9-12--18 2022
DINNER --- ( for the cooking group ) wine | endive boat of Shanghai salsa | skewers of grilled little squid and leek | rice crackers and nuts || simmered daikon in dashi with okra, mountain yam noddle knots and oyster mushroom | cocktail shrimp with fresh ginger and rice vinegar dip | simmered lotus root and bitter melon | karmameshi Japanese rice pot with eels and kabucha | Cantonese moon cake | Japanese layered ring cake with ice cream | green tea
weekdays: fried rice with garlic scape, sweet pepper, tofu and peas | scrambled eggs with yellow chives
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*** Smithsonian gardens ***
Hirshhorn Museum
- Take Five+ got back after a couple of years intermission
- gorgeous early autumn day in the gardens around Smithsonian