Sunday, August 13, 2023

a variety of Chinese dumplings and Japanese water eggplant

8-07--13-2023

 

  DINNERS --- dashi-marinated Japanese water eggplant and cucumber | homemade kimchi | potato and pea salad with Japanese mayo | parboiled baby kale | winter melon and wood-ear soup |  pan-fried Chinese flat leaf chives pockets | steamed dumplings | steamed xiao-long-bao | broiled lamb chop

 

collection from local Japanese grocery 







*** Prelude to the afternoon of arts at the Mall***

 
Freer Asian Art Gallery
Art fighting with money
 in the peacock room  

 
Korean pottery 


National Gallery of Art

Cutting down forests for ship building 

seafood banquet spread

fancy baked goodies

courtyard happy hour


  • a practice tour with Lara