rice, vegetables with the magic dashi

4-20-2021 Tue. 

DINNER ---  tofu pocket with rice, avocado, pearl tomato and herb | rice in seaweed wrap | vegetables simmered in dashi | simmered onion, bell pepper and fish 

garden glory 

daikon, shiso and roasted peanuts

3-23-2020 Mon. 


 DINNER ---  daikon and wood-ear soup with pea leaves | pickled eggplant and radish with shiso | guacamole | shanghai style roasted peanuts ( from Shanghai) | stir-fried peas with Italian ham and bean curd | rice 

• the second week starts.  barre at home, two sessions per day. 

plenty fresh vegetables from farm to table

7-07-2019 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | toast and jam | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( on the way Shepherdstown ) ice cream
DINNER --- baked bronzino with thai basil | burrata with tomato and basil |sauteed green beans | new potatoes with mustard seeds, fresh rosemary and thyme, Swedish cured fish roe | sweet corn 

farmland 

 shepherdstown

in a coffee & tea house

Contemporary American Theater

"a Welcome Guest " 

• all vegetables from farmer's market 

rice noodles with shrimp and bean sprouts

6-24-2019 Mon. 


DINNER ---  sauteed rice noodle with shrimp, bean sprouts and thai basil | simmered Chinese eggplant | scrambled eggs with yellow chive 

• some leftover ingredients 

all about rice

2-11-2018 Sun. 


DINNER --- stir-fried Korean rice sticks with Chinese leek, Chinese BBQ pork and kimchi | sweet rice dumplings in fermented rice broth with pomegranate seeds 

• hundred ways to use rice 

kao-fu pot

11-25-2017 Sat. 


 DINNER --- baked Japanese sweet potato fries | kao-fu pot | leftover apple pie 

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yellow crocker and purple spinach

11-22-2017 Wed. 


 DINNER ---  pan fried little yellow crocker | parboiled radish leaves and stems | sauteed Chinese purple spinach with garlic | rice 

• fish from Korean market, purple leave vegetable from Chinese one. both are very good 

chinese taco buns and shishito

9-20-2016 Tue.  


DINNER ---pan-fried shishito | steamed Chinese taco buns with twice-cooked pork, caramelized onion and green onion | salad | wine 

 

• shishito peppers are free because they couldn't  figure out the name and price.

a bundle of vegetables

5-09-2016 Mon. chilly, rain


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with lamb
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- baked Japanese sweet potato fries | sauteed Chinese long beans | sauteed celtuce with smoked tofu | rice | salad | wine

 

• another lean meal 

infatuated with Bali

11-13-2015 Fri. chilly wind, sunny


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- oatmeal | sauteed spinach 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- ( at Sloange's)  spicy fresh chickpea in pods | stuffed cucumber | spicy eggplant | spring rolls | wonton in a spoon | soto ayan Indonesian chicken soup with rice noodles | mousse | wine 

• Indonesian advanture via food and craft decoration

Harvest moon dinner

9-26-2015 Sat. mild, drizzle. 



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | apple  | grapes AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- ( for O. and F. )  in the tea house:  boiled and seasoned taro root | boiled and seasoned fresh soy beans | simmered fresh peanuts | spicy crisp peas and crackers | sparking wine  ||  curry  kabocha | fried and dashi marinated Chinese eggplant with pickled chili | silken tofu with pickled seaweed and pickled ginger | Nigorizake | pan-fried gyoza | rice noodle bowl: fried shishito, seasoned tofu curd, sauteed beech mushroom, shiitake, chestnut, bean sprouts, green onion and kimchi, with homemade kimchi sauce | sake || moon cake | tea 

• dinner is rather a success, though  the super moon did not show up , totally behind the clouds. got most of the food for the tradition: soy bean, taro root, peanut, chestnut, seasonal vegetables, drink, and moon cake.