silk gourd, flat leaf chives

11-30-2020 Mon. 

 DINNER --- silk gourd, tomato and tofu soup | scrambled eggs with Chinese flat leaf chives | baby potatoes | apple pie with ice cream 

chicken and chestnut stew

11-29-2020 Sun. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread | cheese | fruit

AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  grapefruit | tea

DINNER ---  stew of chicken with chestnuts, tofu skin rolls and hard boiled eggs, in spiced tea and soy | sauteed gingko seeds and bitter melon | parboiled baby kale with citrus dressing | rice 

winter sun ray 

• hearty clay-pot stew, soy based. 

a long day cooking of daikon nabe

11-28-2020 Sat. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | oats bread | cheese | fruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea

DINNER --- cold cuts board with oats bread | nabe:  first simmer:: daikon, Japanese sweet potato, carrot, cured bamboo shoots, shiitake, leek, gingko seeds,cured tofu,  konjac yam noodle , second dip::  beech mushroom, silken tofu, garland chrysanthemum, manila clams 

dashi prepared a night before 

daikon operation 

no-boiling shimmer 

5 hours later on table 

second act: silken tofu and clams 

• started on stove, ended on table. went pretty well thanks to dd's page long instructions

lamb stew with root vegetables

11-27-2020 Fri. 

BREAKFAST --- coffee with baileys | toasted oats bread | cheese | fruit 

DINNER --- lamb neck stew with diakon, carrot and cured bamboo shoots  | oats bread 

• one pot meal, neck meat and bones 

cooked and baked for Thanksgiving

11-26-2020 Thu. Thanksgiving 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee with bailey |  homemade cranberry and apple scones |  mango | blueberries and raspberries  

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- porto | homemade candied fresh cranberries 

DINNER --- wine | cold cuts board:  turkey,  truffle salami | chorizo | smoked salmon | manchego cheese || homemade oats dark bread | butternut squash and apple soup | boiled Korean-style short ribs | pan-fried brussels sprouts  |  homemade apple pie 

Japanese maple trees in the garden 

three .... missing one 

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 From the one in Brooklyn 

• a holiday in isolation, time for homemade food, in different kitchen. 

tonkatsu

11-25-2020 Wed. 

AFTERNOON TEATIME --- porto

DINNER --- tonghao porridge with rasted peanuts | stir-fried fresh peas with bean curd |  tonkatsu ( pan-fried pork cutlet ) 

• panko flaky breadcrumbs is the key to make it Japanese style 

a collection of Chinese vegetables

11-24-2020 Tue. 

 DINNER --- scrambled eggs with bitter melon | steamed Chinese eggplant with ginger garlic sauce | parboiled pea leaves | pan-fried plantain 

• lean and tasty 

Italian fare

11-23-2020 Mon. 

 DINNER --- pasta with roasted red pepper sauce | garlic bread | prosciutto | Roma beans 

• Roma beans found in Chinese grocery store 

chicken meat ball soup with tofu, mushroom and taro root

11-22-2020 Sun. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | homemade wholewheat and oats dark bread | fruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea

DINNER ---  four-ball soup: chicken meat ball, tofu, button mushroom, taro root, with grilled leek and tonghao leaves | simmered Japanese pumpkin | sauteed Chinese long beans | rice 

• all in ball shape. 

taro root, louts root, king mushroom

11-21-2020 Sat.

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  |  apple danish |  pomegranate | strawberry | grapefruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea

DINNER --- simmered taro roots | baked king mushroom | sauteed bitter melon with king mushroom stems | pan-fried lotus root | miso soup | baked whole bronzino fish 

new taro roots from Japanese store 

• good quality vegetables from Japanese farm supply.