home kitchen seasonal special: Hamachi crudo with fresh peach

8-22--28-2022   

   

DINNERS --- Hamachi crudo with lightly pickled fresh peach and shiso | manila clams and tofu | steamed shao-mai | chilled ramen noodle bowl with kimchi, egg, cucumber , leek, and bean curd | Peruvian potato chips | spiced yogurt dip with dried cranberry, hazelnut and celery | fresh corn with peppers | zucchini pasta | sauteed chive flowers with bean curd | scrambled eggs with okra and tomato | butter milk marinated  roast chicken | spice rubbed and grilled lamb chop | mojito

 

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Georgetown canal 

• a hot walk in Georgetown along M before the jazz gig.  Georgetown Cupcake has no line,   Blue Bottle Coffee has long long line, Chin Chin Cha is full,  Raren has the worst noodles ever,  Contemporaria has empty dark show space, Relish has lonely shop girls.  On the streets white sneakers and bright baseball caps all over.
  

bibimbap and Korean beef shortrib grill

8-15--21-2022  

 

  DINNERS --- bibimbap | grilled Korean beef short rib | kimchi | parboiled greens | grilled vegetable skewer | simmered Japanese pumpkin | steamed Japanese eggplant with eel | yellow tail ceviche with shiso,pickled ginger and bamboo shoots | cucumber sushi | steamed egg custard with scallion | clam and tofu soup with baguette | pasta with fresh pesto sauce

 

 

 

 

• much ado about in Vermont woods
  

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farm-style ratatouille and homemade sushi

8-07--14 -2022  

 

DINNERS ---  home made sushi : yellow tail, eel, cucumber, pickled cabbage, tofu, pickled ginger |winter melon and beech mushroom in dashi |  farm summer salad | farm summer vegetable ratatouille | zucchini fritters | bean sprouts and rice noodles | Japanese-style pan fried pork cutlet| pan fried lotus root | pan fried mini sweet peppers | fried rice

 

 

 

a rare find at farmers market: yellow tail from Maine 

sushi knife is out in use

full flavors from fresh vegetables

 

 

• peak summer time at farmers markets
  

summer cooking, mostly chilled

8-01--7-2022  

 

 DINNERS --- chilled potato and green pea soup | scallop ceviche | chilled soba noddles with cucumber | pasta with sweet pepper, mushroom  and basil | Vietnamese cool spring rolls with shrimp, bean sprouts, rice noddle, lettuce, cilantro and fresh mint leaves | steamed whole bronzino | grilled New Zealand lamb chop with homemade spice rub | French green lentils with minced celery, carrot and mushroom | parboiled fresh pea shoots | pan-fried gyoza | beer | cocktail