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A SUMMER NIGHT’S DINNER, JUST AFTER THE FIELDS WERE MOWN

By Crescent Dragonwagon

Contentment.

Outside, the slope down from the house towards the pond, grass yellowing on it, like a Van Gogh painting.

Pond van gogh July 2016

Inside, the flowers: wild black-eyed susans and yarrow, perennials and annuals from the garden, fireworks in a blue glass vase on the dining room table.

flower arrangement july 12 2016

#DinnerWithDragonwagon, just me and my boyfriend, with plenty of help from Walker Farm. The first course on my late mother’s old Blue Onion plates.

Canadian Asparagus, with Olive Oil, Lime, Coarse Salt & Cracked Black Pepper,
on a bed of sliced Romaine & Scallion, Garnish of Yellow Tomato

asparagus marinated lime

Eggplant Rice Audrey,
with Roasted Eggplant, Sautéed Onion & Garlic, Tomato, Basil, & Parmesan,
Dabbed with a Little Local Chevre
(the recipe from Passionate Vegetarian, but made with a millet-quinoa combo instead of rice)

Oven-Baked Tofu,
Marinated, Breaded & Baked Crisp
(recipe also from Passionate Vegetarian)

eggplant Rice Audrey

Roasted Cauliflower /  Greek-Style Smothered Okra
(okra recipe — one of my absolute faves — also from Passionate Vegetarian)

Dessert, Later on:

Mixed Local Strawberries, Blueberries & Black Raspberries,
Dusted with Amaretti Crumbs and Splashed with Frangelico,
Topped with a Dab of lucious Local Ricotta

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NOT A LITTLE MONKEY, by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrted by Michelle Chessaree

"So, the little girl climbed into the big waste-basket and waited." ' Oh no,' said her mother, ' we don't want to throw you away.'"There are many ways to express love and the need for attention. Here, a busy mother and her just-a-bit naughty little girl tease each other affectionately — the little girl making her point without even uttering a word.That's today's story time — read aloud by the author's daughter at Crescent Dragonwagon's Writing, Cooking, & Workshops, with Mark Graff's "text support" and discussion."Just right for two-to-fours, the humor of this true-to-life story of a mischievous little girl who blocks her mother's attempts to clean house will elicit giggles from the lollipop set." Kirkus Reviews

Posted by Crescent Dragonwagon's Writing, Cooking, & Workshops on Thursday, June 4, 2020

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