Turkish clam rice , Hungarian fennel bread

9-23--29 --2024 

DINNERS ---  home baked Hungarian fennel bread  | Turkish clam rice | grilled lamb chop with spice rub |  pan-fried baby squid with greens | braised pork short rib and bean curd with fresh si-chuan green peppercorn |  sauteed Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean paste and cilantro | sauteed green beans | stir-fried okra with red pepper | baked Japanese sweet potato fries | grilled shrimp on skewer | 

( at Drew's  gathering dinner )  steamed artichoke with  lemon olive oil dip |  broiled lamb chop | baked white beans | roasted zucchini and tomato | cake with ice cream 

at Drew's 

                                concert 1 : Barber Violin Concerto & Dvorak no.8 

concert 2: Stravinsky Soldier's Tale  Trio 

• a weekend packed with concerts, plus a zoom piano+ soprano concert from Ireland. 

rare find of fresh asian vegetables, blue crabs and duck neck

9-16--22-2024 

 DINNERS ---  sauteed threaded jiao-bai and peppers | sauteed purple moon beans | manila clams and silken tofu soup | steamed Maryland blue crabs with ginger rice vinegar dip | broiled shrimp | soy braised duck neck |  roasted lace-cut baby eggplants | broiled lace-cut baby potatoes with mayo | radish greens | simmered kao-fu with wood-ear, shiitake and dried lily buds | fresh corns | roasted chicken | baked whole bronzino 

a rare find: purple moon beans, jiao-bai 

Swedish Limpa bread, Italian plums and concord grapes

9-09-15-2024

 DINNERS ---  home baked Swedish Limpa rye bread | baked whole fish  bronzino with ginger and scallion | stir-fried green beans | parboiled radish greens | steamed shao-mai | curry soup of  fried tofu puff and mung bean noddle, with cabbage and wood-ear  |  sweet sour lotus root | pickled cauliflower and carrot |scrambled eggs with cilantro | ice cream with strawberries ｜ Italian plums and concord grapes 

purple crescent moon beans 

just like those from childhood memory 

home baked orange bread, strawberries from Canada

9-03-08-2024 

 DINNERS ---  stewed kao-fu with shiitake mushroom, wood-ear, bamboo shoots, and dried day lily buds | lack-cut new potato backed | corn | burrata with tomato and basil | burrata with white nectarine and lettuce | broiled lamb chop | stir-fried chive flower and bean curd | sweet sour lotus root |  Canadian strawberries with sherry and cheese | home baked orange dates bread 

 Canadian strawberries

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a new independent bookstore 

transplanted from Shanghai 

ramen or xiao long bao

8-26--9-2-2024

 DINNERS --- ramen noodles with Japanese sausage, okra and fish roe | stir fried green beans | manila clams with silken tofu, beech mushroom and shiso | grilled Korean beef short ribs | sauteed fresh corn with red onion and roasted red pepper | baked lace-cut new potato | sauteed yellow zucchini with shiitake | steamed okra with cured mullet roe ||(at a Chinese restaurant) xiao long bao, pan-fried green beans, fried calamari, ma-la fish port 

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xiao long bao at a Chinese restaurant 

chive flowers from garden

new Mexican Hat from garden