ratatouille, gazpacho, best use of fresh vegetables and fruits at ending summer

8-25--9-01-2025 

this week marks a milestone, an ending and a beginning. 

ratatouille 

gyoza 

pasta with baby squid, 

radicchio, marinated gigante  beans, and parsley 

marinated and broiled Korean beef short rib

simmered fresh peanuts 

with star anise and sichuan pepper corn 

gazpacho with white nectarine and pine nuts  

Norwegian pancake 

purple shiso and citrus drink 

last addition to the front garden 

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Glenstone 

 path to Richard Serra 

path to Andy Goldsworthy 

peach gazpacho and fries at the Cafe

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Middleburg, VA 

the book store 

the ice cream and coffee window 

the attire shop for Gentlemen and gentlewomen 

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the path for decades 

Summer cooking, keep cool

6-23--29-2025

DINNERS ---  cook Italian, Chinese, fresh vegetables from Farmer's market, and take-out pizza 

chilled gazpacho

all vegetables from farmer's market 

herb, caper, miso smered  steamed salmon 

zucchini fritters 

 seasoned rice with garlic scape and squid 

burrata with tomato and endive 

BD special , take-out pizza 

farmer's market fresh shelling peas 

pasta with homemade fresh pesto sauce

Chinese steamed taco bun 

with cha-shao prok, caramelized onion,

 green onion, cilantro 

pan-fried pork cutlet with homemade spice rub 

sauteed kale, bean curd and red pepper 

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Garden into deep summer 

Independent's Day BBQ and Chesapeake Bay blue crabs

7-01--07-2024

 DINNERS ---  BBQ : onto the fire: corns, chicken wings, squid, shrimp, Japanese sausage vegetables| gazpacho | potato chips | beer | cocktails | cherries | strawberries || steamed blue crabs with ginger vinegar dipping sauce |  steamed asparagus with fried garlic sauce | summer pasta with squid and radicchio | fresh peas with canton sausage | potato salad | scrambled eggs with yellow chives | steamed artichoke | Vietnamese shrimp and herb spring rolls 

garden tri-color for the occasion

red 

blue

white 

state colors

French cheese

Monkey bread and donut holes