COOKING ---
ramps and asparagus
shao-mai
salmon in ginger scallion sauce
ramen with chives and pickled turnip
broccoli with spices
avocado + tomato
homemade apple scone
Cambodian fermented purple sweet rice
GARDENING ---
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Sunday, May 10, 2026
asparagus, artichoke, and more greens
5-04--10-2026
asparagus with fried garlic sauce
====== spring flowers in the garden
=== colors and textures seen at the local art fair
DINNERS ---
asparagus + basil pesto pasta
smoked steelhead trout
asparagus with scrambled eggs
zucchini fritter
bitter melon
asparagus with fried garlic sauce
citrus and saffron cod
fried rice
stir-fried Chinese celery, fried tofu, and Taiwan sausage
steamed artichoke
fused glass
crayon drawing
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Levantine flavors and textures in a vegetarian feast
4-27--5-03-2026
in oven
deep-fried 
the white fish version
the vegeterian version ( cauliflower) 
yogurt herb wholewheat bread (stove top)
steamed whole bronzino 
SPECIAL DINNER FOR O & F --- Eastern Mediterranean cooking and baking, all from scratch
cheers with sparkling wine
boureka
laminated pastry
spinach, chopped boiled egg, roasted cherry tomato
vol-au-vents
laminated pastry
baba ghanoush, parsley, pomegranate, pickled red onion
macaron with savory fillings
table is set
with spring bouquet from the garden
yogurt herb whole wheat flatbread
with simmered three kinds of mushrooms,
three kinds of herbs,
barley and yogurt
"steak" of king mushroom
wrapped in rice paper and bread crumbs, deep fried
Persian saffron leek citrus stew
with dill, tarragon and pan-fried cauliflower
saffron rice
kuku sabzi (persian herb frittata)
herbs, chives, leek, celery, egg
lightly pickled cucumber, radish, beet, turnip, red onion
panettone with cognac
grape fruit tart with blue berries
===== behind the scenes =======
***panettone***
first sign alive
in oven
hang upside down
cut up open
***steak of king mushroom***
comic king mushroom
cooked and sliced
wrapped in rice paper and spice bread crumb
***kuku sabzi***
mixture of minced herbs and vegetables
***saffron leek citrus stew ***
slow cooked with
leek, garlic, dill, tarragon, whole lemon and whole clementine
yogurt herb wholewheat bread (stove top)
three mushrooms & barley topping
=== Other meals ===
steamed purple artichoke
more baking by DD
===== a quick visit to National Gallery of Arts =====
