purple potato and orange squash

1-01-2013 Tue. cold, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee with Baileys | Norwegian pancake | apple
LUNCH --- beef noodle soup 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | candied ginger 
DINNER --- purple potato and cucumber salad | purple potato and shallot pancake with green onion and dried shrimp | Japanese winter squash curry | pan-fried Brussels sprouts | rice | wine | nutty chocolate cake 

 

• homey new year day

Asian winter vegetables

02-22-2012 Wed. mild, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- tong-hao porridge with crushed peanuts | simmered Japanese pumpkin Kabocha | Shanghai-style short ribs | rice | wine

• planning the community vegetable garden, shishito Japanese sweet peppers, Romano beans, English peas, zucchini for harvesting flowers.
  

Japanese theme without sushi

1-22-2010 Fri. cold, cloudy

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- | rice with puree of tong-ho leaves (leftover from yesterday's dinner)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | roasted ginkgo nuts | apple
DINNER --- pan-fried Japanese winter squash patties | roasted Japanese sweet potatoes | seasoned pea shoot leaves with dashi broth | sauteed shrimp and two kinds of mushrooms in ginger sauce | red wine

• Winter is good season for vegetables from Japan with distinguished flavor and texture.