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
  

Vietnamese crystal spring rolls

8-09-2011 Tue. hot, hazy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach
DINNER --- Vietnamese spring rolls with rice noodles, lettuce, shrimp and cilantro | sliced heirloom tomato with sheep cheese | sauteed bean sprouts, young mustard greens and shrimp | stir-fried chive flowers with smoked tofu | rice | beer

rice sheet wrap

crystal spring roll

• the stiff rice sheet wrap turns translucent and soft after dipping into hot water for a couple of seconds.