The Dumpling Diva's Blog

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2012-02-12T15:39:00.001-08:00

Of my
'Madame de Pompadour
Orange Choclates'
For Valentines Day...?
Please
Let me know

Clementine Cumquats

2012-02-12T15:33:00.000-08:00

Testing out many
Different citrus
Slices ...
Perfecting
'Madame de Pompadour
Orange Choclates'

Crepe Layer Cake

2012-02-05T12:39:00.001-08:00

20 Buckwheat Batter
Crepes
Filled w Vermont Maple syrup
Whipped fresh ricotta
From
'Dipalo' on Grand& Mott
Topped with
Salty butterscotch sauce

Julia Child & Robert Mapplethorpe

2012-01-24T05:23:00.001-08:00

My little french Chef
Introduced them to each
Other last night
In the kitchen while we re
Prepping for dinner party

Bergdorf Goodman

2012-01-03T21:16:00.001-08:00

Freezing cold outside
Tropical Splendor inside
Stunning Mermaid Aquarium
Windows

Festive desert

2011-12-29T20:28:00.001-08:00

Raspberry Dark Choclate Dumplings
dancing with freshly made orange gelato
& lil goose berry twirling on top

Red Amaryllis

2011-12-23T13:47:00.000-08:00

Celebrating
Every moment
Small & Big
Sharing
Festive Red &
Gold color nuggets
All over town

Drawn to the light

2011-12-17T20:55:00.001-08:00

@night
Darkness&
Luxury
Candle's glow
B4
Slumber

Rumi

2011-12-17T20:49:00.001-08:00

Season
Of
Enlightenment
Now

Sharing

2011-11-25T04:36:00.001-08:00

Warmth &
Welcome
Inside generous
Circle of Friends

Yummy Yam Mash

2011-11-23T20:15:00.001-08:00

Sweet potatoto/yam
Sliced Radichio
Lump of butter
Pommegranite seeds
Salt&
Freshly ground pepper

Cranberry Relish

2011-11-19T19:57:00.001-08:00

Walnuts
Clementines
Cranberries
Coarsely ground
In foodprocessor
W honey
Check
'Cooking up a Storm'
@ArtonAir.org
For the recipe

Thanx 4 Giving In

2011-11-19T19:31:00.000-08:00

Seedless clementines
Cranberries
Walnuts
& Honey

Sweet&Savory

2011-11-09T12:49:00.000-08:00

Fabulous mini pancakes
Made from scratch
according to old
French recipe
I serve them
@New Amsterdam Market
Sunday's 11-4.00
w Hickory smoked Bacon
Chives,maple syrup
&Pommegrante seeds
See you there ..

Fairy Tale

2011-11-06T21:29:00.000-08:00

Enraptured
Listning to
Hear a spin on that tale
About a burlap bag
Being spun
Into a golden tread

Poffertjes ....

2011-11-03T18:33:00.001-07:00

These delish Little Puffs
Date back to 1780's France
Later brought to The Netherlands
By
Napoleon's Army..

French soldiers left
&the Poffertjes
stayed

Fresh....

2011-10-28T05:57:00.001-07:00

Chick Pea
One or 2
Gether in
Cozy fuzz pod
Tender green
Softly

Fall Feast

2011-10-07T09:52:00.000-07:00

Bounty
Champagne grapes
Seckle pears
Lady apples
Ah ..
& touch of
Sunshine

Salmon Tartare

2011-10-07T09:44:00.001-07:00

75 Dutch visitors
Stopped by fire boat
'John J Harvey'
Sampling Dutch Diva's
Catch of the day...

Under 1 Umbrella

2011-09-23T16:12:00.001-07:00

On the Bowery
Nighttime
Call to
Re fuel

Grateful

2011-09-22T09:03:00.001-07:00

For another
Moment
Day
Year

3Apple Salad

2011-09-22T08:56:00.001-07:00

Gravenstein,
Ginger Gold
Honey Crisp
Simple home made Mayo
Pommegranites

Miss Behave and the Dumpling Diva

2011-09-15T06:27:00.001-07:00

Together
Currently featured
Last page september
Issue
Artforum magazine

Cafe au Lait

2011-09-11T10:29:00.001-07:00

Satisfying break

Through the Looking Glass

2011-09-10T09:08:00.001-07:00

Residency Door :
Keeping an eye on things..

