fresh almond and Holland eggplant

6-05-2016 Sun. warm, clouds

  
WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  |  bread and cheese | fruit  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  fresh almond salad | lace-cut lamb stuffed Holland eggplant | fresh peas and garlic scape | rice | wine

• from Persian store

fresh almond and zong-zi festival

6-23-2012 Sat. hot, sunny. 

  
 WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | Afghan sweet bread ( with cardamon and rose water) | mango | raspberries | watermelon 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  mojito | Afghan flat bread with humus 
 DINNER --- steamed shrimp shaomai | steamed zong-zi | stir-fried fresh fava beans with fermented fava bean sauce | avocado and radish salad with fresh almonds | wine 

 

fresh almonds from Persian market

 zong-zi, shaomai, fresh fava beans

•   Duan-Wu festival today. it is the season of fresh almond and zong-zi.