French onion white bean soup and jade green celtuce

1-12--18-2026

 HEARTY WINTER COOKING ---  

French onion white bean soup

NYT Cooking recipe 

sauteed okra, red pepper and mustard greens 

a rare find: very fresh celtuce 

stem lightly pickled 

leaves into clam hotpot 

tong-hao porridge with crushed peanuts 

pan-fried lotus root chips 

on a bowl of rice 

roasted vegetables 

• https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026336-french-onion-white-bean-soup 

eat the stem and root: water bamboo and taro root

9-13-2021 Mon.

DINNER ---  stir-fried water bamboo, bean curd and green pepper | parboiled mustard green | taro root with cilantro 

• 茭白 ,   now the stem as vegetable in south Asia, used to be cultivated for its grain thousand years ago. 

fantastic form and taste

2-23-2021 Tue. 

 DINNER --- sweet sour lotus root | satueed bitter melon | rice 

• nature at its intriguing design 

Chinese eggplant and celery

7-02-2020 Thu. 


DINNER --- simmered Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | stir-fried Chinese celery with carrot and bean curd | steamed bronzino | rice 

more experiments on macaron shell baking 

• good variety of vegetables 

hot and cool

7-09-2019 Tue. 


 DINNER ---  bay scallop ceviche with cucumber and Chinese Yam | simmered Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce  | rice 

• quite a contrast and complementary at the same time 

mostly leaves

4-29-2019 Mon. 



 DINNER --- parboiled Chinese greens | scrambled eggs with yellow chives  | rice 

• spring time 

bitter melon and yellow chives

3-18-2019 Mon. 


 DINNER --- scrambled eggs with yellow chives | sauteed bitter melon, king mushroom and smoked tofu | rice 

• Chinese special 

eat shoots and leaves

11-19-2018 Mon. 


 DINNER --- scrambled eggs with yellow chives | sauteed Chinese greens | rice 

• distinct texture and flavor 

Chinese vegetable

11-15-2018 Thu.  snow! 



 DINNER ---  simmered Chinese eggplant with formented fava bean sauce | parboiled Chinese greens | rice 

• bad weather for everything 

Chinese celery and yellow chives

10-09-2017 Mon. 


DINNER --- scrambled egg with Chinese yellow chives | stir-fried Chinese celery and smoked tofu | fish cake | rice 

quick assemble

9-12-2017 Tue.  


 DINNER --- salad | simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce 

•  classes and rehearsals resume

the pleasure of cooking vegetables

9-11-2017 Mon.  


DINNER --- burrata, cucmber and tri-color sweet pepper salad | stir-fried Chinese green gourd and beech mushroom | pan-fried lotus root | sauteed kale with smoked tofu | rice

stacked fries

9-10-2017 Sun.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- baked and stacked Japanese sweet potato fries | sweet and sour whole bronzino | simmered Chinese moon beans | sauteed mustard greens | salad | wine 

 

pretty bunch: lotus root , silk gourd, beech mushroom

6-12-2017 Mon.  



 DINNER --- sauteed silk gourd with tomato and beech mushroom | sweet & sour lotus root | parboiled mustard green | rice | salad

• pleasing sight and pleasing taste 

silk gourd soup

6-06-2017 Tue.  


 DINNER --- Taiwan silk gourd squash and tomato soup | salad 

 

• back to ballet food 

lotus root and long beans

3-15-2017 Wed.  


 DINNER --- pan-fried lotus root | sauteed Chinese long beans | rice 

•  very simple and lean

celtuce, editable jade

12-24-2016 Sat. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee | street food
LUNCH --- (at X.Z.)  Chinese celery |  celtuce | bok choy | taro root |  purple cabbage with wood ear | cloves with bai-jiu  | fried fish
DINNER --- steamed fish | dumplings 

 

• very good celtuce, won't find it back in the US. 

staples

11-30-2016 Wed. 


  DINNER --- simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | stir-fried chive flowers with smoked tofu curd and roasted red pepper | rice | wine 

•  very much the default

seasonal friends

11-28-2016 Mon.  



 DINNER --- sauteed Chinese long beans | pan-fried louts root | rice | wine

 

• busy week starts

Chinese greens with a halloweenish name

11-06-2016 Sun.  



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread | cheese | fruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- "hollow-heart" greens | sauteed king mushroom and red peppers |wine

• beat off leaves and cook stems only,