Soup and dumplings

4-28-2010 Wed. mild, windy


BREAKFAST --- tea
LUNCH --- (at C.B.) Singapore noodles, chicken, string beans (work lunch)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- egg drop and tomato soup | steamed dumplings | red wine

• never too busy to make dumplings

Tomoatoy egg soup

2-04-2010 Thu. cold, cloudy

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Pocky pretzel stick
LUNCH --- pasta with sofrito sauce (leftover from yesterday's dinner)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Wulong green tea | apple
DINNER --- egg soup with shiitake mushroom, tomato, pea leaves, and fried tofu | steamed dumplings with minced chicken, shiitake mushroom, and bok choy | wine

• The silky and rich consistency of the soup was achieved by adding a little sofrito to the vegetable broth, then add the egg slowly and stir into the liquid.