Sunday, November 30, 2025

Holiday table : rainbow of vegetables, no meat

11-18--30-2025


Holiday table (for family from northwest) --- root vegetable chips | guacamole | roasted peanuts in shell | baked Japanese sweet potato fries | roasted seasoned beet soup with butter milk, cranberry, kiwi, pomegranate and pickled shallot | roasted vegetables: potato, kabocha   squash, onion, garlic, red pepper, cauliflower, leek, Campari tomato | marinated and sauteed shrimp and king oyster mushroom | simmered black beans and onion | homemade pumpkin pie ||  simmered chickpeas with spinach and tomato sauce | daikon, shiitake and tofu simmered in dashi broth|  baked Maryland crab cake | parboiled spinach with sesame oil |  simmered kobucha and onion with curry seasoning | home baked butter milk bread 
 




















Sunday, November 23, 2025

food, ballet, art. NYC

11-17--23-2025 



in NYC ---- 

 dinner at DD's





window with a view of morning 

breakfast





NY City Center 


ballet stars 

Madison Park glass sculptures 


Morgan Library Museum

modern space  by Renzo Piano 


drink and food at the cafe tea time 


Renoir darwed with Pastel! 




time to go home...


 AT HOME ---
at  front door 








Sunday, November 16, 2025

the remains of the season

11-10--16-2025


FOOD--- flour, beans, chickpeas 

home baked walnut bread 


 Chinese chive pockets 


green wonton

pan-fried gyoza 

kimchi ramen noodle 

Mexican black beans from scratch 

chickpeas from scratch with tomato sauce 

Francesca's curry mix

stir-fried curry threaded potato 

Korean beef short ribs 

stir-fried smoked tofu, chive flowers and red pepper 

stir-fried garlic scape and chorizo 

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camelia blooms 


remains of the season







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