in the name of all saints

10-31-2014 Thur. cool, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH ---rice with chive flowers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER --- butternut squash and apple soup | stuffed tofu puff with minced chicken and onion in tomato broth | rice | wine 

 

• golden squash and golden leaves, kids running around for terrible dandies \Hilary Mantel fantasizes assassinating the iron lady\ some zombie is created by her family recipe with blowfish powder

Lebanese Meze

10-30-2014 Thu. cool, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at New Deal C.) Lebanese meze   | beer
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER --- Shanghai ji-cai wonton soup 

 

• big lunch, small dinner.
• Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1

chop - sticks, literally

10-29-2014 Wed. mild, rain. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with Chinese cabbage 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- fried lotus root chips | stir-fried chive flowers with smoked tofu |curry threaded potato | rice | wine

 

• never bored with cooking and eating vegetables 

Spicy Chinese cabbage

10-28-2014 Tue. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at S. Indian)  Indian buffet : goat stew | naan 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop | stir-fried spicy Chinese cabbage | shanghai salsa | rice | wine 

 

• cabbage dish is called "hand-tore" spicy cabbage, everything can be done in 15 minutes

flavor of the season

10-27-2014 Mon. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- French green lentils with vegetables
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed egg custard with matsutake | matsutake rice | sweet sour lotus root | wine

 

• matsutake immersion

matsutake mushroom and saba fish

10-26-2014 Sun. mild, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | pate and crackers
DINNER ---broiled matsutake mushrooms | boiled fresh soybeans | sauteed Japanese greens | pan-fried goyza | pressed sushi with soba | wine 

matsutake

 pressed saba sushi

• finally a matsutake feast.

lamb from Iceland

10-25-2014 Sat. mild, sunny.  



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | raspberries | grape fruit | apple 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- broiled Icelandic lamb chop | pasta with greens onion and manila clams | sauteed mustard greens |wine || cognac with French sweets

a tree farm 

 

• very good lamb chop from Iceland. Cognac glasses and sweets from France. 
• a beautiful day for a country road spin, and two beautiful trees will come home. 

duck confit and French green lentil

10-24-2014 Fri. mild, high wind, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Shanghai ji-cai wonton soup 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- French green lentil with vegetables | par-boiled bok choy | duck confit | wine

 

• carried on whole week with whatever is available in the fridge and in the pantry

this is American

10-23-2014 Thu. chilly, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- green rice  and cauliflowers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- low-temperature roasted beef steak | sauteed green beans with chili sauce | pan-fried potatoes | wine 

 

• frozen beef steak is seared in cast-iron pan and roasted in oven with lowest temperature possible.

green rice

10-22-2014 Wed. chilly, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with chive flowers and tofu 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- green rice | scrambled eggs with tomato | sauteed cauliflowers | wine 

 

• creative use of green sauce

workmans meal

10-21-2014 Tue. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with green sauce
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop | sauteed zucchini | stir-fried chive flowers with tofu skin | rice |  wine 

 

• make do without grocery shopping

Indian red lentils

10-20-2014 Mon.  chilly, clouds


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  Indian red lentil stew | curry cauliflowers | sauteed mustard greens | wine 

 

• a gift package from India

a beautiful mind and a beautiful bookstore

10-19-2014 Sun. chilly, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( at M.M.'s) coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | apple | soft-boiled egg | pumpkin jam
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee | bread | banana 
DINNER --- Shanghai ji-cai wonton soup 

 

• Festival Albertine, With John F. Nash, Jr. and Cédric Villani, Moderated by Antonin Baudry

NY brunch and dig for dance

10-18-2014 Sat. cool, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at Huertas , East Village NY) poached eggs with potato threads in citrus sauce | scrambled eggs with shrimp and other stuff | Spanish omelet and salad | bacon and sausage | charred shishito | fried sweet bread with chocolate dip | tea 
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER --- ( at M.M.'s) Yang-zhou style rice noodle soup 

 

• it's all about eggs at brunh

pressed sushi at home

10-17-2014 Fri. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed shao-mai | pressed sushi with grilled eel | vegetable soup | Shanghai salsa | wine 

 

• pressed sushi impressed Philippe