Sara's Asian dinner featuring winter bamboo shoots

some key ingredients: Bonito, winter bamboo shoots, kombu

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Baked Japanese sweet potato

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Japanese style broiled chicken balls and ginkgo seeds

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seaweed-seasoned fried twist 

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adamame

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fresh winter bamboo shoots with white miso

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sweet soy-simmered cuttlefish threads 

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beech mushroom confit

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piquillo stuffed with smoked tofu, fennel, and crushed peanuts

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shrimp wonton soup in bonito and kombu broth

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with Tong-hao leaves, fried tofu and mushroom

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white miso-marinated and grilled cod

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Japanese rice ball 

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lightly pickled radish in rice vinegar

 

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sweet fermented rice porridge 

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with tiny sticky rice dumplings

in holiday spirit!

Marilu's Indian dinner in a golden hue

appetizer and drink

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shrimp patties

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Malayalee ( Indian curry fish ) 

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sauteed snake gourd 

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lemon rice 

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chili-pickled carrots

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 sweet potato and Indian sweets

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dinning in a golden hue

Susann's dinner with a basil theme

the magic of basil

 appetizer and drink

shrimp, yam, and squash

mozzarella salad

pasta with pesto

fish cake and green sauce

basil ice cream, Basler cookie, raspberries

art in Susann's kitchen

Drew's Americana dinner

pickled shrimp salad in endives
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radish w. salt
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cold asparagus soup
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wedge salad of iceberg lettuce with blue cheese
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 poached salmon on top of basil sauce with nicoise olive paste 
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steamed potatoes
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sauteed snap peas
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angel food cake on raspberry puree with whipped cream
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strawberries
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blueberries
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Sara's Shanghai style dinner

some ingredients

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stuffed lotus root tempura

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Shanghai smoked tofu salad

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roasted red pepper and king mushroom

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White fish and chayote

marinated with rice wine and lime juice

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noodle soup

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Shanghai style wine-braised osso bucco

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roasted Yukon potatoes

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simmered kale

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daffodils from Susann's garden

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Raji's Indian cooking class

Bhajias (Fritters)

Green Chutney
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Badshahi Biryani
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Boondi Raita
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Saag Paneer
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Carrot Halwa
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Sonia's Italian dinner

Antipasto
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Beet Risotto
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Saltimbocca alla Romana

Radicchio alla Trevisana
with carrots and mashed potatoes
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Zabaione
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