go Indian at this meeting

 4-05-2019 Fri. 


DINNER --- ( at G. D. Drew's) Indian cuisine: chickpea daal | cucumber with dill yogurt | baked halibut with tomato sauce | rice | panna cotta  | wine 

• light suitable with a daffodil filled garden 
• at the home front, go Korean: 

Francesca's Indian cooking

9-16-2017 Sat.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | fruit 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
 DINNER --- ( at Francesca's ) Indian cuisine 

 

• Indian cooking, everything from scratch. got a small bottle of Francesca's brand curry mix 

okra and chicken in indian spices

4-22-2016 Fri. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetable ragu  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- sauteed spinach | chicken with shallot, winter bamboo shoot and okra |  rice | wine 

 

•  the last stretch of the week.

not fancy, simply delicious

1-27-2016 Wed. chilly, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with pesto 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  apple 
DINNER ---  sauteed mustard green | garam masala chicken | rice | wine 

• humble ingredients, very tasty and satisfying meal

spice-up

11-05-2015 Thu. warm, rainy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- scallion pancake 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- cilantro and smoked tofu salad | spiced butternut squash and apple soup | homemade puffy bread | chicken tandouri | green curry yogurt sauce and basmati rice | simmered potato and kale | wine 

 

• pre-theater dinner with Jan.

Indian red lentils

10-20-2014 Mon.  chilly, clouds


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  Indian red lentil stew | curry cauliflowers | sauteed mustard greens | wine 

 

• a gift package from India

lentils and spices

3-07-2014 Fri. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH ---  steamed buns with ji-cai filling
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Dal | sauteed mustard greens | Chicken with Greens and Garam Masala  | carrot and snow pea salad | wine | homemade almond brittle 

 

•   a  recipe from NYT City Kitchen Kichri with Massour Dal
  

Tom Yum soup and curried okra

8-31-2012 Fri. hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | water melon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- Thai Tom Yum seafood soup | Curried okra and cauliflower |  fennel and lettuce salad | jasmine rice | wine | moon cake  | kung-fu tea 

 

• Thai  hot & sour,  Indian sweet & spicy

From India to Italy

6-02-2012 Sat. mild, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | strawberries | honeydew | cherries  AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- ( at Oreste's ) Guggari (south-Indian lentils with coconut, chillies and lime juice) | Poha (beaten rice)  | Papadam with coriander chutney | German Riesling || Timballo di spaghetti ( traditional Apulian dish of baked pasta dish with cheese and tomato sauce, and a hot  sauce on the side ) | Salice Salentino || schiacciata (ancient Mediterranean bread.. described in Vergil the Roman poet as `mensa', a bread used as `dish' for cheese and other things. It contains spelt and millet flours) |  Sheep-Based cheeses from the Mediterranean  || Primitivo di Puglia (possibly the most ancient grape in Italy) ||  orange liquor cake | Sicilian blood orange liquor | Rum | wild chocolate 

• well fed and loaded with drinks

Francesca's curry

03-22-2012 Thu. warm, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at 33 Cafe) pizza with red pepper and green pepper topping
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- curry potato angel hair | sauteed mustard green with fresh soy beans | sweet and sour lotus root | rice | wine

• got a bag of fresh handmade curry mix from Francesca, the best.
  

a Northern Indian feast

02-27-2012 Mon. chilly, sunny.



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Italian bread | brie | sharp cheese | spicy silken tofu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- ( at Francesca & Oreste's ) potato Kofta with cilantro chutney || German Riesling || Radish Daal lentil soup | Quom Tandouri | Naan | Garlic chutney | Bengali style Brussels sprouts | Cumin rice || Italian Riesling || cocktail drinks

• Francesca's Indian cooking, everything from scratch, including grinding and mixing spices.
  

the scent of Garam Masala

11-30-2011 Wed. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with ragu sauce
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- pear
DINNER --- sauteed baby spinach | oven-baked sweet potato fries | chicken curry with greens and Garam Masala | rice | wine

• homemade curry.
  

Indian curry

3-17-2011 Thu. mild, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- egg noodles with sauteed greens | steamed vegetable buns
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER --- chicken curry with greens and Garam Masala | sauteed canola greens | rice | wine

• there are so many different kinds of spice mixtures for curry, it will need a series of experiments to explore.
  

naan puffy, chicken curry

2-23-2011 Wed. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with short ribs and cabbage
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Japanese green tea | apple
DINNER --- homemade puffy bread | pan-fried Brussels sprouts | chicken curry with greens and Garam Masala | saffron rice | wine

puffy naan

curry chicken

• made curry sauce from scratch, made puffy naan from scratch as well.
  

an Indian dinner

1-20-2011 Thu. cold, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- ( at Francesca's ) cauliflower korma (cauliflower stew in thick sauce) | Manali aadoo daal (apricot chickpeas stew, from Manali on the Himalayas) | garlic chutney *(HOT garlic sauce)* | raita (cooling yogurt sauce) | naan | rice || German Mosel Riesling ( very fruity ) | Italian Oltrepo Pavese Riesling (drier, a little higher in alcohol, very aromatic )

• Francesca started preparing spices in the morning, making dough and sauces in the afternoon, cooking the delicious dishes till the evening.
  

Curry leaves and a magic box of spices

11-19-2010 Fri. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH ---rice with tong-hao porridge
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | apple
DINNER --- ( at Marilu's) Paneer ( Indian cottage cheese ) | white wine || shrimp patties | Malayalee ( Indian curry fish ) | sauteed snake gourd | lemon rice | red wine || sweet potato puran-Poli ( Indian sweet bread with sweet potato filling )

• Marilu's Indian dinner in her brand new kitchen and dinning room with everything glowing in a golden hue.
  

Fall vegetables in the golden hue of curry

11-12-2010 Fri. warm, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried cabbage and pork
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- roasted-then-fried butternut squash patty spiced with cumin and curry | marinated jelly fish threads with chayote with kelp paste | curried onion and string beans | rice |pear and fennel salad | wine

• quite a bit of spice and curry into the fall vegetable dishes
  

Thousand autumns of thousand spices

9-17-2010 Fri. warm, sunny.

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with hot pepper and mushroom sauce ( leftovers )
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- sauteed cauliflower and bitter melon with tomato and green onion | chicken curry with garam marsala | basmati rice | fennel salad | mojito

• an adventure into Indian spices, the curry dish uses about fifteen spices ( including three forms of coriander) and they turn an ordinary onion into a magic curry sauce.
  

Indian comfort food

7-27-2010 Tue. warm, sunny.

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- soy bean snack | peach
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | plums
DINNER --- (at Francesca and Oreste's ) eggplant pakocras (Indian fritters) | curried green pepper, onion and zucchini | Naan | red pepper and fruit chutney | hot chili sauce | pappadam (Indian chickpea cracker)

• a homey Indian meal prepared by Francesca in a short notice, for us the powerless refuges

Indo-mex-italic dinner

3-29-2010 Mon. mild, rain

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed canola leaves and potatoes
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- (at Francesca's) white wine | chan-dal ( chickpea with kale sauce) | parata bread | raita ( yogurt sauce) | hot chili and garlic chutney | red wine | baked pasta with chipotle smoked chili and porcini mushroom sauce | Meade

• it is an interesting Indo-Mex-Italic dinner. and there was a good discussion on pairing drinks with books.