Plumed Horse Saratoga

11-10-2018 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread | cheese | fruit 
LUNCH --- ( at Santa Cruz restaurant )  Korean noodle bowl 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Cafe in Saratoga) coffee and chocolate 
DINNER --- ( at Plumed Horse Pasta house, Saratoga)    salad | bread | pasta | wine  

• a dominated horse  in town,  a 1-m star restaurant, a pasta house, a chocolate studio. 

improvised bibimbap

11-04-2013 Mon. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with Brussels sprouts 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tangerine 
DINNER --- bibimbap noodles with kimchi , napa cabbage, sausage, red onion, green chili and smoked tofu | wine

 

• one big bowl,  hot and satisfyingly mouthful.

a long summer day

6-09-2012 Sat. hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- mint yogurt drink | strawberries | mango | scallion pancake | gyoza 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---lemon water
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER --- noodles in tom yum soup with snow peas, tomato and shrimp 

AFTER-CONCERT-DRINK --- ( at Redwood)  cocktail | beer | country style pate | goat cheese | duck confit with mustard 

 

• busy and sleepy

oodles of noodles and greens

6-01-2012 Fri. warm, heavy rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | strawberries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- mojito | guacamole and chips | baked Japanese potato fries | citrus cucumber and Chinese sausage || Vietnamese spring rolls | pan-fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with ricotta and roasted red pepper | Pappardelle with creamy asparagus sauce, salt-cured duck yolk, and fresh fava beans | rice noodles in Tom Yum soup with baby squid, sea scallop and manila clams | grand mariner cake | wine 

 

 

 

• dinner for the cooking club.

stew with Chinese noodles

4-07-2011 Thu. chilly, rain.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- wheat gluten stew with vegetables
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried lotus root chips | fresh Chinese thick noodles with bamboo shoots and snow peas in Sichuan Ma-la sauce (焖面）| stir-fried eggplant with Thai basil | wine

• the Chinese thick noodle is boiled or steamed first, then to stew with layers of other ingredients in a pot. a Northern Chinese dish.
  

Noodles invasion in Vienna

5-05-2010 Wed. chilly, rain


BREAKFAST --- cappuccino
LUNCH --- sandwich
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- espresso
DINNER --- (at Chang's Noodles Bar Wein) Korean Kimchi noodle pot with grilled beef | bitter lemon ice tea

• quite a few noodles bars have popped up on Vienna's elegant streets, serving a wide selection of noodles from Japan, China, Vietnam, Korea,Thailand, and Malaysia.
  

All noodles considered

4-2-2010 Fri. warm, sunny

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- (at R.P. Vietnamese Deli) beef pho
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- gyoza (Japanese pan-fried dumplings) | edamame (boiled fresh soybean in the pot) | chilled sake || steamed Nanjing fermented tofu with pickled vegetables | stir-fried potato angel-hair threads with five spices | soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles with daikon and fermented soy dipping sauce) | Matsuzaka noodle soup with shiitake, sprouts, seaweed and pea leaves | stir-fried cured tofu threads with chive flowers, mushrooms, and eggs | Riesling |

• a vegetarian dinner specially about noodles ( made from wheat, potato, or tofu) with guests from the spaghetti nation