making Chinese fermented sweet rice

1-31-2021 Sun. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | waffle with berries | apple 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea

DINNER ---  squash soup |  rice | greens | suateed peas | stir-fried Chinese celery with bean curd and red pepper 

• it will take days , should be ready for Chinese New Year. 

the slow food homemade pizza

1-30-2021 Sat. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | home baked orange bread | fruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea

DINNER --- home made pizza : eggplant, mushroom, tomato, onion and roasted red pepper | butternut squash apple soup | wine 

• it takes planning, and the work makes it special. 

a four course dinner at home

1-29-2021 Fri. 

 DINNER ---  butternut squash and apple soup | skewers of  fried shishito and Japanese leek | stew of lamb shoulder and napa cabbage | baked Japanese sweet potato fries 

a monstrous flower 

• it feels like a Friday . finally 

crunchy kale

1-28-2021 Thu. 

DINNER ---  sauteed kale | scrambled egg with tomato | rice 

pasta with asparagus

1-27-2021 Wed. 

DINNER --- pasta with asparagus |  prosciutto  

a bowl of vegetables

1-26-2021 Tue. 

DINNER --- daikon and kelp roll in dashi | simmered eggplant | cauliflower | greens |rice 

roasted cauliflower

1-25-2021 Mon. 

DINNER ---  rice with tonghao porridge | roasted cauliflower and garlic 

daikon and kelp roll in dashi

1-24-2021 Sun. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | home baked orange and dates bread | fruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- afternoon tea at the zoom gathering 

DINNER ---  simmered daikon and kelp roll in dashi | taro root with | lightly pickled dandelion leaves | baked bronzino with fresh ginger and garlic 

• slow food that is 

vegetable soup with fresh rosemary

1-23-2021 Sat. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  |  baguette  |  croissant |  fruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 

DINNER ---  vegetable soup: napa cabbage, camper tomato, beech mushroom, shittake mushroom, rosemary, garlic | parboiled Japanese taro root with shiso leaves | lightly pickled pea leaves 

• a happy vegetarian meal, simply delicious 

the poor farmed salmon

1-22-2021 Fri. 

DINNER --- sweet sour lotus root | parboiled baby kale | roasted vegetables | broiled salmon with fresh ginger and scallion sauce 

• salmon is another disappointment of farmed food 

a big plate of roasted vegetables

1-21-2021 Thu. 

 DINNER --- white miso soup with tofu and beech mushroom | parboiled baby kale | roasted vegetables: bell pepper,  camper tomato, potato, cauliflower, onion, garlic with fresh rosemary 

• delicious, the taste and the scent 

fresh peas in January ?

1-20-2021 Wed. 

DINNER ---  steamed egg custard | sauteed fresh peas with shittake | sauteed kale | rice

• T.J.s 

zucchini fritter

1-19-2021 Tue. 

DINNER ---  parboiled mustard greens | zucchini fritter 

napa cabbage and etc.

1-18-2021 Mon. 

 DINNER --- sauteed napa cabbage with bean curd and mushroom | boiled potato with mustard| stir-fried Chinese long bean | parboiled Japanese greens 

experimental baking of leftover croissant dough

1-17-2021 Sun. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | limpa bread } fruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea

DINNER --- hotpot: lamb with tahini dipping sauce; greens, napa cabbage, mong bean noodles | oyster mushroom | needle mushroom | 

experimental baking of  leftover croissant dough 

• turned out all possible shapes and textures,  French twist, or croissant wannabe, or plain butter bread.