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When you want something with bite — both crunch and a little spice — turn to this great radish salad recipe by Melissa Clark in the New York Times. I made it for a Passover seder and it was a […]
Another great winner of a recipe from TheKitchn: Asparagus and Radish Salad with Mint. Marissa and Trae brought the Asparagus and Radish Salad with Mint to Easter supper, and it was a big hit. Easy, delicious, and very spring-y. […]
The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor by Matt Lee and Ted Lee inspired two dishes for our Easter menu this year. One was this easy-peasy appetizer, which is terrific spread on baguettes or crackers or as […]
Sour Cherry Farm just placed its first order from Bakers Creek Heirloom Seeds. We’ve grown a few of these varieties in the past (the speckled trout lettuce is a favorite), but this is the first time for many others. We […]
A look at what’s growing at Sour Cherry Farm in early September. Th sidewalk with zinnas. I like the little ones at about 11 o’clokc best. They don’t sitck out quite as far and just bring a pretty color to […]
It’s pickling season, folks! For one pint of pickles, Greg uses: 3/4 cup white vinegar 3/4 cup water 1 tablespoon mortons kosher salt 2 teaspoons white sugar And adds whatever spices go with whatever’s being pickled. For this round, he […]
There’s nothing like pulling the first harvest out of the ground and serving it, moments later, to guests. These radishes have a nice bite, too! Related posts: The Sour Cherry Harvest Dinner at Harvest on Hudson The Farm’s First […]
Any friend of Boo’s is a friend of the Farm. And that’s how we got to be friends with Susan, Boo’s friend from Phoenix. After just one night of cocktails and dinner at the Farm, we felt like we’d known […]
Our first entirely home-grown meal of 2011 was a simply gorgeous composed salad from the garden, which Greg made with baby fennel, baby arugula, radishes, Swiss Chard and spring onions. He drizzled it with a grapefruit vinaigrette and it was, […]
Patricia Wells has a new book out — and it’s all about salads: “Salad as a Meal” (WM Morrow, 2011). I want to make so many recipes from it, but this is the first we tried. We loved it in […]
We sowed our first seeds on March 13 this year: Lettuce and radishes. Greg jerry-rigged a makeshift cold frame out of a plastic tarp and a couple of broom handles to keep our baby seedlings warm. We’ll let you know […]
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.
