even better leftovers

2-28-2019 Thu. 


DINNER ---  leftovers chili | sauteed fresh peas with bell pepper and tofu skin 

• chili flavor deepens 

chili and corn beef, from scratch

2-27-2019 Wed. 


DINNER ---  home baked corn bread | Mexican chili stew ( beans, big corn, homemade Mexican chili sauce,roasted and pulled beef) with avocado, yogurt, bell pepper, red onion and cilantro 

• glory of flavor and texture of Mexican food, dd's exploration  

barley and kale

2-26-2019 Tue. 


BREAKFAST --- congee with pickled seaweed and thousand-year-old egg 
DINNER ---  barley with kale, bell pepper, leek and bacon 

• one bowl meal 

stir and scramble

2-25-2019 Mon. 


DINNER ---  stir-fried bamboo shoots and asparagus | scrambled egg with yellow chives | rice 

• almost spring like 

high, low and middle earth, a few blocks away

2-24-2019 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( at cafe Koreatown NYC )   coffee |  beignets 
EARLY DINNER  --- ( at XO  Chinatown NYC )  congee with thousand-year-old egg and threaded pork | shrimp and pork dumplings in broth  

 Morgen Library Museum Tolkien Exhibition 

tea boxes from the show 

xo

• what can you say, NYC

seafood and cocktail parade at Flora Bar the Met Breuer

2-23-2019 Sat. 


DINNER --- (at Flora Bar of the Met Breuer) cocktails | oysters with szechuan mignonette | clams with cucumber and jalapeno | sea urchin with pink shrimp and nori | purple endive salad with pecans and barley hazen blue | lobster and crab dumplings in yuzu broth | lamb ribs with yogurt and mojo verde | mussels and French fries | bread and butter | desserts and coffee 

• a good place for gathering, all nice things of NYC.

hearty not heavy

2-22-2019 Fri. 


DINNER ---  home baked sour dough bread | pan-fried sausage with caramelized apple and onion | Brussels sprouts 

• Irish inspired 

Taiwan style noodles

2-21-2019 Thu. 


DINNER ---  Taiwan style  noodle bowl | king mushroom, winter bamboo shoots and bitter melon

• winter delight 

treasures in a bowl

2-20-2019 Wed. 


 DINNER ---  Chinese sweet rice dumplings in fermented rice broth | parboiled pea shoots | simmered Japanese squash |  marinated and boiled chicken |  seasoned rice with chestnuts in claypot | dashi | pan seared leek  | threaded seaweed | pickled plum || homemade sweet potato nuts bread | Japanese plum wine 

homemade sweet potato nuts bread 

• progressive meal in a bowl :  rice + chicken , rice + chicken + vegetable , rice+chicken + leek + seaweed + dahsi 

some leftovers, some new

2-19-2019 Tue. 


DINNER ---  sauteed Chinese long beans | fried rice and barley with chorizo, bell pepper and shiitake mushroom 

• quick fix

taro roots, tonghao leaves, and bamboo shoots

2-18-2019 Mon. 


 DINNER ---  sauteed taro root | stir-fried napa cabbage, kind mushroom and winter bamboo shoots | parboiled tonghao leaves 

• Chinese winter vegetables 

adding sausage to chili corn soup

2-17-2019 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | fruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER ---  mexican white corn and three chili  sausage soup | sauteed sweet potato leaves with garlic | homemade sourdough bread  

• full body version 

Pozole, tamales, lavash and escabeche

2-16-2019 Sat.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  |  home baked bread | cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | home baked puff bread 
DINNER ---  Pozole ( hominy chili soup ):  mote pelado, guajillo, ancho, arbol, jackfruit, zucchini| home baked lavash bread | tamales: ground hominy, virgin coconut oil, homemade chili paste, peanut, fried fruit | baked whole fish | vegetable and potato en escabeche, Yucatan style ( bay leaves, black peppercorn, cloves, allspice, oregano) 

purple potato 

• dd's Mexican cuisine practice, with the principle of everything from scratch, vegan version