feel the spring

4-20-2014 Sun. mild, sunny. 



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | scallion pancake | scrambled eggs | grapes | strawberry and mango salad 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- beer in the garden  
DINNER --- lettuce salad with fresh mozzarella, radish, and mango |  sauteed baby artichokes with roasted red pepper sauce | stir-fried mushroom and snap peas | cocktail shrimp with sea beans |  rice | wine 

 

 

•  sea beans are like sea-salt-pickled vegetable, with a taste of ocean.

all with shells ad bones

4-19-2014 Sat. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | grapes | strawberries | bread and cheese  AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- pan-fried butterflied prawn with sea beans | par-boiled fresh garbanzo beans in shell with sea salt | steamed artichoke with lemon butter dipping | steamed manila calms with ginger rice vinegar dipping sauce | baked whole bronzini with sea beans, muscat grapes and dill | pan-fried baby potatoes |  avocado and fresh mozzarella salad | wine

•  a few nice finds at the WF market,  quite fresh sea beans still crunchy, and fresh garbanzo beans sweet like fresh pea.