vegetable night

6-30-2016 Thu. warm, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple 
DINNER --- steamed artichoke | sauteed mustard green | corn fritter | rice | wine

 

• take a break from elaborated cooking

Crab cakes and squid/mussel pasta

6-29-2016 Wed. warm, sunny. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- ( for S. B. Jojo and Z. )  cocktail |  lightly marinated  mozzarella | pickled mushroom, mini eggplant, smoked tofu  and roasted red pepper | guacamole and crackers | Norwegian goat cheese and jarlseberg | crisp bread  ||  beet and culture milk soup with strawberries | homemade Maryland blue crab cake and  homemade coleslaw | fresh corn fritters | green pasta with smoked mussels and baby squid, in roasted red pepper and pecan sauce | wine || French fruit tarts  | green tea 

•  great to have friends together for a nice dinner. no time to get photo though. 
• homemade crab cake:  big lump crab meat, egg, mustard, spices, herbs, bread crumbs, packed overnight, lightly fried before serving. 

cooking for tomorrow

6-28-2016 Tue. hot, evening storm


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice and green beans 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- cherries
DINNER --- scrambled eggs wit Chinese yellow chives | pasta with sausage, basil and garlic scape | wine 

•   4-h prep for tomorrow's dinner, till midnight

go green

6-27-2016 Mon. warm, sunny


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---cherries
DINNER --- sauteed pea shoots | cured tofu | sauteed green beans | rice | salad | wine
 

 

•  weekday usual

sunday blues

6-26-2016 Sun. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---lychee
DINNER --- fish | sauteed greens | salad 

•  out of steam before the week ends 

Vegetarian Nordic Midsummer Feast

6-25-2016 Sat. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Croissant | bread and cheese | mango | strawberries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- ( Nordic midsummer dinner for O and F ) peach schnapps | elderflower Swedish whiskey cocktail | Norwegian brown goat cheese | Jarlsberg | roasted and smoked red pepper walnut  spread | mustard pickled mini eggplants | smoked and pickled tofu curd | roasted and pickled golden red peppers and king mushroom | pickled cabbage and sour apple with almond and seaweed dressing || mead |roasted beet culture milk soup with strawberries | simmered new potatoes with rosemary and garlic | three-mushroom vegan meat balls | creme fraiche and dill sauce |  wheat berry with sauteed fresh peas and garlic scape | strawberries | Swedish almond and chocolate cake 

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• it is a pretty successful  Nordic Midsummer feast,  vegetarian version, no fish and and no meat.

Chinese taco

6-24-2016 Fri. warm, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---tea
DINNER --- Chinese taco buns with twice-cooked pork shoulder and caramelized onion | sauteed beet leaves | wine 

• pork with five-spice, leaves with cumin 

make up green deficit

6-23-2016 Thu. warm, rain and clouds



 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- sandwich 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- fresh peas with shiitake and garlic scape | sauteed seasonal string beans with fermented black bean sauce | rice | wine 

•   farmer's market and home cooking

an old institution of bagels

6-22-2016 Wed. warm, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- ( at Moe's Broadway bagels, Boulder )  coffee | bagels 
LUNCH --- ( in the air) sandwich | cherries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---tomato juice
DINNER --- wonton soup 

•  deja vu

Sushi Zanmai

6-21-2016 Tue. hot, sunny.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- sandwich | cherries 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
 DINNER --- ( at Sushi Zanmai ) sushi | deep fried tofu with dashi | beer 

 Boulder Library hangout place

• they apologize for serving us  two heads of sweet shrimp but only one body 
• is that Dory swimming there? The movie Finding Dory is sold out tonight.   

happy hour oysters

6-20-2016 Mon. warm, cloudy.


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- leftovers 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | apple
 DINNER --- ( at Jax )  cocktails | oysters | bread | fried squid with two sauces | gumbo | grilled cauliflowers  

• happy hour goes happily

quiche and macaroon

6-19-2016 Sun. hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee

LUNCH ---( at D.Z's )  cordial | wine | olives | quiche | roasted and marinated peppers | homemade macaroon | espresso
DINNER --- burrata and tomato | leftover pizza | cured beef | marinated cabbage with almonds | watermelon 

•    drive under longs peak