Tuesday, October 31, 2017

all vegetable meal

10-31-2017 Tue. 


 DINNER ---  salad | simmered eggplant | sauteed bittermelon | rice 






Monday, October 30, 2017

Oden to be continued

10-30-2017 Mon. 


 DINNER ---  continue: oden | pan fried shishito | sauteed green beans | rice 







Sunday, October 29, 2017

Oden, simmered in one pot

10-29-2017 Sun. 



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( in flight ) coffee
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  scallion pancake | tea  
DINNER ---  oden, simmered one pot, fish, chicken, egg, vegetables, tofu... long list 










  • d.d. 's marathon cooking 

Saturday, October 28, 2017

farm to table and Sicilian home cooking

10-28-2017 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | donuts | homemade muffin | oranges from the tree in garden 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Public Farm, Tempe ) "back to the roots" vegetable plate with eggs | spiced pecan 
DINNER --- ( S. & S.'s Sicilian dinner)  sauteed artichoke hearts | shrimp in radicchio | broiled sword fish on skewer | home-baked pumpkin pie | home-baked apple pie | wine 





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  • happy time with friends 

Friday, October 27, 2017

True Pro of pasta

10-27-2017 Fri. 



LUNCH ---  (at Mex. joint near campus, Tucson)  vegetable plate 
DINNER --- ( at S. & S.'s, Tempe )  pasta with seafood | wine 







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  • Simone's quick and precise Italian cooking.  hurry to trick-treat party

Thursday, October 26, 2017

mole mole, red and green

10-26-2017 Thu. 


 LUNCH --- ( at L. Desert, Tucson )  pear fennel salad 
 DINNER --- ( at Mex. restaurant )  mole colorado beef, salsa verde 







  • Mexican hat 

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

jambon beurre for the flight

10-25-2017 Wed. 


DINNER ---  (in flight) homemade French ham sandwich 




  • heading west again. 
  • local butcher store now carries french ham. 

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

five-ingredient fried rice

10-24-2017 Tue. 



 DINNER --- simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce with cilantro |  five-ingredient fried rice 





  • rice, sausage, pepper, onion, tofu curd and egg 

Monday, October 23, 2017

Japanese style

10-23-2017 Mon. 



 DINNER --- simmered and marinated napa cabbage | simmered tofu skin roll with Japanese yam and silk gourd | vegetable and minced chicken fritters with yolk dip 





Sunday, October 22, 2017

shanghai-style short ribs

10-22-2017 Sun. 


 DINNER --- Shanghai-style braised short ribs | sauteed mustard green | sauteed okra and tomato | broiled jalapeno pepper filled with egg-cheese and sweet shrimp | wine 
  








Saturday, October 21, 2017

donuts, gnocchi and etc.

10-21-2017 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | donuts | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- steamed  fresh sweet shrimp
DINNER ---  homemade gnocchi  with manila clam in herb garlic broth  | pan-fried lotus root | sauteed pea shoots | mini cake 








  • selection of donuts from 202 Donuts, pretty popular little store. too sweet.
  • fresh  little sweet shrimp showed up in season, catch them when you can. 
  • homemade pasta with clams, delicious.
  • mini cakes from LP, this time too dry and too dense 

Friday, October 20, 2017

homemade pizza

10-20-2017 Fri. 


DINNER --- homemade pizza: margarita,  cheese trio,  tuna and pickle,  sausage and leek | wine 













  • at home, busy kitchen, best pizza around 

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Sfogliatelle, pretty but dull-taste

10-19-2017 Thu. 


 DINNER --- Sfogliatelle from a cafe in Little Italy |  cracker and ham | sauteed asparagus and red onion | noodles with greens 






  • pretty comfortable cooking in the borrowed kitchen 

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