keep warm by steamed buns and steaming soup

2-28-2014 Fri. very cold, sunny.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- pasta with red pepper sauce 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- nuts | tea 
 DINNER --- Chinese taco buns with twice-cooked pork, caramelized onion and hot chili sauce | fried tofu puff soup with napa cabbage and shiitake |  stir-fried chive flowers with smoked tofu | rice | wine 

 

• a very cold ending of  February

around the world in 95 minutes

2-27-2014 Thu. cold, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with Brussels sprouts 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pasta with sauce of roasted red pepper and smoked chipotle | tea quail egg | miso-cured grilled Pacific ocean perch | sauteed snow peas | wine 

  starts its around the earth run today

 

• the core observatory is up.   a table of international cooking to go with the world view.

simmer and bake

2-26-2014 Wed. cold, snow.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Ji-cai wonton soup 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple 
DINNER ---  baked Japanese sweet potato fries | sauteed Brussels sprouts | simmered napa cabbage, wood-ear, fried tofu puff, quail eggs  and beech mushroom | rice | wine 

 

•   winter is definitely not over

creamy eggplant, crunchy mastard green

2-25-2014 Tue.  cold, cloudy.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH ---  steamed dumplings 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple 
 DINNER --- simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | simmered kao-fu pot with bitter melon  | sauteed mustard greens | rice | wine 

 

• all vegetables, a break from Tuesday pork chop routine

fresh peas and fresh dill

2-24-2014 Mon. chilly sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with simmered kau-fu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  steamed dumplings with fillings of minced chicken, shiitake, bok choy  and fresh dill |  fresh peas and twice-cooked pork | wine

• unusual appearance of  fresh peas and fresh dill in February

red stem, green leaf

2-23-2014 Sun.  mild, sunny.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade sage bread | cheese | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- Ji cai wonton soup | goose liver pate and bread | sauteed taro root with dill | simmered Kau-fu with winte bamboo shoot and shiitake | sauteed red stem chard with garlic | wine 

•    very fresh chard

potluck

2-22-2014 Sat. mild, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | grapefruit | baguette and brie | apple  AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea  | tea quail egg 
DINNER --- (  potluck party at Marilu's)  simmered pot of Kau-fu, shiitake, winter bamboo shoot, day lily buds, wood-ear and carrots | pan-fried shrimp and dill lolypop | Goose liver pate and homemade sage bread |  Mexican food | salad | wine 

 

• a party for Sonia

sushi at local Japanese sushi bar

2-21-2014 Fri. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with spicy cabbage and eggplant
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  ( at local Japanese store) sushi ( tuna, salmon, sweet shrimp, yellow tail, eel ) | green tea flavored wagashi 

 

• a treat before  concert, yellowtail is very good, mackerel is out of order, maybe out of season.

Chinese taco buns with roasted pork shoulder

2-20-2014 mild, sunny. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with kung-pao chicken 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- seamed Chinese taco buns with cha-shao pork, caramelized onion and green onion | Ji-cai wonton soup | sauteed bok choy | wine 

 

• the roasted pork shoulder turned out pretty good this time, marinated  for three days and roasted  at 350 degrees for one hour. 

quintessential Chinese meal

2-19-2014 Wed.  mild, cloudy. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with tong-hao porridge 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER --- kung-pao chicken | simmered spicy eggplant | Shanghai salsa | Ji-cai wonton soup | stir-fried winter bamboo shoot, bitter melon and shiitake | rice | sweet rice dumplings | wine 


 

• a Chinese weekday meal for Z  who can write traditional Chinese

pan-fried pork chop

2-18-2014 Tue. cold, cloudy.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with vegetables
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Tong-hao porridge with crushed peanuts | spicy cabbage | pan-fried pork chop | rice | wine 

 

 

• tuesday  a chop day

leaves and shoots

2-17-2014 Mon. cold, sunny.

  

 WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Chinese fermented rice soup with sweet rice dumplings | Norwegian pancake with apple and brown sugar 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea 
DINNER ---  Shanghai salsa: smoked tofu, roasted peanuts and cilantro |  sauteed pea shoots with silky tofu |  stir-fried red pepper and winter bamboo shoots |rice | wine 

 

• a good collection of vegetables

how sweet is the winter napa cabbage

2-16-2014 Sun. cold, clouds.

 BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | bread and cheese | apple | grapefruit 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea | tea egg
 DINNER --- hot pot: napa cabbage, pea shoots, silky tofu, shiitake mushrooms, thin sliced beef, and Si-chuan spicy dipping sauce | wine 

 

• this winter has more ho pot than ever

broiled mackerel pike, "autmn knife fish"

2-15-2014 Sat. cold, snow.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread  and cheese | apple | grapefruit  AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER --- broiled mackerel pike with ponzu sauce | sauteed snow peas an bitter melon | butternut squash and apple soup | baguette | wine 

 

• these Japanese mackerel pike does look a silver knife

French caramels for V day

2-14-2014 Fri. chilly, sunny. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee  | homemade Hungarian bread | Norwegian goat cheese | apple | grapefruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- fried rice with okra, snow peas, shiitake, Chinese sausage and egg| dashi poached spinach |  chive flowers and smoked tofu | butternut squash and apple soup | wine 

 moguls in the garden

 

 all shades of green

caramels  fleur de sel

 

• a good pile of snow out there. the fridge is almost empty

sliding and skating, on screen

2-13-2014 Thu. cold, snow. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | grapefruit | grapes 
LUNCH ---  Ji-cai wonton soup 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  butternut squash and apple soup | homemade Hungarian fennel bread | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | sauteed mustard greens | rice | wine

 

• a big snow storm where no winter games go on.

orka stew

2-12-2014 Wed. cold, cloudy to snow. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with simmered lotus root  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- stewed beef, okra and sun-dried tomato | sauteed mustard greens | rice | wine

 

• a good gooey hot stew to warm up in a evening out there snow is falling.

fast cooking, not fast food

2-11-2014 Tue. cold, sunny. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with simmered wheat gluten and mushrooms 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- office party food 
DINNER --- sauteed bitter melon | pan-fried pork chop | rice | wine 

 

•   if it is Tuesday it must be pork chop.

winter vegetables

2-10-2014 Mon. cold, thin clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- sauteed vegetables  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- simmered eggplant with fermented chili fava bean sauce | sweet and sour lotus root | sauteed snow peas | simmered wheat gluten with shiitake, wood-ear, daylily buds and winter bamboo shoots | rice | wine 

• a whole lot of vegetables

see the flame and steam

2-09-2014 Sun. cold, snow. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Chinese sweet rice dumpling soup | scallion pancake | grapefruit| apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- hot pot of lamb, pea shoots, napa cabbage, tofu puff, shiitake mushroom and mung bean noodles, with Si-chuan spicy dipping sauce | wine 

• hot pot and winter game