Clocktower Gallery...

2011-09-10T09:03:00.001-07:00

We'll keep the light on U

2011-09-10T09:01:00.000-07:00

Home away from home

2011-09-10T09:00:00.001-07:00

Prunes &Petunia

2011-08-24T06:45:00.000-07:00

Dropping off the tree
With their
Plummy tartness&
Jumping into a
Swig of Rose

'window of opportunity'

2011-08-22T06:13:00.001-07:00

your
time has
come...

Messenger...

2011-08-17T11:25:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous
Pommegranite
Travelled
All the way
From
Chile to
B on
Camera

Petals

2011-08-12T04:43:00.000-07:00

Delicious color
&
Delicate perfume
Release it's
Powers after
Monsoon

Blessing

Morning after..

2011-07-29T16:50:00.001-07:00

Woke up &
Finished leftover
Of half that
'Peach Napoleon'
Overnight flavors
Seeped in more:
Not soggy
&Very flavor full

Local Peach 'Napoleon'

2011-07-29T16:41:00.001-07:00

Magical Ripe Peach
Three 2'' strips Baked
PuffPastry dough
Sclice peaches in whole&
Thin slivers
Alternate&
Top with
Dollop of Creme Chantilly
Drizzle with Honey

Summer Salad

2011-07-29T16:18:00.001-07:00

Warm&super Ripe
Peach
Spicy crunch of chilled Arugola
Very thin sliced Fennel
Whole Fresh Basil leaves
Olive oil&
Drops of Balsamic reduction
Salt flakes
sprinkle on top
Dig
In

Peachy..

2011-07-28T10:08:00.000-07:00

Bellini
like
Sparkling
Splendor

Majesty...

2011-07-28T10:01:00.001-07:00

@Children's Magical Garden
on Norfolk&Stantonstreet
Peach tree provides
Rich fragrant Harvest
Super delicious
Ripe fruit:
Grateful for
Bounty

'New Amsterdam Market'

2011-07-17T15:58:00.001-07:00

Dutch Diva
Prepared scrumptious
Delicacy
'Poffertjes'
Locally sourced
Yeast,eggs,flour
Butter &milk
Putting 'Dutch'
Back into
New Amsterdam Market

Rooftop Gardening

2011-07-03T08:20:00.001-07:00

Fresh Herbs Harvest
Create
Devine Dinner Dumplings:
Basil - Tomato&Robiola
Thyme - Leg of Lamb&Potato
Shiso- Salmon Sashimi&Cucmbr
Mint- Dark Choclate&Raspberry
Simply Delish

Billowing

2011-06-19T13:28:00.000-07:00

Warm&sunny
Curtains
Blue
Moments
Blown away
Sailing
Into
Now
Tday

Mentai Spaghetti

2011-06-08T14:31:00.000-07:00

Boil water w some salt
Cook spaghettini till al dente:
Drain, add big pat o butter
Let it melt..
Whisk in
Mentaiko (japanese spicy cod roe=
in Italian 'Bottarga' )
Add chopped chives or
Thinly sliced scallions
&
Ready

Chez Alice

2011-06-07T10:32:00.001-07:00

afternoon tea
Scones
li'l cucumber
Sand
Witches
Appear
Chibi snoozes
Content in her
Corner

Pots&pans

2011-06-07T10:24:00.001-07:00

Tiny back staircase
Not bein used 4
Walking
up&down
Makes
Pots&pans
Snuggly
Happy

Japanese Folk

2011-05-29T18:48:00.000-07:00

@Hester Street Fair
Charming Japanese dancers
Perform
Okinawa Festival
Tradition
Courtesy of
Director
Momo Suzuki

Spring Magic

2011-05-25T15:28:00.001-07:00

This beautiful
Lemon yellow Butter Fly
Attached itself t my Chefpants
&spent morning tgthr sunning
@ 12.50
b4 lunch
Butter Fly hopped out of the
Window,flew away:
Yes
There s Magic

Landscape of food:

2011-05-20T21:26:00.001-07:00

Giant white German asparagus
(Don't mention the word IMF now)
Fresh Morels
Fiddlehead greens
Trevisano
Fennel w fronds
Oh &
Purple Baby Artchokes
It's spring vegetable season
Stirring up xcitement...

