Japanese eel kamameshi, Vietnamese shrimp rolls

8-05-11-2024

DINNERS --- eel kamameshi | pan-fried shishito peppers | steamed shao-mai | Vietnamese spring rolls | Chinese summer gourd soup with mountain yam noddle knots and needle mushrooms | Japanese style pan-fried pork chop | sauteed kale | burrata with avocado, tomato, mint and shiso leaves | pasta with artichoke hearts and prosciutto | Syrian eggplant relish with flat bread 

mostly about flowers and Japanese cooking

4-29--5-05-2024

DINNERS ---    salad with arugula blossom ( from farmer's market in Brooklyn) |  natto miso tofu soup ( premade mixture from Brooklyn) |  soba with natto (made in Brooklyn) | lightly pickled mitsuba ( from own garden) | pan-fried gyoza | simmered kabucha with caramelized onion | steamed shao-ma | pan-fried Japanese kurobuta sausage |   onigiri with pickled mustard green filling | boiled and fried little potatoes | Japanese style pan-fried pork chop | clam and tofu soup with black  & white mushroom |  steamed artichoke  with dashi dipping | pan-fried shishito peppers |  kamameshi eel rice with vegetables | sake | mocha  mochi with green tea  

arugula blossom: spicy as leaves 

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flowers  brought inside 

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flowers in the garden 

sour cherries  after blossom

Easter hot buns, melted cross included

4-03--09-2023 

 

DINNERS --- Easter hot cross buns | eel kamameshi | daikon, fennel and bean curd simmered in dashi broth | sushi | garlic shell-on shrimp | steamed Chinese xiao-long-bao | soba noodles with pickled cucumber | pan-fried shishito peppers | smoked trout | baked bronzino with asparagus | fried rice with peas and Canton sausage | pasta with asparagus and olives | homemade tortilla and Mexican huevos rancheros | Napoleon cake (from Tai Pan Bakery, Chinatown NY)