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A strawberrry jam recipe. Just refrigerator jam, but it’s so good you’ll finish before storage ever becomes an issue. From Cook’s Country. Strawberry Jam 10 cups strawberries 3 cups sugar 1 peeled granny smith apple on a box grater 2 […]
In a recent article for Arrive magazine, I report on the trend of clean eating. In it, I suggest that the best way to eat clean is to cook. (Shocking, I know!) I also recommend a couple of clean eating […]
Another evening with the neighbors where I take no photos of the neighbors themselves. This time, Kris, Tom and Irene came over for Cedar Planked Salmon and Kale Strawberries with Salad. It was so chilly that we all wrapped ourselves […]
In its May-June 2014 issue, Imbibe magazine did a feature on New Classic Cocktails. One of the prerequists for inclusion was this: “Simplicity. We love the creativity of many of today’s bartenders, but there are no guarantees that future generations […]
From Tailaferro Farms, purchased at the Nyack Farmers Market. Yay! Related posts: Breakfast with Local Strawberries and Fresh Goat Cheese from Rainbeau Ridge Farm All Local Supper: Scallops, Greens and Polenta Stump Lane Strawberries Loaded for Bear at the […]
What happens when you get a flat of strawberries and put it on the stroller to rest while you pick something else up? Well, if you’re a strawberry, it ain’t pretty! Related posts: Stump Lane Strawberries Sour Cherry Farm Strawberries! […]
And blueberry vinaigrette! A good cooking for one meal, I’d say! Sam thinks so, too. Related posts: Chappaqua Farmers Market: Duck, Yogurt, Greens and Sweets Farmers Market Loot Shopping in Palisades: the Market and the Farmers Market Farmers Market Loot
Strawberries grown just outside the fields of Sour Cherry Farm on Stump Lane: Stump Lane is really Tasha and Shannon’s place; we call it that because between our house and theirs, we have, so far, three stumps. The mulberry tree; […]
Sometimes our strawberry buying gets a little out of control. I recently found a terrific strawberry conserve recipe to use those beauties up before they start turning moldy in the fridge. All it takes is strawberries, lemon and sugar. Combine […]
The first of the strawberries came in from the garden this week. What a joy it is to have fresh berries back in the repertoire! Plump, juicy, sweet, delicious, and oh-so delicate. Related posts: Breakfast with Local Strawberries and Fresh […]
The plants got a late start this year, but the garden seems to be perking up quite a bit now that Memorial Day weekend is here. Here’s a look around, starting with the chives in the herb garden: Related posts: […]
Here’s our occasional update on the progress in the fields at Sour Cherry Farm. The early summer harvest is slowing down, and we’re getting more flowers and ornamentals as we wait for late summer tomatoes and fall crops like figs, […]
Breakfast at the farm this fine June morning: Ricotta from the Valley Shepherding Company, our own strawberries and local honey: More of our harvest, after the jump. Related posts: Dinner from the Harvest at Sour Cherry Farm The Sour Cherry […]
The best thing about shopping at the Pleasantville Farmers Market is that it’s the only market where you can get Rainbeau Ridge goat cheese. It was delicious the next morning with strawberries, a bagel and some jam: Related posts: Dinner […]
I don’t do this feature anymore much, but these strawberries looked so darn good I just had to share: Related posts: Shopping in Palisades: the Market and the Farmers Market
All you need is a pint of fresh strawberries, rum, lime juice, sugar and ice and you’ve got yourself the makings for a fabulous cocktail. The fact that you’re using local, seasonal ingredients is just a bonus when it comes […]
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.
