Zoom: Cooking forever!

We are brought together by zoom for a group breakfast, lunch and dinner depending on the international time zone 

 get ready for zooming with the group 

 Bethesda:  mini dim sum in the teahouse

San Diego: Mexican breakfast 

Frankfurt: a colorful spicy plate and puzzle  

More zoomed in from Bethesda, Arlington, DC, and Vienna, Austria 

Cheers! 

V. Day potluck

V. Day potluck at Drew's place,  feast of delicious food and  love stories 

Savory and Sweet Chicken Pastilla

Lara's hours of cooking turns out a  beautiful chicken pastilla dressed in golden crispy phyllo.  The hidden chicken/spinach filling involves many ingredients such as brandy, white wine, sherry, dark chocolate, pink peppercorn, cinnamon stick, currents, pine nuts, and vegetables   

beet and nut spread 

spinach dip 

salad with cheese and dried strawberries

Chicken Pastilla 

spiced cauliflower

dessert with cheese filling

a sweet and savory treat 

• conversation links: 
• an examination of 7,000 years of agriculture. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb1043789.pdf
• grain diversity and improving the British loaf. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2019/oct/10/flour-power-meet-the-bread-heads-baking-a-better-loaf

golden time with friends

Susann hosted a dinner for friends from near and far. 

Brunch in the garden teahouse

a perfect autumn day for the teahouse brunch with seasonal ingredients prepared by Sara 

bamboo path to the teahouse 

skewers of grilled shishito, kabocha and negi 

bay scallop ceviche with dill and radish 

baked matsutaki mushroom 

steamed eggplant wrapped in shiso 

congee with preserved egg and pickles 

five-spice soy and wine braised short ribs and chestnuts 

canola greens with sesame oil seasoning 

concord grapes and raspberries 

to the beautiful autumn