Mexican slasa, rice and beans

03-25-2011 Sun. cool, cloudy.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- tea | mango | grapefruit | bread with cheese
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ten cups of herb tea
DINNER --- refried beans | salsa with mango and avocado | Mexican rice | sunny-side-up egg | puffy pita bread | wine

• fresh salsa with a mango twist, tastes good.
  

In like a lion

3-01-2011 Tue. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed mustard green and tofu | lemon plum
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---broiled spiced chicken drumlettes | stir-fried Asian eggplant and shiitake with Thai basil and chili sauce | Mexican rice with mole adobo | wine

lemon plum

• all spiced up to warm up, the first evening of March.
  

Mexcian refried beans and rice

2-09-2011 Wed. cold, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Russian black bread | clementine | tea
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- refried black beans | sauteed snap peas with pork | Mexican rice | steamed bread rolls | wine

• with ingredients and spices often used in Mexican cooking, no particular recipes are followed today
  

Mexican cooking at home

12-21-2010 Tue. cold, sunny. (lunar eclipse at 3AM)


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed napa cabbage ( leftovers )
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | LU cookie
DINNER --- Mexican rice | refried black beans with caramelized onion | fresh salsa of tomato, cilantro, onion and hot pepper | sunny side up egg | home-made tortilla | wine

• there are similarities of Chinese cooking and Mexican cooking, use ordinary but fresh ingredients, prepare and cook according to what brings the texture and flavor out best.
  

Huevos Rancheros, as dinner

3-15-2010 Mon. chilly, drizzle

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried onion and winter greens
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- salsa of radish, onion, cilantro and cucumber | refried black beans | Mexican rice with tomatillo sauce | sunny-side-up egg | homemade flour tortillas | red wine

• this is a 100% Mexican meal, no meat, no cheese, only turned a hearty breakfast into a dinner.

Tomatillo sauce (salsa verde)

• 4 tomatillo, husk removed
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 1 hot green chili, seeds removed
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tsp olive oil
• salt

1. roast tomatillo in oven, till soft and a little burned on skin, about 30 minutes
2. remove the skin and core from the cooled tomatillo, drain liquid
3. put tomatillo in a food processor, add the rest of the ingredients, puree till smooth
4. add the green sauce to just cooked long grain rice, mix and serve