Chinese water celery

12-07-2020 Mon. 

 DINNER ---  stir-fried Chinese celery with bean curd |  homemade pizza  leftovers 

• breath in the scent , savor the texture ]

chive flowers

10-29-2020 Thu. 

 DINNER ---  fried rice | stir-fried chive flowers with bean curd 

 American fringe tree , planted today 

• two trees in , American fringe tree and Sweet bay magnolia 

Chinese vegetable special

6-08-2020 Mon. 


DINNER --- sauteed bitter melon and king mushroom | scrambled eggs with yellow chives 

• summer breeze 

chive flowers

2-20-2020 Thu. 


 DINNER --- steamed egg custard | stir-fried chive flower with bean curd 

• ballet diet 

Chinese vegetables

5-06-2019 Mon. 



DINNER --- simmered Chinese yam, needle mushroom and silky gourd | simmered Chinese eggplant | rice 

• their own kind 

chives green, yellow and with flower buds

4-02-2019 Tue. 


DINNER ---  sauteed asparagus | scrambled eggs with Chinese yellow chive | sauteed king mushroom, bamboo shoots and chive flowers | rice 

• a good collection 

taro root, dandelion, and whole fish

3-25-2019 Mon. 



 DINNER --- baked bronzino | simmered taro root | parboiled dandelion 

• interesting combination 

Chinese winter vegetables

1-25-2018 Thu. 


DINNER --- simmered Chinese eggplant | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | rice 

• class night, vegetable meal 

Chinese long beans

11-27-2017 Mon. 


DINNER --- stir-fried Chinese long beans | sweet and sour lotus root and pepper | kao-fu pot | rice 

• long beans have flavor and texture very different from string beans. 

yellow chives

9-18-2017 Mon.  

  
 DINNER ---simmered fresh peanuts in spiced broth | figs | sauteed bitter melon | scrambled eggs with Chinese yellow chives 

 

•  class evening

green porridge

2-02-2017 Thu.
 

DINNER ---tonghao porridge with rushed peanuts | rice

 

•  very busy evening,  settle things around the world :)

winter comfort food

1-23-2017 Mon. 


  DINNER --- lotus root | mustard green | rice 

•  simply lean meal 

more vegetables please

12-23-2016 Fri.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  | street food
LUNCH --- ( at X.Z.) vegetables, three kinds of leaves  | fish | rice
DINNER --- dumplings 

•  settled one more. running out of steam 

so many fresh vegetables

12-20-2016 Tue. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee | street food
LUNCH  --- ( at  X.Z.) vegetables | pork | rice
DINNER ---sauteed fresh peas with cured tofu and cured pork | scrambled eggs with yellow chives | rice | winter bamboo and silk gourd soup 

 

•  great collection of fresh vegetables.

mustard greens

11-09-2016 Wed. 


  DINNER --- sauteed mustard greens with fermented black beans | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | rice | wine 

•  green and green

a new round of fresh vegetables

10-17-2016 Mon.


DINNER --- sauteed mustard green | sweet and sour lotus root | shanghai salsa | rice | wine

 

• cooler , fresher  

three shades of green

5-12-2016 Thu. chilly, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---sauteed Chinese greens | stir-fried smoked tofu and chive flowers | mustard green with smoked mussels | rice |  wine

 

•  they all have their own characters

long long beans

4-20-2016 Wed. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- potato and  greens 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---simmered Chinese eggplant with chili sauce | sauteed Chinese long beans | rice | wine 

 

•  more Chinese vegetables

at the end of week

4-08-2016 Fri. cold, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ji-cai wonton 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- sauteed mustard green | simmered Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | rice | wine 

 

• fridge is empty, which means nothing is wasted

nostalgia

3-07-2016 Mon. mild, clouds. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---tong-hao porridge with crusted peanuts | sweet and sour red peppers | rice | wine 

•  a poor man's meal, delicious anyway.