burrata from Vermont

5-31-2015 Sun. hot, sunny. 



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit salad 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- grilled prawn | white fish ceviche with watercress | sauteed green beans | quinoa | burrata cheese, avocado and tomato | wine

 

• hot like summer 
• burrata from Vermont, better than that of California 

fresh morel mushroom paella

5-30-2015 Sat. hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | mango | raspberries  AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---   paella : fresh morel mushroom, Spanish chorizo, mussels , shrimp, peas and shallots, with saffron and peminton sofrito sauce | steamed artichoke |  fennel salad | wine 

 

• morel mushroom has somewhat bouncy chewy texture, does not shrink as much when cooked in broth. the flavor is subtle , not as pungent as porcini

tapas from all over

5-29-2015 Fri. hot, sunny. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- potato stew 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- marinated gigante beans | tuna and roasted red pepper | guacamole and chips | Shanghai salsa | fresh corn fritter | wine 

 Spainish

Mexican

American 

Chinese

 

• assembled diversity

potato, cod, and cabbage

5-28-2015 Thu. warm, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with kung-pao chicken 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- cod and tomato stew with roasted red pepper | coleslaw | salad | wine

 

• eating like  in an old village of New England .   
• more flowers than ever on swamp magnolia

go for Si-chuan hot and spicy

5-27-2015 Wed. warm, sunny.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with asparagus 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Kung-pao chicken | spicy cabbage | rice | wine 

 

• pretty good kung-pao, with walnuts instead of peanuts

Tuesday's chop

5-26-2015 Tue. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried pork chops | sauteed asparagus | white fish ceviche | rice | wine 

 

• a little change for early summer taste

a bowl full of cherries

5-25-2015 Mon. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade bread and cheese | mango | strawberries  AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  cherries | tea 
DINNER --- Quabili Pilau ( Afghan baked rice with braised lamb shank ) | Sabzi ( Afghan simmered spinach with spices)  | homemade bread with roasted red pepper and feta cheese spread | fennel salad | wine 

 

• hard work, good food

no-knead bread and baby squid

5-24-2015 Sun. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | mango | strawberries | cherries  AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---homemade no-knead bread | feta cheese and roasted red pepper spread | olive spread | marinated gigante beans | wine
DINNER --- simmered baby squid with tomato and shallots | sauteed Japanese greens | homemade bread | wine

the new magnolia is full of flower buds 

                                there is a baby rabbit in this picture ... 

 

• hangout in garden all day long

Mediterranean dinner in the garden

5-23-2015 Sat. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | Croissant | bread and cheese | mango | strawberries AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER --- steamed artichoke with spiced butter | French green lentils with carrot, shallot, celery and pin nuts | baked whole yellow tail with lemon and Spanish chorizo | fennel salad | wine

 

•   yellow tail and  artichoke are plump. 

wine and soy briased short ribs

5-22-2015 Fri. cool, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetables
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER --- Turkish apricot, Turkish goat cheese and pistachio with sumac lemon dressing | wine and soy braised short ribs | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | rice | wine 

 

• finally to a long weekend, but load of work ahead

vegetables and eggs

5-20-2015 Thu. cool, rain.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER --- sauteed spinach with pin nuts and Turkish spice | simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | steamed eggs | rice | wine 

 

• humble and homey food

all finger food

5-19-2015 Wed. mild, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with pork chop and greens 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  guacamole and black corn chips | steamed dumplings | wine 

 

• used canola green shoots in the dumpling filling.

Tuesday fare

5-19-2015 Tue. warm, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with greens 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop | sauteed asparagus | sauteed mustard greens | rice | wine

 

• done cooking and eating in less than a hour

Burrata

5-18-2015 Mon. warm, sunny. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- cracked wheat with vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- buratta with tomato and mint | Thai-style sauteed baby squid | sauteed Chinese greens |  rice | wine 

• the Burrata is from California, not as good as the ones from Wisconsin which cannot be found in local market anymore