a pair of east and west Asian signature dishes

12-08-2020 Tue. 

 DINNER ---  quabili pilau leftovers | scrambled egg with Chinese yellow chives 

• signature ones in this kitchen ,anyway

sichuan style pickling cabbage

9-11-2020 Fri. 


 DINNER ---  pan-fried plantain | steamed and pan-fried Brussels sprouts | simmered eggplant with onion and fermented fava bean sauce | zucchini fritter | rice 

Sichuan style pickling cabbage  

• pickling cabbage, salted to reduce water content first.  wait for a few days to see if the texture stays crisp. 

silken tofu with silk gourd

7-15-2020 Wed. 


DINNER --- fresh peas with cubed Italian ham | sauteed zucchini and tomato | silken tofu with silk gourd and beech mushroom | rice 

• the Chinese special, silken everything 

a dinner party at home

3-07-2020 Sat. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | croissant | cheese and bread | grapefruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- ( for Shawn's and Inger's )  cheese and cold cuts board | cocktails | guacamole | baked Japanese sweet potatoes ||  stir-fried bitter melon, king mushroom, golden pepper and wood-ear | simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce, garlic, shallot and cilantro | seasoned rice with homemade romesco sauce,  shittake mushroom, gingko seeds and snap peas |  baked bornzino with curry leaves | wine || cake | cognac 

• for friends and family, with various diet restrictions  

wood-ear, daylily bud, gingko seeds and shiitake

2-28-2020 Fri. 


DINNER --- simmered kau-fu with wood-ear, daylily bud, gingko seeds and shiitake | daikon and cucumber salad | shanghai salsa 

• five-day vegetable-only run 

rice variation in Manhattan

8-05-2019 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( at XO Chinatown, nyc )  congee | shrimp wonton 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  ( in Central Park)  ice cream 
DINNER --- ( at Hanamizuki cafe ) Japanese rice ball set | coffee jelly with cream 

sunrise 

Chinatown XO 

central park

Hanamizuki cafe

• zig zag in NYC.    the closing is done. 

zongzi, belated

6-17-2019 Mon. 


 DINNER --- Taiwan style zongzi | stir-fried garlic scape, green beans and roasted pepper | fennel salad 

• Taiwan style has cured meat, beans and peanuts  Zongzi festival was about ten days ago. 

Shanxi style hot sour noodle bowl

2-07-2019 Thu.


DINNER ---  Shanxi style hot sour noodle bowl  | bitter melon | bean sprouts 

• quick exploring of Shanxi food 

bamboo shoots and leaves

2-06-2019 Wed. 


DINNER --- Boddha's delight shanghai style: simmered kao-fu with wood ear, bamboo shoots, dried day lily buds | simmered Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | zong-zi: homemade rice and chestnut bundle in bamboo leaves 

• everyone is delighted, including Buddha.

congee with thousand-year-old egg

12-30-2018 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  congee with thousand-year-old egg and pickles | tea 
DINNER --- baked bronzino | sauteed fresh green peas with smoked tofu, shiitake mushroom and winter bamboo shoots 

• very good quality of thousand-year-old egg from Taiwan 

Kao-fu pot

11-01-2018 Thu. 


 DINNER --- simmered  kao-fu with wood ear, shiitake and lily buds | shanghai salsa | rice 

a Chinese meal with zongzi

6-19-2018 Tue. 


 DINNER --- Taiwanese style Zongzi  rice bundle in reed leaves, with fresh peanuts, mung bean and cured pork | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | suateed bitter melon 

• this variation is quite good, lean and good texture mix. 

a dumpling day

2-07-2018 Wed. 


LUNCH --- wonton 
DINNER ---  egg and tomato soup | steamed dumplings | sweet rice dumpling in fermented rice broth 

• three kinds , almost home dim sum