congee with chicken broth

7-27-2020 Mon. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee | french toast | fruit
DINNER ---  congee with chicken broth and corn | stir-fried chive flowers and bean curd | sauteed green beans 

• the chicken broth is made from the bones of roasted chicken last week 

Japanese gin and chinese soy chicken pot

11-27-2019  Wed


DINNER--- Japanese gin and tonic | steamed eggplant with shiso | curry cauliflower | parboiled baby spinach | soy and wine braided chicken with fresh chestnuts | rice 

• chicken pot is not as good as the short rib version 

rice cake and bao-zi v3

1-16-2019 Wed. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee | limpa bread | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- pan-fried scalloped potato and onion | rice cake stew with bok choy, shiitake and dried little shrimp | steamed bao-zi 

• bao-zi v3 ,  texture gets bouncy and shape keeps better round after steaming 

homemade mung bean jelly

8-18-2018 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade English muffin | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- steamed blue crabs 
DINNER --- sauteed Chinese purple green leafing | Chinese silk gourd soup with tomato and egg drop | homemade Liang-fen  mung bean jelly with cucumber and cilantro | mini cake

fried rice

4-21-2017 Fri.  


  DINNER ---  fried  rice with peas, mustard greens and Chinese sausage  | salad 

•  all the bits and ends

xiao-long bao

1-24-2017 Tue.  


  
  DINNER ---  Xiao-long bao | okra and scallop soup 

 

• class and  rehearsal evening 

moon cake

9-08-2016 Thu. hot, sunny.  


DINNER --- mapo tofu | sauteed lotus root || moon cake 

 

• no time for regular cooking and dinner,  a new evening rush

little fish

8-31-2015 Mon. hot, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- tomato and cucumber 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach
DINNER --- bread and prosciutto | curry cauliflower and okra | shanghai-style smoked fish | salad | wine 

• the little fish is pretty good, semi-prepared at Chinese grocery store. 

Pommes Frites & Van Leewen Artisan ice cream

10-13-2013 Sun. cool, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | grapes | pear
LUNCH --- ( at Mission Chinese Food , NYC)  Si-chuan pickled vegetables | ma-po tofu | spicy chicken wings | kong-pao pastrami | pork dumplings | salted cod fried rice AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( East Village )  Van Leeuwen Artisan ice cream | Pommes Frites fries 
DINNER --- noodle soup with fennel, lettuce and tomato | wine 

 Mission Chinese Food invasion from S.F.

 

• an excursion of lower east side and east village.

dumplings in northern Chines style 水饺

5-11-2013 Sat. warm, storm.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and Norwegian goat cheese | mango | grapes
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- northern Chinese style dumplings with lamb and celery filling ( from newly opened Chinese Dumpling House) 
DINNER --- sauteed fresh peas | pan-fried baby artichokes | dumplings | shrimp patties | wine

 

• cute dumplings in Northern Chinese style ( boiled in water ) ,  handmade inside and out.

a nostalgic meal

4-11-2013 Thu. warm, clouds. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with mustard green and chive flowers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- ( at S. Cafe) cured chicken | pickled cabbage | fried chicken wings | stir-fried beef with green pepper | sauteed greens | sweet and sour whole fish | rice 

 

• took long way to re-visit S. Cafe, a nostalgic meal concluded with disappointment.

dumpling soup at west and mozzarella pizza at east

12-06-2012 Thu. cool, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- ( at airport) Hong Kong style shrimp dumpling and noodle soup  AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- (on plane)  coffee
DINNER --- ( at Marco Pizza)  deep-fried green olive stuffed with sausage | stuffed mini sweet peppers | thin crust pizza with fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil | beer 



 

• both dumpling soup and thin crust pizza are pretty authentic, if not top-rate

Udon noodles

11-02-2012 Fri. chilly, clouds.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at C.B.)  stir-fried green beans, salt-pepper shrimp and rice noodles 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER --- Udon noodles with sauteed mustard green, fresh soy beans, shrimp, shiitake  and wood-ear  | wine 

 

• a warm and filling bowl of soup noodles

fake duck

8-16-2012 Thu. warm, clouds.

  
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH ---rice with chicken
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plum 
DINNER --- sauteed corn with roasted red pepper | roasted vegetarian duck | curried cauliflowers | stir-fried pepper with eggs | rice | fennel salad | wine 

• pretty good tofu imitation of duck breast in terms of texture.

shrimp wonton

8-10-2012 Fri. hot, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with black beans 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME -- tea

DINNER --- pan-fried new potatoes with rosemary | stir-fried mushroom, celery and smoked tofu |  sauteed spinach | fennel salad | wine || shrimp wonton soup 

  

• good shrimp wonton tonight for the gangs from NYC.