soba and sushi

7-21-2017 Fri.  


DINNER --- guacamole | chilled soba with dashi dipping, cucumber and green onion | sushi | beer

 

•  very hot,  time to chill

new coat for pork chop

5-05-2015 Tue. mild, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with string beans 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop with Japanese bread flake coating | spicy cabbage | sauteed mustard greens | rice | wine

• back to Tuesday's business as usual

where the sidewalk ends

11-16-2012 Fri. warm, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- tea | Japanese pastry 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  rice balls
DINNER --- ( Daimon, Tokyo)  DIY Japanese pancakes | sake 

 

 

 

 

• farm scenes and Edo open air museum outside of the city

grilled eel rice bowl

10-05-2012 Fri. warm, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH ---( at N.D. cafe) beer | tabouleh | pita bread | hummus
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple 
DINNER --- grilled eel rice bowl with simmered butternut squash, fresh lima beans, pickled pearl onion, and fried tofu | wine 

 

• everything in one rice bowl

silky Chawanmushi and crispy gyoza

12-02-2011 Fri. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with ragu sauce
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- pear
DINNER --- steamed egg custard ( chawanmushi) with whitefish roe and fresh soy beans | pan-fried gyoza | Shangdong dumplings | Japanese pickled greens
AFTER-DINNER-DRINK --- (at Sonia's) cheese | wine | Austrian goulash soup | birthday cake

• a refreshing simple ingredient Japanese meal before an Austrian birthday party
  

the Ramen King Ippudo

10-28-2011 Fri. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- apple
LUNCH --- homemade Afghan flat bread
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- ( at Ippudo , NYC) fried shishito peppers | dumplings in vegetable soup | Hirata buns | wasabi tonkotsu ramen | wasabi shoyu ramen | akamaru modern ramen

• pilgrimage to IPPUDO for their fresh ramen noodles and secret pork broth as thick as milk