hot pot and hot jazz after the last sunset of the 2010's

12-31-2019 Tue. 


BEFORE-GALA-DINNER ---  hot pot : lamb, napa cabbage, tofu, yam noodle, cilantro, pea shoots, shiitake mushroom , with sha-cha dipping sauce 

the last sunset of the 2010's 

Gala

• counting the tens 

potatoes with chives and mustard

12-30-2019 Mon. 


 DINNER ---  potatoes with chives and mustard | scrambled eggs with canton sausage and tomato | sauteed Chinese long beans 

• quick meal between office and class 

home baking

12-29-2019 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | home baked bread | cheese | grapefruit | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  beef soup udon with bok choy and cilantro | home baked ginger cookie | cognac 

• back to class 

who eats frog legs

12-28-2019 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapefruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  cognac | cold cuts board 
DINNER --- paella with frog legs, shiitake, snap peas and ginkgo seeds | wine 

mount pleasent 

frog legs 

• frog legs  taste like chicken, just more tender 

a whole bronzino and a pile of manila clams

12-27-2019 Fri. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee |  bread | cheese | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  baked bronzino with lemon and ginger | baby napa cabbage, gingko seeds, and snap peas simmered in clam broth | manila clams | rice 

• all fresh and delicious. best of home kitchen 

Korean noodle, Japanese dumpling

12-26-2019 Thu. 


 DINNER ---  Korean style rice noodle soup | pan-fried Japanese dumplings 

• home kitchen ! 

airport beef noodles

12-25-2019 Wed. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- (at airport)  beef noodle soup 
DINNER --- airline food 

• in the air 

holiday cakes from old neighborhood bakery

12-24-2019 Tue. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH ---  xiao-long bao 
DINNER --- fried tofu with mushroom | winter greens | celery with wood-ear | steamed egg custard | stir fried  threaded fresh water eel and shallot | bok choy 
DESSERT --- cakes from old neighborhood bakery 

 French style from  former French concession neighborhood bakery 

bookstore HeJi around the corner

• very fine quality of cakes , very fine selection of books