shiso pesto

9-16-2016 Fri.  


DINNER ---  baked Japanese sweet potato fries | pasta with pesto sauce, smoked tofu and smoked mussels | wine 

• now out of fresh vegetables  by Friday. shiso from Marilu's garden

in the mood for Italian food

1-20-2016 Wed. cold, evening snow.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice and napa cabbage
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- olives and pickled giagante beans | tuna and eel |  pasta with pesto sauce | wine 

•  homemade fresh pesto 

gazpacho and pesto

7-30-2015 Thu.hot, sunny.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- nectarine
DINNER --- gazpacho | pasta with pesto sauce |  stir-fried chive flowers and green chili | salad | wine 

 

• good  juicy tomato is essential for gazpacho, fresh basil is essential for pesto

green sauce for dove sole

4-13-2015 Mon. mild, sunny.



 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- pasta 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER --- pan-fried dove sole with pesto sauce and beech mushroom | steamed Brussels sprouts | Chinese fried rice | wine 

 

• dove sole is so tender, it melts in mouth

fast and fresh sauce: pesto

7-01-2013 Mon. warm, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ceviche with chayote  and pickled ginger
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plum | peach 
DINNER --- steamed artichoke with lemon butter dipping | pasta with pesto sauce | salad of cherry tomato and fresh mozzarella |  marinated gigante beans and olives | wine 

 

• fresh basil from farmer's market for  homemade pesto

hot Chorizo, cool Pesto

8-14-2012 Tue. warm, some rain.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with green beans 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- cherries
DINNER --- pasta with pesto sauce, black olives and lightly pickled cucumber | parboiled baby spinach | new potatoes with Spanish chorizo | steamed eggplant | fennel and cherry tomato salad | wine 

 

• chorizo potato and pesto pasta sets a nice contrast in color and in flavor

a birthday dinner

8-11-2012 Sat. hot, clouds.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | baguette | brie and blue cheese | lachsschinken | water melon | peach and blue berries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | pan-fried gyoza with dashi dipping sauce
DINNER --- fusilli with fresh pesto sauce, snow peas, red onion, marinated giant white beans and smoked mussels | seared frozen steak , with fresh mission fig and dijion mustard sauce | sauteed fresh fava beans | sauteed fresh sweet corn with roasted red pepper | wine | Grand Marnier orange liqueur cake  

 

• a special birthday dinner, very well done. 

fresh corn, fresh peas, fresh basil

6-24-2012 Sun. hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | milk | mango | raspberries | watermelon | scallion pancake 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Persian cookie  
DINNER --- sauteed fresh peas with canton sausage |fresh corn fritters | pasta with homemade pesto sauce | avocado and fennel salad | wine

 

• from farmer's market to dinner table.

Pesto

5-05-2011 Thu. mild, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed bitter melon
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee | cookie
DINNER --- cured fish with chayote and shiso | linguine with fresh pesto sauce | flat bread with roasted red pepper relish | wine

• fresh pesto sauce made of fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, and Parmesan.
  

Fresh basil, fresh Pesto!

4-23-2010 Fri. warm, sunny

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with chive flowers and smoked tofu (leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- linguine fini with pesto sauce | chayote in citrus dressing | shanghai-style short ribs | white wine

• a bundle of fresh basil from the farmer's market perfumed the whole place. and Oreste's quote again: never ever heat or cook basil!