BBQ and cod stew

6-30--7-06-2025 

4th of July in the garden 

 the good old grill 

 shrimp and corn

Korean beef short rib

vegetables 

chicken wings 

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baguette

burrata, tomato, watercress 

plum and apricot

strawberries from Quebec 

making dashi for soba dipping 

fresh shelled peas

dandelion and beech musroom 

cod and new potato stew 

vanilla ice cream 

a hint of red white blue 

cod and potato stew:  cod marinated overnight. potato boiled and peeled. leek cut to short roll and pan-grilled. homemade tomato based sauce with herbs and capers.  simmer cod in marinade low heat to 80% done, sat aside. heat olive oil and fry cooked potato shortly, add leek and sauce and stir.  add cod layer on the top of potatoes, add more sauce on top of cod, low heat simmer to cod 100% done.

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 

taking in New York at the beginning of the summer

6-16--22-2025

Lafay101 DD's cocktails and cold plates 

in coming storm 

Morning around the village and Soho

in the Met 

midtown Jaba 

West village Realmuto Gelato and pastry 

Union Square Farmer's Market 

Lunch at residence

next door  Lanzhou la Mian 

room with a view in the village 

ABT Giselle at Met Opera House 

Olga Smirnova and  Chloe Misseldine 

• very dramatic weather for the beginning of summer:  flooding storms and bright sunny skys,  cool and hot temperatures.