Winter's delight

01-03-2011 Wed. cold wind, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- duck confit cassoulet
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tangerine
DINNER --- egg drop and seaweed soup with tomato and watercress | stir-fried sweet-sour lotus root and celery | winter's delight: clay pot stew of winter bamboo shoot, winter mushroom, wood-ear, dried lily blossom, carrots and wheat gluten Kao-fu | rice | wine

egg drop soup and lotus root sitr-ry

Kao-fu clay pot

• a little variation on the wheat gluten dish: saute minced onion and one tbs tomato paste in oil first, then add wheat gluten Kao-fu cubes to fry for a couple of minutes to absorb the flavor.
  

stay warm

1-24-2011 Mon. very cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried chive flowers and pressed tofu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- tomato and egg soup with tofu skin and lotus root | sauteed taro roots with shallots | clay pot stew of fried tofu, lotus root, shiitake, wood-ear, carrots and bamboo shoots | rice | wine

• clay pot stew has high heat capacity, help to stay warm in a very cold winter evening