prelude of a warm spring

3-02--08-2026

COOKING and BAKING--- 

home baked Russian black bread 

Norwegian smoked salmon with shiso 

pan-fried pork cutlet and stir-fried cabbage 

simmered kabocha 

rice bowl with vegetables and egg

clam soup with fried tofu, 

beech mushroom and mountain yam noodles 

 Mexican red beans and pulled pork with chocolate mole 

pasta with radicchio, garlic scape and sausage 

stir-fried threaded daikon

parboiled Chinese greens

scrambled eggs with tomato 

boy choy soup with mushroom 

baked Japanese sweet potato fries

pan-fried gyoza 

shanghai-style soup Ji-cai wonton 

GARDEN and ART  --- 

garden cleaning #1 

#2

swamp magnolia seed pot with ink 

ink drawing using the seed pot 

the first blooms of the year 

OPERA,  new season, new venue ----- 

National Opera at Lisner 

Jazmine the red skirt dancer and the ballet teacher

 

Robin egg blue, clam chowder white

4-19-2021 Mon. 

DINNER ---  clam chowder | sourdough bread | parboiled greens | tomato, cauliflower and lotus root 

found in the garden 

new field for flower seeds 

• a beautiful blue, a creamy white 

vietnamese spring rolls in spring garden

5-25-2020 Mon. 


DINNER --- vietnamese spring rolls: rice paper,  rice noodle, bean sprouts, mint, cilantro thai basil, lettuce, green onion, shrimp| dip with vinegar, chili sauce, fish sauce | mint and citrus drink | homemade fig newtons and tea 

fern field on hiking trail in Cunningham Fall park 

star moss among velvet moss on northern slop 

some samples back to garden 

• The northern slop has moist and shady environment for  rich moss and fern collection along the hiking path

bright spring time

4-20-2020 Mon. 


DINNER ---  berries, grapes and mango | guacamole | oats porridge with pickles 

new in garden: poppies  

the new bigleaf magnolia:  growing leaves 

• garden is in glorious light. 
• try to have one day a week limited diet