly good lunch at Nougatine — we weren’t prepared for yet another entertainment extravaganza! But as soon as we walked […]
Another family meal together, but this time, we made it easy on ourselves, it being a school night and all. Take out from our favorite wing place, Bon Chon:
Sarah went out to brunch and Wilson, Greg and I minded the kids for the afternoon. We did a little baking and a little planting and all was well.
Joining us in the orchard for a visit with the Waggoners and the Ranchers are Kelli and Patrick! Welcome, kids.
Sarah and the girls are in town for their annual summer trip! Mom can’t get enough of Jane: For our first course, we had the Cold Pink Soup.
Jessica and Kelly hosted the whole family for dinner on Friday night, including Sarah and Mae and Jane, and Kelly’s brother and sister-in-law Brady and Karen and their two girls. You might say it was a family reunion of sorts.
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.
