simmered kabocha with shiso

3-24-2020 Tue. 


 DINNER --- steamed artichoke with olive oil dip | sauteed bitter melon with wood-ear, gingko nuts and bean cured | simmered Japanese pumpkin with shiso | rice 

• Japanese pumpkin has so much flavor. 
• spring show in the garden. a new magnolia settles in. 

kabocha and mizuna

9-12-2018 Wed. 


 DINNER ---  Japanese greens  mizuna with smoked tofu | stir-fried red pepper, zucchini and beech mushroom | stewed kabocha 

shishito and yamaimo

5-09-2018 Wed. 


DINNER --- fried shishito peppers | yamaimo salad | pasta with roasted red pepper sauce 

• She left early in the morning. 

burdock and carrot

8-11-2017 Fri.  


  DINNER --- guacamole | Shanghai salsa | stir-fried burdork and carrot with bonito seasoning | sauteed Chinese green gourd , tomato and mushroom | boiled new potatoes | wine

•  Japanese dish

daikon, tofu puff and etc.

11-02-2015 Mon. cool, sunny


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  daikon and tofu puff soup | sauteed pea shoots | simmered Japanese squash | pan-fried Brussels sprouts | rice | wine 

 

luxury lunch in the garden

10-04-2013 Fri. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH ---  ( in the garden ) matsutake rice bowl with Japanese greens and shishito

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | peach  
DINNER --- sauteed shrimp with green pepper | simmered spicy eggplant | curried cauliflower with okra | rice  | salad | wine

 

•   a  rare weekday chance to cook a lunch and had it  in the garden

Planting shishito peppers

6-27-2011 Mon. mild, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- soba noodles | sauteed fresh peas and smoked tofu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | cherries
DINNER --- sauteed threaded chicken, bitter melon and king mushroom | stew of Kao-Fu with wood-ear and shiitake | cherry tomato and dandelion salad | rice | wine

• planted seeds of shishito peppers a couple of weeks ago, now the new shoots grow pretty fast in the garden. have a high hope for a good harvest in late summer.