workman's meal

3-31-2015 Tue. chilly, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Spanish rice with asparagus 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop | spicy cabbage | Shanghai salsa | rice | wine 

 

• most speedy cooking with original ingredients, in a hurry always on Tuesday

twice-cooked duck and beans

3-30-2015 Mon. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pizza
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | apple
DINNER ---  sauteed asparagus |  duck and black bean stew | toast with sofrito and cheese | wine 

 

• twice-cooked duck bean stew taste better the second time 

mediterranean fare

3-29-2015 Sun. chilly, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | croissant | bread and cheese | grapefruit | grapes 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER ---Spanish toast with sofrito and octopus | steamed artichoke with lemon butter | Paella ( smoked mussel, cured octopus, clam, chorizo, asparagus, sofrito, saffron ) | wine 

•  sofrito and pimenton are the secret of Spanish flavor.

Torna a Sorriento ( Brooklyn, acutally)

3-28-2015 Sat. chilly, snowy.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( at Park Slope coffee house ) coffee | croissant 
LUNCH --- ( at La Villa, Park Slope ) Zucchini pizza | Affumicata 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee
DINNER --- rice congee | vegetable pickles | simmered  eggplant | spicy cabbage 

 

•   over the bridges... to familiar coffee shop and pizzeria...and bye for now

round up

3-27-2015 Fri. chilly, cloudy. 


BREAKFAST --- ( at Stumptown, in Village )  coffee
LUNCH --- ( at ViV ) papaya salad | duck tamarind | fried egg roll and bundle | stir-fried flat noodles with shrimp
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at  Radiance Tea House )  Wuyi tea | Shanghai xiao long bao | adamame
DINNER --- (at Katsu-Hama ) pork katsu | five vegetable katsu on skewer | braised beef tongue | simmered pumpkin |oyakodon |  beer 
AFTER-SHOW-DRINK  --- port | almond cookie | cheese 

 it takes a village

 midtown Thai

 Broadway passing

wondering through MoMa  

s

tea thing 

Japan Society  

Japanese WWII propaganda movie

 Katsu special

• covered ground spatially, culturally and temporally

corn husk and all at Cosme

3-26-2015 Thu. mild, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- tea | apple  

LUNCH --- ( at Ramen noodle place in East Village ) ramen noodles 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- ( at Cosme )  cocktails | hamachi  with fermented serranos and etc. | Smoked raw sepia  | Scallop aguachile, poached jicama, fresh wasabi-cucumber-lime | grilled octopus | mushroom and vegetables with blue corn tortilla | Husk Meringue, Corn Mousse

 

• $$$$ modern Mexican .... not as good and as fun as Kuuk in Merida 
• Marsha Cottrell’s digital art at Eleven Rivington  is very impressive