garden party

9-01-2015 Tue. hot, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plums 
DINNER --- ( at Susann's )  garden party food | beer  

• unusually hot and muggy in september 

to Germany

7-02-2015 Thu. hot, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- ( at a  mall food court in Dresden ) crepe 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---tea  
DINNER --- ( at a bookstore/restaurant in Potsdam , Germany) potato fritter and asparagus | bread and tomato | fish and rice  | meat and potato

 

• strange place, day and night have about same amount of people moving around  silently

steamed potatoes

5-22-2014 Thu. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- zong-zi ( steamed seasoned rice with meat and reed leaf wrap) 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- nectarine 
DINNER --- duck liver mouse |  German-style cured  ham | salami | baguette | tomato | steamed artichoke | steamed potato with parsley | salad | wine

 

• a late dinner, steamed or cold-cut

bratwurst and pretzel bread

4-12-2013 Fri. warm, rain



 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- steamed vegetable buns | mango 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple | tea 
 DINNER --- ( at Susann's) tuna spread and pumpernickel bread  | chicken satay | homemade pretzel bread | beet salad | tomato, basil and mozzarella | baked Brussels sprouts and fennel | bratwurst with sweet mustard | meringue with grapefruit | wine 

 

• a German summer treat in the belated spring

Oktoberfest

10-06-2012 Sat. warm to chilly. clouds.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( in the garden ) coffee | Norwegian pancake |  prosciutto | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- ( at Susann's, Oktoberfest) Weisswurst |  Bratwurst | Kartoffelsalat | potato salad | fish ball skewers | bread | cherry cobbler | beer  

 

•   breakfast and dinner party in the garden

Beer and dark rye bread

12-17-2011 Sat. cold, cloudy.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | pancake | homemade orange bread | orange juice AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- ( a vegetarian German dinner for Oreste and Francesca ) pretzel and mustard cream dip | nuts and cheese | Local #1 Brooklyn | carrot and leek soup | homemade German dark rye bread | Schneider Weisse | sweet and sour red cabbage | German potato pancakes | Beer brat ( vegetarian German style sausage ) | Speakeasy ( IPA ) | cheese plate: Bavarian blu, Gouda, Norwegian goat cheese | apflestrudel ( apple strudel ) | Black Chocolate Stout | Grappa

• a belated Oktoberfest of hearty German food and an array of beer.
  

homemade pizza and streuselkuchen

11-20-2011 Sun. warm, cloudy.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | baguette | soft blue cheese | orange marmalade | apple | pear
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- simmered baby octopus salad with fennel and tomatillo | homemade asiago cheese pizza with toppings: (1) fennel + radicchio + heirloom tomato ; (2) fresh Chantilly mushrooms; (3) caramelized onion + heirloom tomato | homemade apple streuselkuchen (German apple crumb cake) | wine

octopus salad

precious vegetables for pizza topping


onion and tomato


radicchio, fennel and tomato


Chantilly mushroom


apple streuselkuchen

• a Sunday of hard working day, baking, gardening, cleaning, and etc. homemade pizza turned out terrific, both crust and topping. streuselkuchen is a practice for upcoming German dinner.
  

German dumplings

5-13-2011 Fri. chilly, drizzle.

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with wheat gluten stew (leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- ( at Susann's ) gin and tonic | vegetable dip || baked chicken with lemon zest and bacon | baked Brussels sprouts, french green beans, and golden pepper | German dumplings | panna cotta with coconut, cream, and berries | white wine

Susann's German dumpling meal

• the German dumplings are kind of steamed buns cooked like pasta.