porto with sweet fall vegetables

11-16-2020 Mon. 

 DINNER ---  porto with ice | baked Japanese sweet potato fries  | baked delicada squash with stuffing | curry cauliflower | stir-fried Chinese celery with bean curd and shiitake 

• a new paring 

an autumn feast with friends

10-26-2019Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER --- ( for O. & F.)  cava | rice crackers with seaweed | mixed roasted nuts | steamed adamame shao-mai | skewers of ginkgo seeds, negi, green chili, radish and smoked bean curd || sake |   butternut squash and apple soup | homemade bread with eggplant relish | braised mini king mushroom and pan-fried lotus root | parboiled Chinese greens | lightly pickled cucumber | simmered kao-fu and chestnut with roasted red pepper | Korean hot tofu stew with vegetables || cognac | berry and chocolate cakes 

preparation 

presentation 

• happy with what is done. the flowers and ginkgo leaves are from the garden. 

brilliance of autumn day

10-14-2019 Mon. 


DINNER ---  assorted fall vegetables | bay scallop ceviche | twice-cooked short ribs and chestnuts | rice  

• prefect temperature, perfect sunshine 

delicata squash

10-10-2019 Thu. 


DINNER --- simmered delicata squash | parboiled Chinese greens | rice 

• too rushed to make delicata the baked stuffed version 

change of season

10-09-2019 Wed. 


 DINNER --- winter melon soup with shiitake | sweet and sour lotus roots | zucchini fritters | salad 

 

• last bit of summer zucchini, fall presentation of lotus root, namesake of winter of Chinese winter melon 

vegetable assembly

10-08-2019 Tue. 


DINNER ---  sauteed eggplant with cilantro | curry taro root | sauteed Chinese long beans 

• curry leaves here again 

fall is here

10-05-2019 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | toast | cheese | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  sauteed sweet snap peas | steamed manila clams | linguini with fresh dill, radicchio, ginger, garlic, mustard seeds and clams |  butternut squash apple soup | baked fries of Japanese sweet potato 

limited edition: Istanbul 

Jazz festival on porches,  onspot sketch by a street artist 

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• first day with real fall temperature 

butternut squash and apple soup

10-04-2019 Fri. 


 DINNER --- kung-pao chicken | rice  | butternut squash and apple soup  with grated apple

• first fall dish , super smooth and curry flavor 

cook fresh

11-20-2016 Sun.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | orange bread | scrambled eggs with Cantonese sausage | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  vegetable soup | simmered Chinese long beans | curry cauliflower | rice | wine

 

•  good vegetables

delicata squash

11-14-2016 Mon.  


DINNER ---  tong-hao porridge with crushed peanuts | roasted delicata squash | curry cauliflower | rice | wine

•  all vegetables