mediterranean spring, experienced in cooking

5-16-2020 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  |  cracker and cheese | watermelon | berries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- homemade hummus | rye crackers | steamed artichoke | pasta with tomato, radicchio, basil , pickles, artichoke hearts and shallot 

• garden in full spring swing 

a dinner party at home

3-07-2020 Sat. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | croissant | cheese and bread | grapefruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- ( for Shawn's and Inger's )  cheese and cold cuts board | cocktails | guacamole | baked Japanese sweet potatoes ||  stir-fried bitter melon, king mushroom, golden pepper and wood-ear | simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce, garlic, shallot and cilantro | seasoned rice with homemade romesco sauce,  shittake mushroom, gingko seeds and snap peas |  baked bornzino with curry leaves | wine || cake | cognac 

• for friends and family, with various diet restrictions  

in the mood for mediterranean food

9-22-2019 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- watermelon | Italian plum 
DINNER ---  Spanish spread | guacamole |  ratatouille | sauteed sweet corn with chili pepper and onion | rice | wine 

• full spread 

still in mediterranean

6-02-2019 Sun. 


WEEKEND BRUNCH --- ( at Olivia, with Betsy ) coffee | Moroccan style  brunch 
DINNER ---  burrata, basil and tomato | wine and soy braised lamb shank | fresh fava beans |  French lentils and kale | wine 

• probably covering  from east to west 

golden beet and cannellini bean hummus

12-12-2018 Wed. 


DINNER ---  Turkish clam rice | Moroccan caramelized carrots with herbs | parboiled okra | home baked pita bread | golden beet and cannellini beans hummus , with mint and pomegranate 

• bean skins are removed by hand after cooked 
• to make pita bread even thickness on both sides, flip before baking 

in the mood for Mediterranean flavor

11-03-2017 Fri. 


DINNER ---  cold cuts from Spain and Italy | broiled radicchio | broiled fennel | sauteed artichoke hearts | broiled sword fish on skewer | French bread | wine 

• inspired by Simony's cooking and Butcher's Allay selection. 

something from Mediterranean

6-30-2017 Fri.  


LUNCH ---scallion pancake | wonton soup
DINNER ---  salami | pastrami  | guacamole | stir-fried kale | French lentils with roasted red pepper, chili, roasted carrot and dill | salad | wine

•  good silami, good lentils 

Mediterranean flavors

3-26-2016  Sat. mild, sunny. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and  goat cheese ( crottin de champcol ) | grapefruit |  mango 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- mussels in white wine and leek broth | bread | fennel and fresh mozzarella | sauteed mustard green | steamed artichoke with olive oil lemon dip | wine 

 

•  very good mussels, plump and sweet 
• crottin de champcol is outrageously priced here