a sweet pair: shishito and piquillo

9-28-2014 Sun. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BRUNCH --- ( Arlington )  dim sum
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee | figs
DINNER ---  pan-fried shishito peppers | sauteed pea shoots with Mao-tai liquor | stuffed piquillo peppers | rice | wine

 

• though evolved in opposite color and far apart, they are so cute together, sweet and petite

following José to Spain

4-23-2011 Sat. warm, humid.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | coconut cream bread | baguette | Norwegian goat cheese | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- white asparagus salad with Manchego cheese and citrus dressing | piquillo stuffed with Spanish cheese | chroizo sauteed with oyster mushroom and spring onion | pan-fried baby potatoes with caramelized onion | baked whole fish with olive oil, lemon and lemon thyme | Spanish rose

• recipes and executions from José Andrés Made-in-Spain, literally following him from his " store around the corner from my house in the US" to Spain surf and turf.
  

Precious piquillo

1-6-2010 Thu. cold, sunny

BREAKFAST --- coffee | apple
LUNCH --- rice bowl with five-spice cabbage ( leftover from yesterday's dinner)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | clementine
DINNER --- stuffed small Spanish sweet pepper (Piquillo) with goat cheese | linguine fini with Catalan tomato and onion sauce ( Sofrito) | red wine

• Piquillo peppers are hard to find outside of Spain. They are very sweet with velvety texture, in pretty little triangle shape. I stock up on them whenever they show up in gourmet shops.