Eat. Drink. Live.
On a random winter Saturday, we decided to open a big bottle of wine. B-I-G big! We brought two up from the cellar to decide. Both bottles were gifts from our Wine, Wit and Wisdom Shower, an engagement party-slash-Jack and […]
Heading to a Broadway show with an out-of-towner? Only one place to go these days: Ippudo. SCF fans will recognize most dishes here (previous Ippudo coverage here and here), so we’ll just go with a visual post this time. But […]
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 […]
Karen is visiting from Australia, and spent a quiet weekend with us here at the farm. First outing: Chappaqua Farmers Market for Doughnation Pizza (not pictured) and pumpkin picking (pictured). Here are a few sweet pics. Related posts: Chappaqua Farmers […]
With Karen in town covering the UN General Assembly, we thought it a good time to visit the 9/11 Memorial for the first time. We met her down there for a quick visit. Related posts: On a Hot Memorial Day, […]
Karen, in to cover the UN, spent the night Friday, and we had a rollicking time on the porch with the neighbors. In the morning, we headed downtown for a walk and some eggs. Harry’s! Chicken tinga tacos for me! […]
Our day at the beach. Our evening at the beach. We don’t do much, but it sure is fun. [wowslider id=”28″] Related posts: Amagansett, Day 1 At the Beach in Amagansett A Day at the Beach Back at the […]
Lobster rolls and oysters at the Clam Bar. Yes, summer is here. Related posts: Lunch at Clam Bar at Napeague Clam Bar at Napeague Louie & Johnnie’s Cheesesteaks and Clam Bar (Fellini) Fish Farm at Napeague
Karen and I did a redux of the Art Barge Bike Trip that Patrick, Greg and I did two years earlier. Well, almost. We didn’t go to the Fellini Fish Farm. And we didn’t actually go to Art Barge. Hence, […]
We’re back in Amagansett for a week of beach life. A little beach time during the day. A little dinner for the kids. Then babysitter comes to the unit and we head to the beach for magic hour. Cheers! Related […]
Next stop, after our appetizers at Brooklyn Flea? Lunch, of course! We enjoyed a leisurely lunch in the garden at Franny’s, where we tasted a farro salad with corn, zucchini, almonds, manchego, spring peas and scallions with a lemon vinaigrette. […]
SCF fans may remember our last trip to Brooklyn Flea, where we learned that it draws bargain-hunters looking for cool clothes, beautiful furniture and handmade crafts and jewelry. Unless you’re us, of course. Then you go for the food. Red […]
After our delicious lunch at ABC, we headed off to Madison Square Park and then to Ground Zero. We debated about a five o’clock cocktail, but my pregnant feet were killing me, and I was ready for a rest. Here […]
We adored our lunch at ABC Kitchen. You just feel like you’re dining in New York. Something about it — the local farm-to-table menu, the relaxed but beautiful setting, the here-and-now feeling of the food — just make you feel […]
Before Karen left, the Ausseis had to get a chance to catch up, and it was nice just to have an evening on the porch. We had a great summer supper of skirt steak, corn and tomatoes, with a couple […]
Our dinner at Harvest on Hudson was for a Restaurants We Love column for The Journal News, so I won’t go in to too much detail here. Instead, you can read the article over at LoHud.com on this link here. […]
I can’t say enough good things about Tarry Lodge. We went for lunch on Friday to say goodbye to a friend and colleague, Mary Lynn, and had another delicious meal. I tried the asparagus Milanese: Soft-cooked egg over grilled asparagus […]
Greg had to work, but Karen and I headed out to the Ranch on Sunday for a lovely Sunday supper of lamb chops with Charmoula spices. Related posts: Sunday Supper at the Ranch Sunday Supper at the Ranch Supper […]
Are you sick of us going to Art Cafe yet? At least we tried some new dishes this time — and we had some new faces, too. Karen, Tasha and Shannon. No matter who is dining with us, though, we […]
After an enormous meal at M. Wells for dinner, we decided to go for a light supper of sips and snacks back at the farm. We shook up a shaker of The Bone, and made some Rancho Gordo popcorn. Related […]
M. Wells is a diner. But just on the outside. Here, instead of gum-snapping waitresses and stale coffee, you’ll find pickled pig tongue with housemade soda crackers. Served warm. You’ll also find bone marrow and escargot, oozing with a butter-garlic […]
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.
