homemade gnocchi, with mark by fork

9-22--28-2025 

DINNERS --- ( brunch for S.S.) bread and cheese | homemade  gnocchi with homemade sofrito  sauce | sauteed zucchini and king mushroom |  spice-rubbed broiled lamb chop | fennel salad || corn | pasta with shrimp and zucchini | stir-fried Chinese celery and smoked bean curd | manila clams and vegetables in hot pot | steamed shao-mai 

• what can you say, S.S.  
• hummingbirds still around in the garden as late as the end of the Sept. 

layered and baked ratatouille and pizza with a rainbow of vegetables

9-15--21-2025

DINNERS --- Thomas Keller's Confit Byaldi: layered and baked ratatouille  | Jim Lahey's No-Knead pizza | clam and tofu soup |  steamed egg custard | parboiled greens | scrambled eggs | stir-fried chive flower and bean curd   

• Hummingbird showed up in the garden, probably the last visit of this summer 

Yuzu, Sake, cocktails and food in the Teahouse with friends

9-08--14-2025

 Cocktails and dinner for friends, in the Tea House----

Teahouse at sunset 

sake martini, yuzu martini, yuzu lager 

seaweed rice crackers 

pan-fried vegetable gyoza

fresh figs from D.'s garden 

with shiso leaves from S.'s garden 

thin-sliced plum and accordion-cut cucumber

 lightly pickled with seasoned mirin and rice vinegar, 

served with sweet-miso-mayo 

twice-fried tofu and king mushroom

marinated with rice wine lees and light soy

 

steamed bitter melon with stuffing 

roasted red pepper, seasoned dried tofu, 

potato and shiitake mushroom 

kong-pao Chinese eggplants 

with roasted peanuts, leek, cilantro 

in Si-chuan chili spice sauce. 

simmered seasonal vegetables: 

tomato, zucchini, eggplant, mushroom, onion, garlic and fresh herbs 

served with rice 

grand marnier mousse cake 

served with cognac 

other meals -----

Brooklyn excursion

9-02--07-2025

 Brooklyn --- neighborhoods  and friends 

coffee and etc. at Thea 

 morning glory at the residence entrance

turn left to the line of brownstones 

a collection at F.G. farmers market 

siesta in the nest 

watch the storm outside 

ballet excursion at  MMDG

in the stdio

Greenlight Books 

21th century pamphlets 

a party at a beer shed 

FraDei  on Saturday 

moon over 

home --- 

pan-sheared filet mignon  

rice bowl with simmered vegetables and shrimp 

zucchini fritters 

cottage cheese and dill bread