Eat. Drink. Live.
When I tell you that these are the best baked beans you’ll ever have, you should believe me. They’re from an Alton Brown recipe, and I originally discovered it on the Serious Eats blog. (I wish my photo looked as […]
It couldn’t be easier to make delicious homemade fresh lemonade — and it’s oh-so-much better tasting than anything you mix up from a powder.
I got a bee in my bonnet about having some creme fraiche ice cream to go with all the good fruit and pies we’ve been having, and that’s not something they have in the freezer aisle at the store. So […]
I’ve been using this recipe — which I originally found on Epicurious — since 1999. When you’re looking for the flavors of Morocco, it’s a can’t-miss.
Shrimp cocktail is my Grandmother’s favorite hors d’oeuvre, and it’s always a crowd-pleaser. If you take the time to cook it fresh, rather than buying frozen and defrosting it, your shrimp will have texture — it’ll pop in your mouth, […]
A great all-around barbecue sauce from The Cook’s Illustrated Guide to Grilling and Barbecue. It tastes like it took all day to make, but it is really quite simple.
When we used this recipe from The Cook’s Illustrated Guide To Grilling And Barbecue to season 5 pork shoulders, we doubled this recipe and ended up with just the right amoung. For 1 pork shoulder, this should do, and you’ll […]
David DiBari sent me his Easter Pie recipe for a story for, well, Easter, but I knew I couldn’t publish it as he’d written it. He makes massive quantities to serve at his restaurant. I was looking to serve 6 […]
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.
