Country Pumpkin

Had really fab nite
Joost Elffers
Did carve out
A niche 4 me
A simple
Country Pumpkin

Cat&dog

Who
S leading
Whom
To the
Haloween Parade?

ELECTION

@Murrays Cheese
Contest under way
Outside the
Shop: who 's
Pumpkin
Wil
Win?
Election season!

Haloween

Beautiful
&wild faces
Appear as
We gear up
4 this years
Big Haloween
Parade..

Royal Terrace View

Tama cooked delcious
Moussaka last nite:
Craig Claigborne'r recipe
Her original inspiration
B4 the 3 russians&3 britts sat
Down t table
Tama,Tim
And Willow
Had some Mushroomdumplings
To start
while sipping glass of wine
Then all dug in&
Enjoyed the feast
Cheered on by a dog bark
Here&there

Amsterdam

Yellow bike
Going shopping
4some serious
Very old aged
Delicious
Dutch cheese
We'll b serving
Up @the soon
To open
'DumplingAcademy'
In NYC

Powerhouse

If you visit
'JohnJHarvey' Fireboat's
Cockpit
Our Captain moves,directs
&commands the ship
Always safe back
To
Pier 66

GlassyBaby

Last nite
Marja catered
Color Association's
Reception:
Serving
Those fab
Mushroomdumplings
To roomful
Of discerning
Colorful guests

Simple

After making all those
Dumplings cleaned up
& marinated mushrooms
For 10 minutes in little
Soy,sesame oil& touch o'
sushi vinagre.. some
tomato slivers&handful
Of UnionSquare's arugola
Plain soba on the side
Save the water
in which it s boiled:
healthy drink

What's 4 dinner?

Let's see..

Homegrown Geraniums

Beautiful fall day
Bursting w sun
Geraniums' scent
Brushed on my
Hands while
Watering
I love that
It makes me happy
Then return to
Cooking tomatosoup
For
Formaggio Essex

Sundaydinner@the kitchentable

Slow roasted fennel
&Italian chesnuts w
Duckleg confit
Splash of redwine
lots o'conversation
Soaked up w
ciabatta bread
Friendship
&Chip of Turkish
feta cheese

Messenger

Babs Haenen,
famous Dutch Potter
Created this beautiful
Vase &
I bought this
4 my sister Ingeborg
when she died
Annelies&Christiaan
Her children:gave it to me
Arthur delivered it by plane
It's pictured here
W special messenger

Coney Island farm eggs

Petra has 21 fab chickens
Out in her yard right by the sea
In Coney Island...
Tday heated castiron skillet
W olive oil and baked
2 of those eggs sunny side up, toasted
'Falai' panetteria baguette:
Thin sliced Union Square organic
Tomato, flipped the whole
Mess onto blue plate
Top w watercress drop of
Sesameoil&tiny driz of
Balsamic then
+ Maldonsalt Flake
Delish eggs
Thank u
Chickens of Petra!!!

Andy Warhol's dumplings.

Plum&pommegranite dumplings:
Andy's favorite
Dish!

Dumplings line up

Ready
Set
Cook

UnionSquareMarket

Fall season in full swing
Yesterday@Unionsquaremarket
Picked up these superripe plums
Simply sliced&tossed w
Pommegranite's seeds
Let it sit 4 moment
Nothing else needed
Use desertspoonfull 4
Each squaredumpling skin
fill
Fold& make 3 pperson
Cook quickly in hot pan
Serve w icecream
&Call me later!

Birthday Salute

The John JHarvey
Fireboat boasts...
During tuesday's
Celebration for Fred:
Down below on the
Grill shrimp&chicken
W GingerPeanut dip
&Smokey grilled Kale
Drizzled w spicy soy
Glass of cava in hand
Long live life
on the river

Safe Haven

Ingeborg
Provided
Endless years of
Warmth,advice&
Support
The door t that
Place is now closed
But
She continues to
Inspire
My
Heart&
Soul

Fall Dinner

Fresh shaved fennel
W salumeria
&Cured black olives
Sip
Glass of crisp Sauvignon Blanc
Then
Chanterelles sauteed
Served
W black quinoa
Followed by
Salad of
Mache&
'Hen of the woods'
For desert
Pomegranite seeds
And white choclate
Dumplings

Ingeborg

Very dear friend
My sister
Ingeborg died
Yesterday
Her positive
Spin & practical
Outlook on life
So instrumental
To myself
& Countless others
Remains
Our
Inspiration