a harbor of one's own, near the big harbor

8-05-2014 Tue. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( Baltimore lunch place)  Maryland crab and green salad 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee
DINNER --- ( at Jan's ) fennel salad | pan-fried chicken sausage, tuna  and beans | peach with lemon zest | wine 

 

• wonderful time at Jan's,  conversation went miles.  there were even fireworks across the harbor.

Simple Italian fare

6-04-2010 Fri. hot, muggy


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- fried rice with spring onion and mushroom
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | pocky
DINNER --- salad of lettuce,fennel, radish and cherry tomato | pasta with roasted red pepper sauce | fresh mozzarella | red wine

• learned both salad and pasta from Italian friends.

Orange cherry tomatoes

4-15-2010 Thu. warm, sunny

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- salad of avocado, fennel and orange cherry tomatoes | napa cabbage soup with minced chicken meat balls | stir-fried chive flowers, king mushroom and smoked tofu | rice

• those very flavorful orange cherry tomatoes showed up at the farmer's market first time this year.
  

Fennel salad

4-12-2010 Mon. warm, sunny

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with spicy stew of fermented tofu ( leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- fennel salad | steamed dumplings with minced chicken, shiitake and bok choy | white wine | strawberry cream cake

• fennel is a fresh beginning of the salad season
  

Dinner in the garden

4-11-2010 Sun. warm, sunny

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Norwegian pancake | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea (new April Long-jing) | strawberry | dried fruit
DINNER --- salad of fennel, lettuce, and cherry tomato | pan-fried whole fish | steamed fermented tofu with spicy pickles | steamed taco-shaped buns with barbecued pork | white wine | hazelnut cream cake

• beautiful day, the dinner was in the garden. got precious green tea of Long-jing harvested this April.