tofu skin rolls and vegetables

2-01-2016 Mon. chilly, sunny.

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple 
DINNER --- sauteed tofu skin rolls, wood-ear, mustard greens and smoked mussels | curry cauliflower | rice | wine 

 

• light and good texture 

simmered shortrib with rolled tofu skin

1-26-2016 Tue. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | apple | mango and strawberries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- simmered short rib and rolled tofu skin with napa cabbage, noodles and cilantro  |wine
 

•   simmered several hours and got very tender meat, tofu skin rolls soaked in flavored broth.

lean meal

4-09-2015 Wed. chilly, cloudy.


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with  fish and vegetables 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER --- sauteed fresh fennel and chive flowers | sauteed king mushroom | pan-fried tofu skin rolls with shiitake mushroom | rice | wine

 

• fennel and tofu skin somehow go pretty well together

let hot pot boil when snowed in

2-17-2015 Tue. very cold, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee | Beijing-style yogurt | oats and milk | bread and cheese | apple AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | apple 
DINNER --- hot pot ( green leaf vegetables, rolled tofu skin, frozen fermented tofu, fried tofu, lamb, needle mushroom, shiitake mushroom, wood-ear,dried shrimp), sha-cha and tahini dipping sauce  | wine 

 

• the  frozen slightly "stinky" tofu  has pretty good sponge-like texture, absorbing hot-pot broth flavor well.