homemade banana cream pie

6-21-2017   Wed.  


 DINNER --- lamb-stuffed eggplant | curry cauliflower | sauteed pea leaves | salad | wine   || homemade banana cream pie

 

• d.d.'s banana pie,  super ripe banana.

fish-like eggplant

4-10-2017 Mon.  


 DINNER --- lace-cut stuffed  Holland eggplant | Shanghai salsa | sauteed long beans | rice 

•  Holland eggplant from Persian store, cooked with Chinese Yu-Xiang style 

lace cut or diamnd cut

4-15-2015 Wed. mild, rain. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at New Deal C. ) Lebanese mezza | beer
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried  lace-cut lamb stuffed Holland eggplant | spicy cabbage | rice | wine

 

• eggplant goes well with lamb, roasted red pepper and cilantro

four course

10-12-2014 Sun. mild, clouds.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | croissant | scallion pancake | bread and cheese | apple | grapes
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- baked Japanese sweet potato fries | chicken liver pate and bread || burrata and toamto salad | delicata squash and apple soup | lamb stuffed Holland eggplant | baked sea bream and yellow tail snapper  and sauteed leek | wine | Persian cookies | Persian tea 

• a few good dishes for friend

new potatoes

6-18-2014 Wed. hot, hazy. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with zucchini and peas
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach
DINNER --- pan-fried new potatoes with rosemary | sauteed snap peas with tomato | pan-fried stuffed eggplant with lamb | salad | wine 

 

• almost record hot for the day. the Holland eggplants this time had tough skin and hard core, maybe they are not Holland eggplants, just small Italian variety ?

fresh spring vegetables

4-26-2014  mild, sunny

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | grapes | strawberries  AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- sauteed baby  artichokes with shallots and roasted red pepper  | pan-fried potatoes | lace-cut lamb stuffed Holland eggplant | sauteed fresh fava beans | beer

 

• fresh vegetables are the main characters

Holland eggplant, lace-cut and lamb-stuffed

4-15-2014 Tue. turn cold, rain and sleet.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- lace-cut lamb stuffed Holland eggplant | curry cauliflowers | sauteed bitter melon  | rice | wine 

 

• a new favorite : Holland eggplant and lamb stuffing

lace-cut lamb stuffed Holland eggplant

4-04-2014 Fri. mild, cloudy. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed ji-cai buns 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  lace-cut lamb stuffed Holland eggplant | lightly pickled cucumber |  stir-fried cabbage | baked Japanese sweet potato fries | wine 

 

•   this little eggplant absorbs flavor from spiced lamb and almost becomes tender meat itself