all Chinese vegetables

2-22-2021 Mon. 

 DINNER --- vegetable soup | simmered Chinese eggplant | taro root with scallion 

spicy mustard green

1-14-2021 Thu. 

 DINNER ---  sauteed  mustard greens with fermented black beans | pan-fried scalloped potato and onion | leftover lentils 

two bowls of rice, with topping

1-13-2021 Wed. 

DINNER --- rice | scrambled eggs and yellow chives |  tonghao green porridge 

breakfast fruit bowl 

chive stuffed pancake 韭菜盒子

1-09-2021 Sat. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- home baked Asian-style toast bread | coffee | fruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | roasted sunflower seeds 

DINNER ---   northern China style stuffed pancake ( flat-leaf chive, mong bean noodle, king mushroom, egg)  | parboiled pea leaves | soy braised egg and potato | sweet-sour lotus root | baked bronzino || french toast with black berries | cognac 

stove to table, once more

• a bright final note for the holiday season family cooking 

knife skills show on threaded daikon

1-05-2021 Tue. 

 DINNER --- simmered Japanese pumpkin | parboiled pea leaves | stir-fried threaded daikon | scrambled eggs | rice  

• m.m.'s showcase of daikon threads like angel's hair pasta 

steamed rolled buns

12-27-2020 Sun. 

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

AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  lavender and chamomile tea

DINNER ---  homemade steamed Chinese rolled buns  | panfried horn peppers | baked Japanese sweet potato fries | steamed Chinese eggplant with garlic sauce | baked rock fish with pickled chili and fresh mint | fish head tail soup with tofu and cilantro | sake 

• 花卷 

yellow chives with egg

12-21-2020 Mon. 

 DINNER ---  sauteed bitter melon | parboiled pea leaves | scrambled eggs with Chinese yellwo chives | rice 

fried rice, Chinese food 101

12-09-2020 Wed. 

DINNER --- fried rice with leek and egg | parboiled Chinese greens 

• the 3rd meal using leftovers this week. 

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 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 

fried rice

10-26-2020 Mon. 

DINNER ---  stir-fried red pepper and mushroom | fried rice with egg, fresh peas and bean  curd | simmered Japanese squash 

pan-fried pork chop, workman style

9-10-2020 Thu. 


DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop | zucchini fritter | parboiled greens | tonghao porridge | rice 

• another week  of work almost done 

tofu with Si-chuan pickles

8-25-2020 Tue.


 DINNER ---  tofu with minced chicken and pickled long beans | par-fried Brussels sprouts | sauteed peas | stir-fried  threaded root vegetables 

• quick weekday fare 

steamed dumplings

8-20-2020 Thu. 


 DINNER --- steamed homemade dumplings with chicken and vegetable filling 

• mimicking  flavors of northern Chinese lamb dumplings by spices and combination of hand-minced vegetables  

pickled bean & minced meat combo over steamed rice

8-16-2020 Sun. cool rain


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | toast | cheese | fruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- watermelon 
DINNER --- Si-chuan style pickled long beans with minced chicken  over rice | sauteed roma beans | stir-fried cabbage with Si-chuan fermented fava sauce |salad 

the garden in summer rain 

the lemon tree

new addition made from recycled bamboo 

a new batch into the pickling jar

 last batch 

• first time the high is around 70s this summer. 
• the pickled bean & minced meat combo goes very well over steamed rice. 
• watched a movie "an American Pickle", time travel via pickling