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The whole family came together a few days after Christmas to celebrate Leigh’s 75th birthday. Mom cooked a feast, we drank wine and sang songs — and even figured out a way to take a few family portraits. It was […]
Saturday night supper at Leigh and Sondra’s. One in a series of “Leigh with a drink.” And mom, too. Chicken supper with kale. Love and grammy. Related posts: Saturday Supper at the Ranch Supper at the Ranch Saturday Night Supper […]
Supper with the family. We brought our signature smoked chicken over. Leigh provided cocktails. \ Sleepover! Sisters. Related posts: Saturday Supper at The Ranch Supper at the Ranch Sloppy Joe Supper at the Ranch Supper at the Ranch
Father’s Day at the Farm. The menu: Smoked chicken, charred green beans with orange, watermelon with feta and mint. + Shrimp cocktail to start. Oh, and juleps. As you do. Shrimp LeighLo! Sides: Supper: Father and his granddaughter. Related posts: […]
Burgers on Mother’s Day is our annual tradition. The rite is in honor of Grandmom, who used to say “I can’t remember the last time I had a hamburger!,” even if she’d had one the night before. Our only twist […]
The first mint juleps of the season. Cheers! Swordfish, scallops, green beans and cauliflower: What. Obviously we wear swim goggles at the dinner table. Sam and LeighLo: Lexi and Sondra: Happy supper! Related posts: Supper at […]
Sondra and Leigh have returned from their annual six-week trip down south. Those snowbirds! So we welcomed them back with a meal of double-cut pork chops, green beans with bacon and a nice salad. Meat snacks. Cocktail hour. A big […]
After all this travel and work, it was a pleasure to settle in for a long MLK Jr. weekend and do a little cooking. I made two recipes from the wonderful Canal House Cooks Every Day book, brisket and — […]
The farm’s great friend Boo had an industry reading of her new play, “Too Close to Home.” It was extraordinarily well-received, and not least of all because the actor Judith Light read the part of the main character. The reading […]
A low-key Mother’s Day this year: a trip to the nursery (a requisite for all Mother’s Days, I’d bet), and burgers — in honor of Grandmom — at the house. “Mom, take a picture of me with this plant!” “OK” […]
We had a quiet but delicious Thanksgiving this year. Les Gilberts joined us at the Ranch, where we raised a glass to all our blessings, then sat down for a scrumptious meal, from oysters to chocolate tart. In what has […]
Vegetarian supper on the patio, then a movie on the big screen with my niece, Lexi, visiting from North Carolina. On the plate, Alice Waters’ Ratatouille. On the silver screen, Far from the Madding Crowd. Not bad. Not really a summer, outdoor […]
The visit from the sister outpost is, sadly, coming to an end. The last hurrah was a delicious supper of grilled chicken and corn at the Ranch. We drank some rose, the girls put on a show for us — […]
Sarah has arrived for her annual visit! For our first family dinner, we gathered at the farm to have steak, watermelon salad, corn and Doris’ Cucumber Salad. Fun in the yard! Fun on the patio! Yummy supper: The girls have […]
In honor of Grandmom, who never met a burger she didn’t love — an often couldn’t remember the last time she had a burger (“I can’t remember the last time I had a hamburger!”), even when it was only the […]
Friends gathered for celebratory meal honoring emerging playwright Leigh Flayton after the reading of her play, “The Generator,” at Cherry Lane Theatre. Kelli, Marissa, Melanie It was, for Leigh, one of those events that brings friends from all parts and times of your […]
Church. Cocktails. Photos by the tree. Dinner. Dessert. Fire. Family. Friends. Merry Christmas! At the kids service at Grace: Les Dorkages at the tree: Samantha thanks Kelli and Sarah for her beautiful dress: Photo credit, Samantha: Kale salad with […]
What a wonderful holiday with family and friends. We planned a menu (over lots of wine!), cooked with our families, then brought everyone and all the delicious food together under one roof (with lots of wine!). We did turkey three ways. Irene […]
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 […]
Saturday night in the summer at the farm: burgers on the grill and a movie on the garage. Except this time, the burgers were vegetarian. We used Maria Reina’s Seasonal Chef recipe from Small Bites for Black Bean-Chipotle burgers […]
A bit of a hazy evening turned into a beautiful moonrise over Memorial Park. Great music, too: We started with Chip Larison and the Cat Fight Blues Band, then Sam Waymon and the Magic Band took the stage. Good times. […]
The Texas contignent’s last concert of the season. Related posts: Last Concert in the Park Concert at the Park Sarah Arrives! Concert at the Park! Concert in the Park
A last hurrah while the cousins are here. The season’s first BLTs, plus a classic favorite movie: ‘Airplane.’ Sondra, Leigh, Kelli, Patrick, Boo and Irene join us for dinner. The BLT! It was excellent. Related posts: BLTs on the […]
An early supper at the Ranch with the cousins! Excuse the blur! Chicken, salad and bulgar salad: Related posts: Sloppy Joe Supper at the Ranch Supper at the Ranch: Farewell to Lexi Supper at the Ranch Saturday Supper at The […]
As I also reported on Small Bites, the Rockland Farm Alliance, which operates an organic farm on the Cropsey property in New City, held a fundraiser last month at 8 North Broadway. I got the chance to meet the farmers and […]
The East Pole is a new(ish) restaurant on the Upper East Side from the guys behind The Fat Radish and The LeadBelly. We chose brunch at The East Pole becuase it was only a few blocks from the Whitney, with […]
With Sarah in town, we invited the Ranchers over for a simple Friday night supper. A tarragon-mustard chicken with farro and greens. Good times! Related posts: Saturday Night Supper: Roast Chicken (With Recipe!) Sunday Night Supper: Beet Salad and Roast […]
Merry Christmas everybody! I’m sorry to say that SCF doesn’t have the extravangza of recipes and cooking posts that normally accompany this time of year. (Like in Christmas 2012, Christmas 2011, Christmas 2010…well, you get the picture…) I have been […]
Related posts: Sam Sings Happy Birthday to Grammy Happy First Birthday, Samantha! Happy Birthday, Leigh! Samantha’s Second Birthday
Supper at Saint George was a three-birthday celebration: for Greg, Sondra and Leigh. Greg, yes, was born in October, but ever since then we hadn’t had a chance to celebrate. Sondra and Leigh are December babies. We started with cocktails, […]
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.