Hand it t Chibi...

2011-05-17T10:43:00.001-07:00

Just turned 15
Fans&friends
Gathered round
T celbrate:
&Thank you
4 all that Love

Love Flowers

2011-05-17T10:39:00.000-07:00

Gratefulness&
Beauty beam
Stream light
Creating burst of
Full Color
Energy

DumplingDiva@HesterstreetFair

2011-05-09T08:04:00.001-07:00

Beautiful weather
Meeting new friends
Lots of great energy
&ShitakeMushroomDumplings
Sold out early...

Olaf Arnalds

2011-04-30T16:23:00.001-07:00

From Iceland
Warm&tender
Singing beautiful
Tunes
Enchanting
Jonas Mekas
&friends at
Anthology Film Archive
Anniversary

Opening up

2011-04-20T15:04:00.000-07:00

Tday
Overcast morning
Balmy afternoon
Rays of sun
Burst open
Fresh
Blossoms

Simply Delicious

2011-04-20T09:58:00.000-07:00

Al dente cooked thin spaghetti
toss w couple tble spoons sweet butter
fold in spicy Mentaiko (cod roe)
&Thinly sliced scallions:
Enjoy w
Glass of Dry Champagne

Library card

2011-04-17T12:19:00.001-07:00

U 4 got to bring that?
Oh no

Part-time librarian

2011-04-17T12:16:00.001-07:00

Let me hear
Which book u r looking 4
I might b able t
Find that..
just a
Minute

Guilded by the Easter Goddess

2011-04-10T16:53:00.001-07:00

Dyed in Blueberry puree
Buffed w olive oil
&
Touched up with
Goldleaf

Laurie&Lou@Japan Society

2011-04-10T10:55:00.000-07:00

One more time
Reminding me of
Wonderful Event&
Music
Yesterday..

Laurie Anderson,Lou Reed

2011-04-10T09:58:00.001-07:00

Amazing energy
Tgthr w Taiko Drummer
Rigging up Japan Society
Yesterday during
Fundraiser..

Light Lunch

2011-04-05T08:55:00.001-07:00

Head-on Shrimp
Swimming with
Salmontartare Dumpling,
Enoki mushroom strands
&chives in
Homemade Dashi..

Cherry Blossom

2011-04-05T08:49:00.001-07:00

Miracle of nature
Blooming&
Blossoming
Sprouting
Germinating
One tiny move
@a time
Resulting in
Glorious cycle of
Life

This world...

2011-03-28T19:17:00.001-07:00

Chibi s contemplating
Life
Not only bcause
Her 15th birthday s
Coming up..

Devastated

2011-03-17T22:27:00.000-07:00

Unspeakable
Loneliness

Hard t B lieve

2011-03-13T14:07:00.000-07:00

The enormous disaster
In Japan & what it all means..

U 4got bout the Oscars tnite...?

2011-02-27T14:13:00.001-08:00

While @ petshop picking
Up some snacks:
Chibi reminded me
Of big TV-nite

Inspiration

2011-02-07T08:28:00.001-08:00

Woke up
&found this in
Fotofile
Like a delicious
Cookie crumb...

'Swimming in School of Life'

2011-02-02T21:01:00.001-08:00

Laurie Anderson&Lou Reed
Curating performances&casual talks
@The Stone
Check out schedule:
www.thestonenyc.com
Marja the DumplingDiva&
LeeAnne Wong r on
13th@8.00
'Giving Taste of Dumpling World...'

Divine..

2011-01-22T16:16:00.001-08:00

Godess
Resting
After
Long
Journey
Back
Into
My life

Grateful

2011-01-17T11:05:00.001-08:00

Cold winter weather
Asks 4 soup
Fennel tomatoe
So delicious
Cleaned up
My bowl
W crust o
Sesame bread
From
Grandaisy Bakery

Sacred Space

2011-01-13T12:05:00.000-08:00

Walking north on Norfolkstreet
During freezing lunch time
Decided to step inside
'Angel Orensantz Foundation'
& was treated to this
Inviting warm
Oasis...

Hyacinth...

