Monday, November 14, 2011

Mostly French

11-14-2011 Mon. mild, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- soup noodles with fried tofu, cucumber, pea leaves, maitake mushroom and egg
AFTERNOON-TEATIME
--- green tea
DINNER --- baked Japanese sweet potato fries | caramelized carrots with bacon and parsley | pea leaves sauteed in garlic broth | caramelized radicchio and fennel | duck confit with marmalade sauce of shallot, dried cheery, and Dijon mustard | saffron rice | red wine | French chocolate crepe




a bowl of soup noodles for lunch



fennel and radicchio



assembled duck confit plate



french chocolate crepe


  • a change of scene from sea (yesterday) to land of southern France. duck confit gets improved in flavor by rubbing garlic herb paste into duck meat during the marinating process.