Brussels sprouts on the stalk

01-26-2011 Thu. chilly, rain.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with curried cauliflowers and pan-fried pork chop
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tangerine
DINNER --- curried angel hair potatoes | steamed and pan-fried Brussels sprouts | marinated and seared scallops with green aioli sauce | rice | wine

• Brussels sprouts on the stalk are quite fresh and sweet.
  

Sea scallops and Sardines

11-13-2011 Sun. mild, cloudy.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade ciabatta | butter and jam| apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- fried lotus root chips | seared sea scallops with red curry shallot sauce and green yuzu citrus sauce | maitake mushroom and fried tofu soup | marinated and grilled fresh sardines | sauteed pea shoots | rice | Spanish cava

maple leaves from garden

homemade ciabatta


fried lotus chips


fried tofu soup


seared scallops, red and green sauce


pea leaves, rice


grilled fresh sardines

cava

• a seafood theme dinner with influence from Spanish and Japanese cuisine. fresh whole sardines were marinated, deboned and flattened, then grilled over open flame.
  

Scallop ceviche

7-29-2011 Fri. very hot, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- baguette and German cured ham
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plums
DINNER --- sweet corn fritters | scallop ceviche with cucumber and sweet pepper | sauteed napa cabbage with wood-ear and oyster mushroom | chilled Matsuzaka noodles with dashi sauce | salad of lettuce, fennel and radish | wine

• the end of a busy week, the start of a busy weekend. scallop took longer than white fish to make into ceviche
  

Fava beans and scallops

5-07-2011 Sat. mild, some clouds.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | coconut cream bread | apple | Persian grapes | yogurt drink AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
PRE-CONCERT-DINNER --- Persian flat bread with goose liver pate | salad of lettuce, fennel, radish and tomato | pan-seared scallops with leek | sauteed fresh fava beans and spring bamboo shoots with fermented fava bean sauce | mojito

• fresh fava beans from the local Persian market, they are in season right now thousands of miles away in Shanghai as well.
• Mahler's magnificent " Das Lied von der Erde " (Song of the Earth) , based on ancient Chinese poems.