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Mom, heading out of town, dropped off her CSA share. In it were peppers, eggplant, tomatoes and squash. Ratatouille, then! I dreaded the idea of having to saute (or roast) each vegetable separately, and so I was so thrilled to […]
A nice recipe we found in the August, 2014 edition of Bon Appetit. Link here: Corn and Zucchini Salad with Feta. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:8] Related posts: Recipe: Sugar Snap Pea-Radish Salad Recipe: Watermelon-Peach-Tomato Salad with Chili and Lime Chilled Corn Soup with […]
After the beach, our first dinner back home on the patio. We invite Jen, Dan and Kate to join us. Jen brings deviled eggs. We grill hamburgers. The girls play with bubbles and chalk in the driveway, and hula hoops […]
The string of perfect weather continues Saturday — wow! what a month! — so we decide to screen another movie. More cedar-planked salmon! More corn! And, for the first time this summer, a little Hitchcock. The beautiful salmon from the […]
We had a big night Friday, when we smoked a couple of chickens and had a showing of “Big Night” on the big outdoor screen. Kris and Tom brought over mustard greens and kale (made with Benton’s, natch) as well […]
I think we can say by now that this butterflied smoked chicken is a classic at SCF. We’ve made it time and time again, and it never fails to impress. A brined chicken, butterflied — or spatchcocked, as some like […]
Somebody quite enjoys splishing and splashing in the water. For 7 bucks, you can’t beat it. We sat under the umbrella and sprayed her with the hose every now and again. She was rapturous. Related posts: No related posts.
Light, crunchy batter. Spicy, firey sauce. What’s not to love about Korean Fried Chicken? This is the second or third time we’ve made this recipe, which originally came from the New York Times. Since then, we have found that you don’t […]
We’ve been really into grain salads lately, especially farro,to which we’ll add anything from beets to carrots to cheese to onions. So when we came across a whole feature on grain salads in Bon Appetit, we were keen to try all […]
A currant pudding, the recipe for which I found in this month’s issue of Martha Stewart Living. How fortuitous, considering we just harvested exactly six cups of currants! As you can probably tell from the name, it’s a German dish. […]
Normally we don’t go for vodka drinks around here anymore. (We’re into amaro lately.) But this drink, which we found originally in Bon Appetit, looked so refreshing (and seasonal!) that I couldn’t pass it up. When I went to pour […]
I have three words for you: Buy. This. Book. Mindy Fox’s new “Salads: Beyond the Bowl” (Kyle Books) is unlike any book you’ve seen before. You will love it. I promise. The salads are creative, fun, good for you and […]
This photo got a lot of comments over on Facebook, so I thought we’d better share the recipe here, too! Yummy refreshing minty rummy drinks, after the jump. Related posts: Watermelon-Basil Mojitos Cocktail Recipe: Mint Juleps Gin Gin Mules Cocktail […]
Making your own maraschino cherries couldn’t be simpler. And besides, who wants all that sugar and food coloring and preservatives when you can just have cherries and booze! Related posts: Recipe: Watermelon Rind Pickles Recipe: Franklin’s Espresso BBQ Sauce Recipe: […]
Liz originally found a similar recipe in Gourmet while lying on the beach on Long Beach Island. Greg immediately rose from his chair on the sand and proceeded to buy a melon, slice it up and throw it in the […]
Even though I grew up in Texas, the first time I can remember having watermelon rind pickles was at Fatty Crab in Manhattan. And I remembered really really loving them. And so when I was paging through Texas Eats — […]
Frankin BBQ used to be in a trailer that shared a parking lot with a coffee roaster. An espresso barbecue sauce was a natural. From Texas Eats by Robb Walsh. Frankin’s Espresso BBQ Sauce Makes about 7 cups. 4 cups […]
SCF fans may remember our trip to Franklin Barbecue back in 2010. Well that little barbecue trailer has become the most popular barbecue restaurant in Austin, which is to say it is some of the most popular barbecue in the country. […]
Oh, if only I’d made a note of what recipe I’d used for these blueberry pancakes. Or maybe I combined a couple of different recipes? If so: Oh, if only I’d written down what I’d done to make these blueberry […]
SCF fans might say, “What? Another plum tart recipe? The one from Ina Garten isn’t good enough?” Well, indeed it is. But like any curious cook, sometime we like to see what else is out there. Some people might call […]
There is nothing like an apricot right off the tree, nothing. Eating one is like putting a ball of sunshine in your mouth. Apricots from the farmers market are pretty darn close. Not perfect, but a lot closer than what […]
Fried zucchini blossoms are truly one of my favorite summer snacks. Salty, sweet, nutty — all that and at least the semblance that they’re somewhat good for you. Hey! Zucchini is a vegetable, last I checked. If you have a […]
I came across an inspiration in Southern Living magazine for a Watermelon-Peach salsa with that staple of the South, red pepper jelly. We didn’t have any red pepper jelly, and I’m not particularly fond of it anyway, so I improvised. […]
We found a winner of a recipe in the summer issue of Eating Well magazine. It’s a completely raw salad with a lovely lemon vinaigrette, and it uses up one of summer’s most prolific vegetables: zucchini. Related posts: Recipe: Olive […]
Y’all may remember Stella, at least through her reputation as an excellent cook. Stella is our friend Laurie’s mom, and Stella makes the best, most kick-ass tamales you’ve ever met, bar none. One Christmas, Laurie brought a suitcase’s worth to […]
A new cole slaw recipe, which uses mustard to take some of the sweet out of the mayonnaise. It was a big hit. It may not be the prettiest picture, but it sure does taste good. Related posts: Quick Barbecue […]
I had a bunch of zucchini and heirloom tomatoes that were calling out to be used before they turned on me. So on Sunday, I simply chopped them up and layered them — along with some onions, garlic, parmesan oregano […]
Inspired by Pomodoro in Boston. Great for winter or summer. Related posts: Watermelon-Basil Mojitos Recipe: Strawberry Daiquiri Recipe: Shrimp Cocktail Recipe: Blueberry Cobbler
I came across this recipe in Bon Appetit and liked the do-ahead nature. Plus, it’s a great way to have a warm dish that uses fresh tomatoes. Sometimes you get tired of just slice-and-serve. Related posts: Amazing Barbecue Baked Beans, […]
I love this recipe, which I found last year in “A Platter of Figs” by David Tanis. (Sour Cherry Farm archive post here.) What’s great about it is that you don’t have to roast the beets first, you just throw […]
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.
