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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” […]
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 […]
Despite predictions of thunderstorms, the weather held out and we had an al fresco supper on the patio (second Sunday in a row!) for Father’s Day. On the menu: flank steak, beet and goat cheese salad with pickled onions and […]
Well, folks, more than a year after we first broke ground, we had our first supper on the patio Sunday night. Grilled sausage, Stella’s potato salad and garden greens. It was a magical night! Yes, we’re going to have to […]
It hasn’t yet been warm enough to dine on the new patio, but the Ranchers joined us to christen it with cocktails this evening. Aviations all around! For supper, we were serving smoked chicken, salad from the garden and […]
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!
Greg grills some terrific pork chops, we serve them with two great salads, and Samantha joins us at the table for the first time. Welcome, Sam!
A simple birthday supper at Sour Cherry Farm: Burgers and beans with some oven fries and a little salad. We started with cocktails, natch. Aviations for everyone!
After Sam’s christening, we came back to SCF for a small buffet lunch. I’m still learning how to balance being a mom, a hostess and a blogger, so you’ll forgive me that there aren’t many good photos. We’ll get there […]
Samantha was baptized the first Sunday after Easter at Grace Episcopal Church in Nyack. Our friend Alan, who is a priest, performed the ceremony, and Kelli and Patrick became her Godparents. Sarah and Rory stood up with their parents, too. […]
A little after-church toad in the hole never hurt anyone, did it? And stunning cherry blossoms as the centerpiece of the restaurant:
The last weekend of February was a pretty quiet one around SCF. I was working on some freelance, so Mom and Leigh watched Srimp. Then they brought her back to the Farm — along with a lovely dinner of Avril […]
Christmas 2011 came to a close with a pork tenderloin dinner and a delicious chocolate dessert from Didier Dumas. Chris was truly in love.
Another in the many family dinners of the summer of 2011!
Our first night of fun at the cabin. What a joy to have all the family in one place for vacation…. we can’t remember the last time that’s happened.
A simple supper with Grandmom’s favorite dish as the centerpiece. A few daffodils and a nice glass of wine — how could you go wrong? Happy Mother’s Day.
We met my folks after church for some Tex-Mex eggs and tortillas. quite liked my chilaquiles. Though no one had a breakfast margarita.
We didn’t have a morning present exchange this year. Instead, Mom and Leigh went to brunch and the three of us headed to Rockland Lake (for the third day in a row!) for a nice winter walk. We met back […]
A big standing rib roast with porcini and bacon sauce, Yorkshire pudding, jeweled roasted vegetables and chestnut mashed potatoes. We are indeed blessed. Merry Christmas to all! Sondra and Leigh enjoy a pre-dinner martini.
Vegetarian chili, cornbread, and cookies — of course.
This is not by any means a family tradition. At least not yet. In fact, I’m not sure our family has ever baked cookies together. But it might become one next year, because it was a lot of fun, and […]
Mom had a big anniversary to celebrate. So we celebrated. The four of us went to Barcel. We ate well indeed, as usual. Mom’s shrimp and chorizo:
We kept it simple for Grandmom’s birthday this year — a cookout at the Ranch. Smile, grandmom!
We wanted to visit with the folks, but didn’t feel much like cooking. So I went to Old World Market and stocked up on salads from their deli counter, chili, bun and, of course: hot dogs!
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 […]
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.
After lunch and a matinee of the Broadway show “Promises, Promises” with Kristen Chenoweth, Mom and I met Boo for a drink at Ma Peche. Mom popped out after one drink, and left Boo and I to grab a quick […]
Mom and I had a girls’ day in the city: lunch and a show. For lunch, we went to Anthos, the fancy Greek restaurant in midtown. They have a crazy-good deal for lunch: $28 for a three-course prix fixe. Plus, […]
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.
