all shades of green considered

8-12-2016 Fri. very hot, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | watermelon
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- guacamole and crackers | mojito | sauteed green beans with vegetable ragu | steamed and pan-fried Brussels sprouts | rice | salad | wine

•  happened to be quite a green meal 

summer fare

6-29-2013 Sat. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and blue cheese | watermelon  AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | tea quail eggs | cherries | lychee 
DINNER ---  gazpacho | ceviche | broiled salmon with ginger sauce | boiled new potatoes | sauteed fresh corn with roasted red pepper | wine | raspberries with ice cream

 

•   summer fruits in full swing, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, watermelon, white peaches, black plums, mango, and lychee.

fruits, vegetables and nuts

9-15-2011 Thu. cool, rain.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with ratatouille
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- creamy celery root and apple soup | okra tempura | pan-roasted pear with piquillo and pistachio sauce | sauteed green beans | rice | wine

• some experiment on combination of fruits, vegetables and nuts.
  

Ratatouille

9-14-2011 Wed. warm, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed vegetable buns
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plums
DINNER --- simmered silky tofu with cilantro, mushroom and minced chicken | ratatouille ( zucchini, carrots, shallots, tomato and herbs) | rice | fennel and radish salad | wine

• loading with the last vegetables of the summer, they start fading away from farmer's markets.
  

Ratatouille

7-25-2011 Mon. hot, some rain.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with squid (leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Japanese green tea | nectarine
DINNER --- ratatouille: onion,tomato,green and yellow zucchini,red pepper,carrot,Roma beans and oregano | sauteed young mustard green | sauteed oyster mushroom, pressed tofu skin and wood-ear with shiso | salad of lettuce and fennel | rice | wine

• all fresh vegetables, very tasty ratatouille
  

soba and clams

7-16-2011 Sat. warm, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | coconut cream bread | peach | watermelon
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | water melon
DINNER --- sauteed onion, sweet corn, and jalapeno | steamed and pan-fried Brussels sprouts | soba noodles and manila clams with shiso leaves| lettuce, radish, cherry tomato salad | wine

soba and clams in a low bowl

light fare on a new plate

• more vegetables, back to home cooking with new plates
  

Forager's paradise

7-12-2011 Tue. cool, clouds.


BREAKFAST --- coffee | blueberries | croissant
LUNCH --- open-face sandwich: homemade cranberry bread, ham and cheese, lettuce from vegetable garden, tomato
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Rob's berry garden ) black tea | short bread | raspberries from the garden
DINNER --- (at Andrea and Wendell's) baked potatoes served with sour cream and caramelized onion | baked salmon and halibut | salsa | baked asparagus

along the walking path

dinner by Andrea

• the island is a forager's paradise