end of year melancholy

12-31-2015 Fri. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee | toast
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | roasted seeds 
DINNER --- ( at M.M.'s ) hot pot : seafood, lamb, tofu, and vegetables | wine 

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•  say goodbye to the year, around central park 

it takes a Village

12-30-2015 Wed. chilly, rain.  

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at B. A. gathering for Ed.)  beer | high school cafe. food
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( in west village ) coffee | donut   
DINNER --- ( at Timna , East Village) chestnut soup | kubaneh bread | flamed mackerel | lamb shishbarak | Moroccan " harira" stew | bedouin octpus | wine 

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• walking through the Village, west to east

• very good Mediterranean  fare at Timna 

Soba in East Village

12-29-2015 Tue. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER --- ( at  soba noodle house in East village ) soba | simmered vegetables | duck | beer 

•   house special soba.  disappointing duck.  
•   a new stay at the edge of SoHo

delicata squash

12-28-2015 Mon. chilly, rainy


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- Brussels sprouts | baked and stuffed delicata squash |wine 

•  still lagging... 

jet lag breakfast

12-27-2015 Sun. mild, cloudy.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple  
 DINNER ---  boiled potato | sauteed french green beans | broiled lamb chop with homemade rub | wine | ice cream with raspberries 

• a record of late breakfast at 4pm 

dim sum at airport

12-26-2015 Sat. mild, hazy.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at airport) dim sum 
DINNER --- airline food 

Tokyo

• fly away 

let them eat cake

12-25-2015 Fri. chilly, hazy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- soup noodle
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | tangerine
DINNER --- leftovers 

•  a bad day, with loads of cake leftover

Christmas eve dinner in Shanghai

12-24-2015 Thu. chilly, rain


BREAKFAST --- coffee | street food breakfast
LUNCH --- soup noodles  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- ( at Yu-qing residence)   cucumber and mung bean cured salad | cured fish | roasted peanuts with fried moss | three-cup chicken with chestnuts | bake yam fries | stir-fried garlic scape with bean curd and shiitake mushroom | noodle stew with roma beans, onion, pepper and potato | beef and other deli food | wine || two Christmas cakes | tea 

•  an unusual  gathering of family and friends

banquet food, chat about homecooking

12-23-2015 Wed. chilly, rainy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at S. F. restaurant , Shanghai)  banquet
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- leftovers 

•  good conversation , more about home cooking, such as stewed noodle or egg stir-fried rice 

deli food from local market

12-22-2015 Tue. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee | street food breakfast 
LUNCH ---salt-cured duck | roasted peanuts with fried moss |fresh peas with winter bamboo shoots | sauteed tong-hao leaves | noodles
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER ---congee | baked yam fries | scrambled eggs with yellow chives | sweet sour lotus root 

• see five maids , not three school maidens

 

old neighborhood

12-21-2015 Mon. chilly, cloudy


BREAKFAST --- coffee  | street food breakfast | xiao long bao 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- baked yam fries | sweet sour louts root | fresh taro root | stir-fried garlic scape | rice | wine 

• the best market ever 

Banquet food

12-20-2015 Sun. chilly, rainny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH -- ( at Xaio Nan Guo, shanghai)  banquet for J.C.'s birthday 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Yu-qing residence )  Taiwan tea | Taiwan special snacks 
DINNER --- leftovers 

• bedroom with a view

cakes and fountain pens

12-19-2015 mild, light rain.  

BREAKFAST --- coffee | 7-eleven food: rice ball and yogurt
LUNCH --- ( at a french pastry place in a lane, Taipei)  cake 
DINNER --- wonton soup 

• wondered around in some neighborhood of Taipei. visited a pen store and a cake place