pizza for Halloween

10-31-2021 Sun. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | limpa bread | cheese and butter | fruits

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea

DINNER --- pizza from a Halloween party | okra soup with fried tofu, mountain yam noodle and shiitake | guacamole  and chips 

fresh chestnuts the symbol of the season

10-30-2021 Sat. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade Swedish limpa bread | cheese | fruits 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea

DINNER ---  steamed fresh chestnuts with rice  |  pickled radish and carrots | Shanghai salsa  | pan-fried Japanese eggplant | baked bronzino 

shrimp and shishito skewers

10-29-2021 Fri. 

DINNER ---  shrimp and shishito skewers |  baby kale with pear |  baked Japanese sweet potato fries | kimchi cucumber 

red and green

10-28-2021 Thu. 

DINNER ---  stir-fried peas with red pepper | parboiled Chinese greens | leftover potato | rice 

all in round shape

10-27-2021 Wed. 

 DINNER ---  oats porridge with pickled seaweed and pickled sour plum | zucchini fritters | pan-fried Brussels sprouts with lemon juice | pan-fried lotus root 

fall potatoes

10-26-2021 Tue. 

 DINNER ---  potatoes with mustard | stir-fried chive flowers with smoked tofu 

Hungarian peasant bread

10-25-2021 Mon. 

DINNER ---  homemade Hungarian peasant bread with fennel seeds | pasta with roasted red pepper, zucchini and prociutto | hard boiled and braised egg 

Chinese water celery

10-24-2021 Sun. 

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

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- steamed crabs | tea 

DINNER --- fried rice with peas and shiitake | stir-fried Chinese water celery and bean curd 

a dinner with guests

10-23-2021 Sat. 

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

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea

DINNER --- ( for S. & B. )  guacamole and chips | tater tots | prosecco  ||  shrimp and shishito skewers | sweet sour lotus root | simmered Japanese pumpkin | parboiled baby kale with pear and pine nuts  |  Taiwan-style rice bowl with soy rice wine braised short ribs, eggs and chili paste pickled cucumber |  red wine  |  chocolate cake |  tea

• five hours of braising 
• no picture of tater tots, the 3rd try, better and better in texture. 

clear out leftovers on Friday

10-22-2021 Fri. 

 DINNER ---  leftover vegetables  | fried rice  

 

fall harvest from the local farmers market

10-21-2021 Thu. 

DINNER --- butternut squash and apple soup | sweet corn |  sauteed green beans | tater tots 

vegetable collection in a bowl

10-20-2021 Wed. 

 DINNER ---  tong hao porridge with peanuts | steamed asparagus | sauteed red pepper | simmered eggplant | rice 

bitter melon with shiitake

10-18-2021 Tue. 

DINNER ---  sauteed bitter melon with shiitake | leftover Roma beans and sweet pepper | rice | cold cuts 

Garland Chrysanthemum leaves : tong hao porridge

10-18-2021 Mon. 

 DINNER ---  tong hao porridge  with roasted peanuts, over rice | stir-fried Roma beans | pan roasted sweet peppers 

• in season of fall 

something warm for a chilly fall night

10-17-2021 Sun. 

DINNER --- baked tater tots  |  butternut squash and apple soup | baked bronzino | parboiled baby kale | salad | wine 

deep fall garden bouquet 

• it is surprisingly hard to get  homemade tater tots right. 

fresh clams , two ways

10-16-2021 Sat. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | fruits 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  porto 

DINNER --- linguine with clams and parsley garlic infused wine sauce  |  clam soup with beech mushroom and mountain yam noodle bundle  | bread | salad | wine 

Alaska sockeye salmon

10-15-2021 Fri. 

DINNER ---  broiled Alaska salmon | sauteed fresh peas with ham 

• another concert, classic this time 

the last corn of the year

10-14-2021 Thu. 

 DINNER ---  zucchini and tofu soup | corn from local farmers market 

• a jazz performance 

kimchi and tofu stew

10-13-2021 Wed. 

 DINNER ---  kimchi and tofu stew with shiitake and pea sprouts | Japanese pumpkin | zucchini fritters