2011-01-09T00:35:00.000-08:00

Delicious scent
Beautiful
Colors
Magic of
Flowers'
Language

Happy New Year Rabbit

2010-12-31T15:19:00.001-08:00

Lots of Love
T evryone:
Gonna b Great
From
Marja&Chibi

21 dec. Mothers Birthday

2010-12-21T09:04:00.001-08:00

I learned how t cook
&bake
From my mother
Early on@5 years old
Cozy the kitchen
Next t her
While she bustled
Measured
kneaded
&created her
Fabulous
Delicious
LINZERTORTE

CelebrationTime of Year

2010-12-10T17:02:00.001-08:00

Getting
Together
Sharing
Food&
Wine
Laughter
&Light
Warm
Hearts
Gather

St.Nicolaas

2010-12-06T06:45:00.000-08:00

It's a big
Holiday &it's
Aftermath in
Holland..
&
It's big holiday
In my heart
Tday as well

Home S where the Hearth S

2010-12-01T18:08:00.000-08:00

Simply
Warm
&
Wonderful
T come
Home

Thanx 4giving

2010-11-25T07:08:00.001-08:00

Magic
Cups
Providing
Sustenance
Evry
Day..

Really..

2010-11-23T20:48:00.001-08:00

We met
Couple days ago
A strange girl
Barefoot
Blonde
A
Doll
Really

Ready t perform

2010-11-14T09:38:00.000-08:00

Dressed
Up in whipped cream
&
Strawberries:
Evryone
Loves
This one

Yummu

2010-11-14T09:34:00.000-08:00

Wow
That was easy
Now let it
Cool off
&

Doing it...

2010-11-14T09:32:00.000-08:00

Grind the blanched almonds
Whipp the eggs w sugar
Melt the dark choclate
In double boiler
Add ground almonds
To whipped egg/butter mix
Fold in the melted
Choclate
Pour 'batter'
Into mold & bake
@350 degrees
Test w toothpick
'Done' if comes out
Clean

Getting ready

2010-11-14T09:27:00.000-08:00

To bake a flourless
Choclate torte
Ground blanched
Almonds
Salted butter
Dark choclate
Eggs some sugar

Trusted bike..

2010-11-11T09:27:00.000-08:00

Hardly a day goes
By
My bike&I ride out
Into
The city
Sharing the
Road
Of big city life

Little Red Jacket .

2010-11-09T06:15:00.001-08:00

Found this last
Week @Misha's trunksale
In Laura's apartment
sipping Sauvignon Blanc
met old friend; chef Anne Burrell
we're both still
'Cooking up a Storm'

Delish Vegetarian Option

2010-11-08T21:42:00.000-08:00

@ the DumplingDivaDinner:
MushroomMedley
Caramelized leeks
Black&yellow lentils
Roasted chestnuts
Scalloped sweet potatoes,
&When s the
Next dinner?

DumplingDivaDinner Booked

2010-11-08T21:37:00.000-08:00

Rainy nite
Couldn't keep people
@home..
Dumplings were
Calling
@Alias restaurant
Tnite

Su day on the park w Redtail Jr..

2010-11-07T20:43:00.001-08:00

Chibi&myself were making
Little detour in TompkinsSquare Park
When all f sudden Redtailhawk
Swooshed past by us
And landed on a brach in
This tree
Let's see if You can
Locate this smart bird

Chibi@AveA Farmersmarket

2010-11-07T13:08:00.001-08:00

Stopped by favorite
Organic producestand&
Bought these pumpkins
4 tmrw Guestchef dinner
@Alias restaurant
& we start w:
Pumpkin&Edamame dumplings

Country Pumpkin

2010-10-31T21:20:00.001-07:00

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

Cat&dog

2010-10-31T15:33:00.001-07:00

Who
S leading
Whom
To the
Haloween Parade?

ELECTION

2010-10-31T13:01:00.001-07:00

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

Haloween

2010-10-31T12:56:00.000-07:00

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

Royal Terrace View

2010-10-30T03:34:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-29T06:02:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-29T05:52:00.001-07:00

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

GlassyBaby

2010-10-28T16:19:00.000-07:00

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

Simple

2010-10-26T19:00:00.000-07:00

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?

2010-10-26T18:40:00.001-07:00

Let's see..

Homegrown Geraniums

2010-10-26T08:43:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-24T22:04:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-24T09:12:00.001-07:00

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

2010-10-24T08:31:00.000-07:00

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!!!