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12-31-2014 Wed. mild, cloudy.
BREAKFAST --- Shanghai breakfast street food
LUNCH --- various fresh vegetables with nian-gao
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- various fresh vegetables | fresh water fish and tofu soup| cakes
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good stuff: fresh vegetables , bad stuff: smug and noise
12-30-2014 Tue. mild, smug.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- soup dumplings
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on the other side of the ocean, landed in a place of no Google, no Gmail, no NYT.
12-29-2014 Mon. chilly, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- airline food
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | apple
DINNER --- airline food
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endurance and bad food tests
12-28-2014 Sun. mild, rain.
WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | pineapple | scallion pancake | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- hot pot : lamb, napa cabbage, pea shoots, glass noodle bundle, egg dumpling, scallion, leek , with sha-cha dipping sauce | wine
12-27-2014 Sat. mild, sunny.
WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee
| homemade orange bread | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | baked Japanese sweat potato fries
DINNER --- eggplant with minced lamb | cured tuna and cucumber salad | sauteed mustard greens | rice | wine
12-26-2014 Fri. mild, sunny.
BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade orange bread |
apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | roasted watermelon seeds
DINNER --- tong-hao porridge with crushed peanuts | stir-fried mustard green | pan-fried potato and chorizo | rice | wine
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in need of greens and oranges
12-25-2014 Thu. chilly, sunny.
BREAKFAST --- coffee | apple | cheese | homemade orange bread
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | dim sum
DINNER --- ( at Inger's ) eggnog | sweet potato with marshmallow | stuffing | mashed potato | steamed Brussels sprouts | ham | pecan pie | pumpkin pie | wine
Christmas moon
12-24-2014 Wed. mild, rain.
BREAKFAST --- coffee with Bailey's | cheese and bread | scrambled eggs with Chinese sausage | apple | mandarin | grapefruit juice
LUNCH --- steamed shao-mai | various tofu snacks
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- roasted watermelon seeds | tea
DINNER --- Moroccan tagine, stew of Chilean sea bass, sea scallop, carrots, fennel, pearl potatoes, olives, and shallots in white wine, lemon juice, olive oil, with chermoula ( paste of lemon, dried pepper, cilantro, garlic, olive oil, cumin, pimenton, salt and pepper) | sauteed red pepper, leek and beech mushroom | seasoned quinoa | daikon and apple salad | olives and gigante bean salad | wine
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Christmas eve family dinner, very well received.
12-23-2011 Tue. chilly, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | toffee
DINNER --- Peruvian green rice | braised duck | sauteed French green beans | sauteed red peppers | wine
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cilantro and citrus, broth from braising duck. still need to figure out the rice variety and how to prevent rice from falling apart.
12-22-2014 Mon. chilly, rainy.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed vegetable buns
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---stuffed bell peppers | crispy scallop potatoes | sauteed French green beans | wine
12-21-2014 Sun.
chilly, cloudy.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- airport sandwich
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---ginger ale
DINNER --- milk with Irish cream
12-20-2014 Sat. chilly, rain.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
BIG-FAMILY-LUNCH --- ceviche in endives | roasted golden beets and pear salad with goat cheese | butternut squash and apple soup | roasted delicata squash stuffed with seasoned quinoa and mushroom | wine | apple pie
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- leftovers
12-19-2014 Fri. chilly, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with garlic sauce | lettuce and pomegranate salad
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- Spanish seafood stew | bread | pan-fried sturgeon | salad | wine
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walk up and down island path, load great food from local store.
