Eclipse, Teahouse and Garden

4-08--14-2024

ECLIPSE viewing from the teahouse -- -SRPING GARDEN DINNER 

sunlight during the partial eclipse 

shadow in the teahouse 

the sour cherry bloom 

first garden dinner of the year

from own garden

lace-cut stuffed Holland eggplant 

lamb shank quabili pilau 

three drinks, five courses of a garden dinner

5-15-2020 Fri. 


 DINNER ---  (in garden with S. & B. )  mojito with garden mint |  cheese and crackers | guacamole | pickled daikon and cucumber | salad with homemade roasted red pepper and artichoke hearts dressing | grilled salmon | white wine | simmered kale | red wine | grilled filet mignon | cherries | ice cream 

• first day of feeling like summer.  very nice outdoor dinner.

eel sushi

4-15-2017 Sat. 


 WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | fruit 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
 DINNER ---  bread with micro greens, roasted red pepper and smoked mussels | homemade eel sushi | steamed artichoke | fennel salad | wine 

• a perfect garden dinner, all freshly made at home.

in the garden

4-11-2017 Tue.  


 DINNER --- salad | cheese and cracker 

 

• full of life 

a perfect day for everything in the spring

4-17-2016 Sun. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | scallion pancake | strawberries| mango
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- olives and pickles | stir-fried sugar peas, wood-ear and mushroom | scrambled eggs with yellow chives | boiled silver pom fret fish | rice | wine 

• the first outdoor dinner this spring in the garden 

no-knead bread and baby squid

5-24-2015 Sun. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | mango | strawberries | cherries  AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---homemade no-knead bread | feta cheese and roasted red pepper spread | olive spread | marinated gigante beans | wine
DINNER --- simmered baby squid with tomato and shallots | sauteed Japanese greens | homemade bread | wine

the new magnolia is full of flower buds 

                                there is a baby rabbit in this picture ... 

 

• hangout in garden all day long

in the garden, with friends

5-09-2015 Sat. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | raspberries | mango 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
 DINNER --- ( in the tea house ) cocktail | dips and  spread | bread | olives | Turkish apricot, Turkish goat cheese, pistachio || ( in garden ) Pide (Turkish flatbread with feta cheese and tomato) | Manti (Turkish dumplings with spiced yorgurt) | Pilaf | Kamiyarik (Turkish stuffed eggplant) | Bamya Stew (Turkish stew with okra and chick peas) | cucumber yogurt | dry rose' | mango , raspberries, icecream with crushed almond roca | Persian cookies | Persian grapes | Yake 

 

•   lucky to have good freinds to share a memorable meal and beautiful evening