a fish king

1-31-2016 mild, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapefruit | pineapple  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER ---fresh mozzarella and fennel salad | baked Japanese sweet potato fries | sauteed mustard green | broiled salmon with fresh ginger and citrus soy sauce | French lentils with roasted red pepper and cilantro | wine 

 

• this is Arthur's recipe 

Russian kale and Icelandic lamb

1-30-2016 Sat. chilly, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | cheese and bread | grapefruit | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- grilled lamb chop with homemade rub | boiled baby potatoes with herbs | sauteed baby  Russian kale | wine

•  minimalist with elegance

all rolled up

1-29-2016 Fri. chilly, rainy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH  --- leftovers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- ( at Tiffany's group dinner)  olive bar | citrus salad | rolled flank steak | rolled lasagna | tiramisu |  orange liquor 

• newly minted  

South Pacific spices

1-28-2016 Thu. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- scallion pancake
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Singapore style spiced rice noddle with lamb, tofu skin rolls and vegetables | wine

 

• Singapore style is a melting pot of food from Chinese and rest of the islands

not fancy, simply delicious

1-27-2016 Wed. chilly, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with pesto 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  apple 
DINNER ---  sauteed mustard green | garam masala chicken | rice | wine 

• humble ingredients, very tasty and satisfying meal

simmered shortrib with rolled tofu skin

1-26-2016 Tue. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | apple | mango and strawberries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- simmered short rib and rolled tofu skin with napa cabbage, noodles and cilantro  |wine
 

•   simmered several hours and got very tender meat, tofu skin rolls soaked in flavored broth.

fish vegetable tagine and no-knead bread

1-25-2016 Mon. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade no-knead bread | cheese | apple
LUNCH --- pizza 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea   
DINNER ---  fish and vegetable tagine: hake filet, baby potatoes, baby carrots, mushroom, cilantro, leek, shallots, ginger, garlic and spices |  homemade bread | wine

 

• the digging mission accomplished, followed by a hearty and delicious tagine and bread

someone like it with snow

1-24-2016 Sun. cold, sunny.  


 WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Limpa bread | apple | grapefruit 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
 DINNER --- Shanghai style steamed short ribs wrapped in crushed rice and spices | chive flowers with smoked tofu | rice | wine

• digging all the way to tea house 

Scandinavian baking

1-23-2016 Sat. snow and snow.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade Swedish Limpa bread | cheese | apple | grapefruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea | sweet rice dumplings
DINNER --- baked hake casserole | simmered kale | boiled baby potatoes | wine || homemade Norwegian cookies 

• Norwegian and Swedish food goes with the deep snow scene out there 

keep the oven busy

1-22-2016 Fri. cold, snow.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee | grapefruit | homemade Limpa bread | cheese 
LUNCH --- soup wonton 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | apple
DINNER --- homemade pizza : smoked mussels and  mushroom;  fennel and lamb sausage ; eggplant and three cheese | wine 

 waiting for the snow storm

•   a record-setting snow storm is approaching

five spices

1-21-2016 Thu. cold, cloudy.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- soup wonton 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple | tea
DINNER --- shanghai-style five spices smoked fish | simmered Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | rice | wine 

• a good number for spice mix

in the mood for Italian food

1-20-2016 Wed. cold, evening snow.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice and napa cabbage
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- olives and pickled giagante beans | tuna and eel |  pasta with pesto sauce | wine 

•  homemade fresh pesto 

pan-fried pork chop

1-19-2016 Tue. cold, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop | spicy napa cabbage | rice | wine 

•  rush Tuesday is back, music and dance 

hotpot

1-18-2016 Mon. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade orange bread | grapefruit | apple
LUNCH --- soup wonton
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- hotpot : mushroom, vegetables, mung bean noodles, tofu, lamb and shrimp | wine 

 

•  special treat for a  cold day

chinese tofu puff ball stew

1-17-2016 Sun. cold, cloudy.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade bread | cheese | apple | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- stew of okra and chicken-stuffed tofu puff | simmered kale | rice | wine 

• someone called it rabbit brain 

squid, shrimp and oyster mushroom in tom yum

1-16-2016 Sat. chilly, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | homemade no-knead bread | french cheese | apple | grapefruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER ---  Thai hot and sour seafood stew ( tom yum ) | parboiled pea leaves |wine || caneles | chocolate cake | cognac 

• some Thai, some French.