chorizo and potato stew

3-14-2016 Mon. mild, clouds.


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- leftovers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- sauteed Tuscan kale | pan-fried Brussels sprouts | baby potato stew with roasted red pepper and Spanish chorizo | wine 

 

•  half length of chorizo goes long ways

three pots

11-15-2013 Fri. cool, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- cauliflower couscous
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  stew of potato with chorizo and rosemary | chive flowers with smoked tofu | sauteed eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | rice | wine 

 

• surprisingly hearty

Spanish cured meat collection

9-22-2013 Sun. mild, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee |  homemade sage bread | Jamon Serrano | watermelon | California wine grapes  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea | grapes 
DINNER --- sauteed thin-sliced zucchini ribbon with Jamon Serrano | Spanish seasoned blood sausage Morcilla Onion |  pan-fried baby eggplants |  stewed potatoes with Chorizo Palacios | steamed and fried Brussels sprouts | salad | wine 

 

• cured pork products from a local Spanish store. 
• the new mandoline slicer did the job on zucchini and fennel. 
• California wine grapes are small, dark and intensely sweet 

a taste of golden autumn

9-16-2011 Fri. autumn cool, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed green beans
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- heirloom golden tomato and chayote salad | baby potato and chorizo stew | sauteed soft tofu and lightly pickled mustard greens with spicy roasted peanuts | wine

• temperature comes down significantly. last harvest of heirloom tomato has intense flavor. warm and hearty potato stew welcomes the arrival of the autumn
  

Is this chorizo made in Spain?

8-16-2011 Tue. warm, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- quinoa with pickled mustard green and fresh soy beans
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- nectarine
DINNER --- chilled soba | sauteed asparagus and beech mushroom | new potato stew with chorizo and shallots | fennel and cherry tomato salad | wine

• chorizo has to be from Spain, those imitations or approximations just too far from the real thing.
  

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎！

7-27-2011. hot, bright sun.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed silky tofu and shrimp
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- canary melon
DINNER --- ( with Shawn and Betsy ) lachsshinken and canary melon skewer | ceviche boat | baguette | roasted red pepper hummus | foie gras | martini: spellbinder || garlic soup with poached egg and toasted bread | marinated artichoke hearts and squid with preserved lemon sauce | ratatouille | new baby potato stew with chorizo | wine

• Confucius : freinds come to visit from afar, how delightful!
  

New potatoes and chorizo

7-09-2011 Fri. hot, storm.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with taro root curry and chive flowers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plums
DINNER --- chorizo and new potatoes | bitter melon | wine

• starting preparation for the concert event, reception within reception
  

wild and not so wild

4-30-2011 Sat. mild, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | coconut cream bread | apple | scallion pancake | bread | cheese | Lachsschinken
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at the local Japanese food store) sushi ( mackerel , salmon)
AFTER-CONCERT-DINNER --- wild watercress and spring bamboo shoots salad | bread with roasted red pepper relish | tofu soup with spring bamboo shoots, maitake mushroom and mitsuba Japanese parsley | patato and chorizo stew | wine

wild watercress

wild Japanese parsley

chorizo and potato

• a few wild delicacies that spring brings us, and a few refined food such as silky tofu and rich chorizo sausages