steamed egg custard

9-01-2020 Tue. 


 DINNER --- sauteed eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce and onion | leftovers of green vegetables | steamed egg custard 

• little time in the kitchen 

fried rice of assembled leftovers

7-05-2020 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | cheese and crackers | fruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- fried rice | poached and marinated rome tomatoes | cucumber and Japanese mountain yam | pan-fried shishito peppers | salad 

• winding down 

rice with vegetables

1-07-2020 Tue. 


 DINNER --- congee with pickled bamboo shoots, preserved egg | tomato soup with okra, beech mushroom and silken tofu | sauteed mustard green | simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | rice 

• hot soup for a wet chili day 

snap peas, cauliflowers, chive flowers

10-29-2019 Tue. 


DINNER ---  tomato and cauliflower | smoked tofu and chive flowers | sweet snap peas | rice 

• clean cut vegetables 

scrambling

7-11-2019 Thu. 


 DINNER ---  radicchio and pear salad | scramble eggs with tomato and bay scallop | sauteed bitter melon and shiitake mushroom | parboiled pea leaves | rice 

• big storm passing,  skip  the class and make more food 

Chinese one buck dinner

6-11-2019 Tue. 


DINNER --- parboiled Chinese green | steamed egg custard with dried shrimp and seaweed | rice 

• 30 minutes time frame, two eggs, one bundle of  canola shoots 

steamed short ribs

5-17-2019 Fri. 


 DINNER --- steamed short ribs with crushed spiced rice and carrot | sauteed bitter melon, beech mushroom and leak | curry cauliflower | homemade zongzi || Japanese cookie 

flowers from garden 

• approaching summer 

Chinese cooking 101

4-15-2019 Mon. 


DINNER --- sauteed Chinese greens | steamed egg custard with dried shrimp | sweet sour louts root | rice 

• comforting 

kao-fu

3-26-2019 Tue. 


 DINNER --- sauteed bean sprouts, silk gourd, Chinese yam, and jalapeno |  simmered kao-fu with wood-ear, dried day-lily buds, bamboo shoot and shiitake mushroom | rice 

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• contrast of color and texture, flavor . 

a simple Chinese fare

1-04-2019 Fri. 


DINNER ---  sauteed  mustard greens | simmered Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | broiled yellow crocker  

new year day in

1-01-2019 Tue. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  |  homemade star bread | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | pomegranate 
DINNER --- grilled yellowtail collar |  tonghao porridge with crushed peanuts | simmered kao-fu with shiitake, wood ear, winter bamboo shoots and day lily buds  | rice || cognac and chocolate 

• the year starts quietly with comforting food 

all in Chinese

7-30-2018 Mon. 


 DINNER --- sauteed Chinese green silk gourd| stir-fried threaded potato with si-chuan green peppercorn | simmered Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce 

• sichuan green peppercorn seems to have stronger "ma" aftertaste than he red kind.  fried in oil for a couple minutes before putting in other ingredients. 

red skin potato threads

7-24-2018 Tue. 


 DINNER ---  home baked sourdough bread | sauteed  mustard green| stir-fried red skin potato threads | salad  

hands-on skill of making chive-box flat bread

6-22-2018 Fri. 


DINNER ---  homemade chive filled flat bread | pasta wit fresh homemade pesto sauce | daikon soup with okra and wood ear 

• third batch, improving folds and tugs