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1-31-2015 Sat. cold, sunny.
WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | apple | grapefruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | tangerine
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER --- steamed short ribs wrapped in crushed toasted rice and spices with carrots | sauteed Shanghai bok choy with shiitake mushroom | rice | wine
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steam for almost two hours to get the "melt-in-mouth" effect
1-30-2015 Fri. cold, windy.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
| oats with milk
LUNCH --- Ji-cai wonton soup
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | nuts
DINNER --- hot pot ( lamb, napa cabbage, tofu, cilantro, rice vermicelli, spicy sha-cha dipping sauce ) | wine
1-29-2015 Thu. cold, sleet.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- simmered Japanese pumpkin | Shanghai ragu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- sauteed tofu ski rolls and napa cabbage | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | rice | wine
1-28-2015 Wed. cold, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice and Shanghai ragu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- udon noodles with twice-cooked pork shoulder, tofu curd, and spinach | wine
1-27-2015 Tue. cold, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | apple
DINNER --- baked boniato fries | simmered kabocha | Shanghai eight-treasure ragu ( winter bamboo shoots, pork and sausage, carrot, green chili, pickled gourd, winter mushroom, smoked tofu curd, chive flowers, simmered with fermented fava bean paste and shanghai soy tian-mian paste ) | | steamed Chinese taco buns | wine
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boniato and kobocha are winter treat of sweetness
- Shanghai ragu (ba bao chao jiang) has the right balance of rich texture and flavor.
1-26-2015 Mon. cold, snow.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with ragu sauce
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with fillings of chicken, shiitake and bok choy | bok choy egg soup
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bok choy are crispy and sweet after snow fall
1-25-2015 Sun. mild, clouds.
WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | simmered fresh peanuts
DINNER --- simmered wheat gluten pot with winter bamboo, shiitake, wood-ear, and day lili buds | stir-fried cabbage and mustard green | rice
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fresh shiitake and winter bamboo shoots, in season
1-24-2015 Sat. chilly, flurry.
WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and french cheese |
grapefruit | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | simmered fresh peanuts in shell
DINNER --- qabili pilau | sauteed mustard greens | wine
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the domestic lamb shank got this time is fattier and less flavor than that of Iceland or New Zealand
1-23-2015 Fri. chilly, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- tea
LUNCH --- ji-cai wonton soup
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---sauteed green beans | curry cauliflowers | pan-fried pork cutlet | rice
1-22-2015 Thu. chilly, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- tea
LUNCH -- barley soup
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple | tea
DINNER --- pasta with vegetable ragu sauce and prosciutto
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get back to cooking slowly
1-21-2015 Wed. chilly, sunny.
BREAKFAST --- tea
LUNCH --- congee
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- simmered pearl potatoes | boiled French green beans
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pearl potatoes are naturally tender sweet , only thing tasted good when being sick.
1-20-2015 Tue. chilly, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- green tea
LUNCH --- rice congee with green herbs
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- noodle soup
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nothing taste good when sickness hanging around
- watched some Japanese TV, someone making congee with 7 herbs in a snowy day, great looking earthy pot.
1-19-2015 Mon. chilly, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- green tea | linpa bread
LUNCH --- wonton soup
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- vegetable soup | linpa bread
1-18-2015 Sun. rain.
WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- homemade Linpa bread | fresh orange juice
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- blood orange tea
DINNER --- soba noodles
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it is going to be a long one...
1-17-2015 Sat. chilly, clouds.
WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- vegetable broth
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slowly getting in some food
1-16-2015 Fri. chilly, sunny.
BREAKFAST --- water
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple juice
DINNER --- whole wheat cracker | water
1-15-2015 Thu. cold, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- water
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- water
DINNER --- water
1-14-2015 Wed. cold, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- tea
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- wonton soup
DINNER --- stir-fried peas with cured pork and smoked tofu | spicy cabbage | scrambled egg and tomato | rice | wine
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some cooking but no appetite
1-13-2015 chilly, cloudy.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- fried bread, shanghai style
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee
DINNER --- airline food
1-12-2015 Mon.
chilly, sunny.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at Jesse restaurant , Tianping rd.) Shanghai cuisine
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Starbucks, Henshang rd. ) coffee
DINNER --- fresh vegetables
1-11-2014 Sun. mild, smug.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- soup dumplings
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | tangerines
DINNER --- fresh vegetables | fish soup
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a wheelchair shopping tour
1-10-2015 Sat. mild, clouds.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
| ji-cai wonton
LUNCH --- noodles with fresh greens
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | tangerine
DINNER --- fresh vegetables | roasted beef | sweet and sour pork short ribs | wheat gluten
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meat from take-out near the market.
1-09-2015. chilly, sunny.
BREAKFAST --- coffee | walnut bread
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- ( at Restaurant Martin, Little Red House, Shanghai) Spanish cuisine
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a staying-on in the neighborhood, Spanish invasion is relatively new. most expensive coffee ever seen.
1-08-2015 Thu. chilly, sunny.
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at Ding-Xiang Garden ) Chinese banquet, Shanghai region style
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Sunflour) coffee | cake
DINNER --- fresh vegetables | leftovers
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pretty good banquet food in an old garden house
