shanghai salsa

2-29-2016 Mon. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER --- sauteed Tuscan kale | stir-fried oyster mushroom, suassage  and red pepper | shanghai salsa | rice | wine 

 

•  go simple

Quabili Pilau

2-28-2016 Sun. mild, clouds. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- ( for S.S.) olivers and bread | sauteed Russian kale |  stewed squid and okra | Quabili Pilau, Afghan baked rice with wine braised lamb shank | wine 

• Oscar night , S. S. joined a crowd of one. 

okra and squid stew

2-27-2016 Sat. chilly, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | grapefruit |apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER --- sauteed Russian kale with liquor | parboiled  potatoes | stewed okra and squid with  chive flowers and red pepper | wine 

 

• home cooking fusion style 

kampachi crudo with latin accent

2-26-2016 Fri. cold wind, sunny.



 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- soup wonton
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER ---(at Passion Fish , with R. and J. )  cocktail | kampachi crudo with yuzu sorbet and serrano pepper | char grilled baby octopus and quinoa | donut hole  

• reconnect with old friend
• seafood as the focal point, approaches all over the map.  the yuzu sorbet is a high note in the ensemble.

twin soup dinner

2-25-2016 Thu. cold, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- pasta 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- butternut squash and apple soup |  soup wonton 

 

• a rare dinner alone

catch them when you can

2-24-2016 Wed. cold, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  apple
DINNER --- butternut squash and apple soup |  pasta |  sauteed Maine sweet pink shrimp with celery and shallot | wine

• excellent Maine pink shrimp, the season is usually very short. 

a quick scramble

2-23-2016  Tue. cold, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  scrambled eggs with bitter melon | simmered Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | rice | wine 

• back to hurried Tuesdays 

soup and dumplings

2-22-2016 Mon. chilly, sunny.

  
BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- rice with chive flowers and smoked tofu 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- vegetable soup with wood-ear and fried tofu puff | steamed dumplings with filling of minced chciken, fresh dill, celery and bok choy | wine 

 

• very much best  at home

cocktail Boulevardier

2-21-2016 Sun. chilly, rain.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  cocktail  Boulevardier | olives and pickled vegetables | baked Japanese sweet potato fries ||  sauteed baby squid and king mushroom | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | parboiled snow pea leaves  | rice | wine 

 

• happy hour for the family 

watermelon seeds and tea

2-20-2016 Sat. cold, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | apple | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea | roasted watermelon seeds 
AFTER-CONCERT-DINNER --- Chinese taco buns with BBQ pork shoulder and onion  |  sweet and sour lotus root | sauteed kale and mushroom | wine 

 

• too much going on  to take pictures... 
• Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem 

good use of muffin pans

2-19-2016 Fri. chilly, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple 
DINNER ---  ( at group dinner )  mini cheese cupcake | salmon muffin and  salad | chicken and vegetable muffin | rose of apple muffin | wine 

• three sets of pans, Susann used all of them. 

winter delight

2-18-2016 Thu. cold, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- rice and vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- sauteed mustard greens | simmered gluten with winter bamboo, wood-ear, shiitake, Japanese pumpkin, and day lily buds | rice | wine

• have a  big pile of  various winter vegetables, carried away by the fresh supplies

hotpot

2-17-2016 Wed. cold, sunny. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- pasta and vegetables
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  hotpot :  pea shoots, napa cabbage, fried tofu, beech mushroom, shiitake mushroom, lotus root, Japanese leek, Argentinian giant shrimp, lamb | win

 

• let the steam and hot sauce take care of this cold day

winter bamboo and long beans

2-16-2016 Tue. cold, rain and clouds. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee  | scallion pancake | apple
LUNCH  --- pizza 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- stir-fried vegetables and tofu skin rolls | sauteed Chinese long beans | rice | wine

•  6 vegetables  in one dish 

a portrait of homemade pizza

2-15-2015 Mon. chilly, rain 



BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | apple | grapefruit
LUNCH --- shrimp wonton
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- homemade pizza :  roasted red pepper sauce and fresh mozzarella,  spicy  eggplant and sun-dried tomato, caramelized  onion and two kinds of cheese | olives | wine 

• look at that superb crust 

when Bronzino meets Celtuce

2-14-2016 Sun. very cold, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | apple | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---daikon simmered in dashi | celtuce salad | pan-fried lotus root | steamed bronzino with ginger, lemon, and smoked pimenton  | sauteed Tuscan kale| wine 

• V Day across Mediterranean and China Sea

major operation for daikon and its peers

2-13-2016 Sat. freezing cold, sunny.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | orange bread | cheese | pomelo  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER ---  "drenched" daikon:  daikon simmered in dashi |  grilled and marinated vegetable melange: kabucha, negi, winter bamboo shoots, eggplant, red pepper, king mushroom and celtuce  | grilled dried mochi | pan-fried whole silver promfret with ginger sauce | wine 

• what a treat,  both in cooking and eating