kimchi and napa cabbage

12-28-2018 Fri. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- soup wonton 
DINNER --- kimchi and napa cabbage | pan-fried scalloped potato and onion | simmered Japanese squash 

• flight to south is canceled 

how sweet is the winter napa cabbage

2-16-2014 Sun. cold, clouds.

 BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | bread and cheese | apple | grapefruit 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea | tea egg
 DINNER --- hot pot: napa cabbage, pea shoots, silky tofu, shiitake mushrooms, thin sliced beef, and Si-chuan spicy dipping sauce | wine 

 

• this winter has more ho pot than ever

baby napa cabbage, Shanghai variety

1-13-2014 Mon. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee 
LUNCH --- rice with lamb stew 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---Shanghai style simmered baby napa cabbage with wood-ear,shiitake, smoked tofu and Chinese sausage | spicy eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | stir-fried lotus root |  rice |wine
 

 

• napa cabbage from local Japanese store, more like the  shanghai variety " huang-ya-cai". 

Shanghai all the way

12-15-2011 Thu. mild, rain.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- potato and chorizo stew with cabbage
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- pear
DINNER --- steamed egg custard with fresh soy beans and whitefish roe | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | sauteed napa cabbage with shiitake and chicken | rice | wine

• some typical Shanghai home cooking for winter season
  

winter cabbage

12-10-2011 Sat. chilly, sunny.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | Shanghai-style fried twist bread | scrambled eggs with sausage | apple | pear
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- simmered napa cabbage and maitake mushroom | green vegetable pickles

• take a break for the sake of a sick stomach. napa cabbage becomes sweet in chilly winter.
  

Sweet napa cabbage

11-28-2011 Mon. warm, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with silken tofu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- pear
DINNER --- napa cabbage soup with wood-ear, scallion, pickled radish and dried shrimp | pan-fried Brussels sprouts with black pepper sauce | pan-fried pork chop | rice | wine

• rush schedule temporally moves from Tuesday to Monday, cooking dinner in 30 minutes. winter napa cabbage is sweet and flavorful
  

holiday is over

11-27-2011 Sun. warm, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | toast
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- scallion pancake | boiled Shang-dong dumplings
DINNER --- curried angel hair potato with scallions | sauteed napa cabbage, wood ear, and porcini | tofu porridge with whitefish roe | saffron rice | wine

early morning at the city square


home meal

• back to home cooking homy meal.
  

Napa cabbage

1-21-2010 Thu. cold, cloudy

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- | steamed dumplings (leftover from yesterday's dinner) | Mandarin orange
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- tempura of stuffed lotus root | clay pot of sauteed napa cabbage, king mushroom and chicken in dried shrimp sauce | puree of sauteed tong-ho leaves with crushed peanuts | rice |white wine

• Sauteed napa cabbage and thinly cut meat in creamy sauce is a winter staple of home cooking in southeast China.