manila clams, baby squid, and whole silver pomfret fish

4-14--20-2025 

DINNERS --- stir-fried bean sprouts, red pepper, bitter melon, smoked bean curd | manila clam and silken tofu soup | broiled  whole silver pomfret | french lentils with vegetable ragu | baked Japanese sweet potato fries | mojito | broiled lamb chop  with spice rub | sauteed fresh fava beans and tofu | garlic and sage soup with poached egg and fried baguette | pan-fried Chinese flat chive pockets | home baked whole wheat country loaf | pasta with baby squid and roasted red pepper sauce | IPA beer with snacks | 

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newly planted Eastern Redbud 

and golden elderberry 

Curry halibut and whole lemon pie

4-07--13-2025

DINNERS ---  (at Drew's) curry halibut | coleslaw | Indian seasoned rice | lemon pie with ice cream || ( at home )  ji-cai wonton noodle soup | Chinese taco bun with twice-cooked pork, caramelized onion and cilantro | fried tofu puff and mung bean noodle soup | scrambled eggs with yellow chive | udon noodles with Japanese style pan fried pork chop | sauteed cauliflowers with Mexican spices 

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new plants 

sansho Japanese peppercorn 

hua-jiao Sichuan peppercorn 

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Japanese Jazz composer's concert 

variation of tofu

4-01--06 -2025 

 DINNERS ---  open face sandwich with roasted red pepper, capers, tuna and chives | red wine | Chanhsha style  stinky tofu with chili sauce ( charred, not stinky)  |vegetable  soup with  fried tofu puff | pasta with leek, garlic and asparagus | avocado, cherry tomato and cucumber salad | sauteed Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | pan-fried shishito | kao-fu pot | asparagus with scrambled eggs | simmered taro root with scallion and ginger | Chinese celery with smoked tofu 

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 garden first wave of bloom 

this year about ten days late