Provencal garlic sage soup for the new year eve

12-31-2021 Fri. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | berries |  Bread Furst bread |  Vermont cheese | grapefruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea

DINNER ---  wine | guacamole | Provencal garlic sage soup with fried bread and poached egg | shaomai | grilled chicken wings  | wine 

• at the finishing line of 2021 

provencal soup for a perfect early summer day

6-12-2018 Tue. 


DINNER --- Provencal garlic sage soup with poached egg | burrata with roasted beet, tomato and basil | steamed asparagus | barley and kale 

• one head of garlic, one bunch of sage from garden. missed toasted baguette.

BBQ and corns

7-04-2017 Tue.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- beer | guacamole   
DINNER ---Provincal garlic sage and egg soup |BBQ short ribs | corn | salad | wine

fireworks showed a week ago 

 

sage, sage everywhere

5-06-2016 Fri. chilly, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- scallion pancake 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- homemade sage bread | sage and garlic soup with egg and bread | wine

•  a big bundle of fresh sage from Drew's garden, made into the sage bread and the Provencal sage garlic egg soup. 
• this is an impressive low cost meal: two eggs, some sage leaves, flour, olive oil, garlic.   

garlic sage soup and seven-vegetable ragu

8-12-2014 Tue. warm,  heavy rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Mexican rice
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach
DINNER --- Provencal garlic sage soup with toast and poached egg | pasta with seven vegetable and lamb ragu sauce | salad | wine 

 

• quite a bit work of chopping and poaching, make use of all vegetables at hand.

Provencal garlic sage soup

12-15-2013 Sun. chilly, clouds. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( on plane ) coffee 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at airport U-club)  fruit | bagel | coffee
DINNER --- Provencal garlic sage soup with poached egg and grilled bread | sauteed Brussels sprouts | rice | wine 

 

• back to our own kitchen

a floating egg poacher

9-27-2013 Fri. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- grapes 
DINNER --- Provencal garlic sage soup with toast and poached egg | pan-fried stuffed green pepper | sauteed snow peas | rice | salad | wine 

 

 cute egg poacher

• new egg poacher floats in hot water, poaches egg in about 5 minutes.

garlic + sage with help from an egg and a toast

9-19-2013 Thu. mild, sunny. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plums
DINNER --- Provencal garlic sage soup with poached egg and toasted bread | baked Japanese sweet potato fries | salad | wine

 

• the soup is simple and delicious, the tricky part is to poach the egg with a good timing 

Provencal garlic soup

3-27-2013 Wed. chilly, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with chive flowers and smoked tofu, Vietnamese-style fish cake AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  Provencal garlic soup with poached egg and toast |  pasta with homemade sofrito sauce | sauteed radicchio | wine 

 

such a cold spring,still feeling to have winter food

Provencal garlic soup

10-11-2012 Thu. chilly, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Provencal fresh herb garlic soup with poached egg and toasted bread | sauteed spinach | steamed eggplant with spicy garlic sauce | rice | fennel salad | wine

 

• such a delicious soup!

seared sea scallops, baby artichokes

5-12-2012 Sat. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( in garden ) coffee | milk | strawberries | croissant | bread and blue cheese   
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- Provencal garlic soup with sage, toasted bread and poached egg | steamed manila clams with ginger and lemon | seared sea scallops with citrus dressing | pan-fried baby artichokes | sauteed radicchio and hen-of-the woods mushrooms | rice | wine 

 

• beautiful day in the garden, fresh seasonal food for the dinner.

Provencal soup with fresh sage and new garlic

4-29-2012 Sun. mild, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- chai | scone | scrambled eggs with cilantro | Italian bread and cheese | mango 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea 
 DINNER ---  Provencal garlic  soup with poached egg and toasted bread |  broiled cauliflower steak  | rice | avocado and tomato salad | wine

 afternoon in tea house

 new bamboo shoot near tea house

 fresh sage and new garlic for Provencal garlic soup

 

• a beautiful spring day after a night of rain, perfect time to do garden work  and get fresh vegetables and fresh flowers

provencal garlic soup

03-30-2012 Fri. mild, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- herb tea
LUNCH --- rice with vegetables
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- mango
DINNER --- Provencal garlic soup with poached egg and toasted bread | scrambled eggs with flat-leaf chives | pan-fried potatoes | sauteed snap peas | wine

• good soup

steamed dumplings and garlic soup

12-13-2011 Tue. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with fish and lotus root
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Provencal garlic soup with poached egg and toasted bread | steamed Shanghai dumplings with fillings of chicken, bok choy and shiitake | wine

• a combination of French and Chinese cooking, goes pretty well.