tis pickling time and bentobox for lunch club

4-24--30-2023 

   

DINNERS ---  marinated and fried mini eggplants with bamboo shoots | fresh fava beans with bean curd | pasta with parsley pine nuts pesto sauce | kimchi pancake | pan-fried sweet peppers | pan-fried Holland eggplant laced with minced pork | 

Friday lunch club --- seasoned fresh soy beans in pods | white miso soup with egg tofu and shiso leaves | bento box of avocado cucumber sushi, eel sushi,   shrimp dumpling and parboiled tong-hao | mocha scones with whipped cream and strawberry jam

 

 

 

 

 

rare catch of the week: sable fish and Icelandic poppy

4-17--23-2023 

 

 DINNERS ---  Nobu's miso-marinated and broiled black cod | dashi-braised spring bamboo shoots with oyster mushroom | grilled lamb chop | parboiled young kale | pasta with clam source, shiitake mushroom and zucchini | salad of radicchio, radish , cucumber and fennel | opera cake | yuzu cake 

 

 black cod ( sable fish ) from a new local shop 

miso marinade

 

broiled 

 

 

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 local flower farm at farmer's market

Icelandic poppy

homemade sushi and chive dumplings

4-10--16-2023 

 

 HAPPENINGS IN THE GARDEN---new leaves and new flowers

 

 

new redbud tree

 

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  DINNERS --- homemade sushi | fried shishito | Korean style noodle bowl | homemade Chinese flat leave chive pockets | broiled lamb chop | lentils with vegetable ragu | parboiled red stem dandelion | pasta with sweet pea and squid 

• a warmer April