chopped fine

6-05-2014 Thu. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed bitter melon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- caramelized carrots with parsley, onion and bacon | Shanghai salsa | sauteed mustard greens | rice | salad | wine 

 

• auto-pilot cooking

quintessential Chinese meal

2-19-2014 Wed.  mild, cloudy. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with tong-hao porridge 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER --- kung-pao chicken | simmered spicy eggplant | Shanghai salsa | Ji-cai wonton soup | stir-fried winter bamboo shoot, bitter melon and shiitake | rice | sweet rice dumplings | wine 


 

• a Chinese weekday meal for Z  who can write traditional Chinese

along the silk road

7-09-2013 Tue. hot, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- crepes | plum
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach
DINNER --- ( with S. & G.)  guacamole and chips | champagne || Shanghai salsa: smoked tofu, roasted peanuts, cilantro with spicy sesame oil dressing | steamed Chinese taco: steamed lotus buns with twice-cooked pork shoulder, onion marmalade and fresh shiso | baked beets with garlic walnut sauce | qabili pilau: baked Afghan rice with lamb shank, carrots and raisins | wine 

 

 

• for friends' farewell 
 

 

something old something new

5-22-2013 Wed. hot, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with baby artichokes
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- mango | apple
DINNER --- Shanghai salsa | pan-seared sea scallops | stir-fried twice-cooked pork and spring onion | sauteed beech mushroom and okra | rice | wine 

• new poppy looks scary. 
• each dish has something old ( leftover) and something new ( fresh ingredients)

Shanghai salsa

4-17-2013 Wed. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with kao-fu and bitter melon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Shanghai salsa | pasta with red clam sauce and sauteed shrimp | wine 

 new poppy

 new maple

 red buds

 

 

• the garden is finally get going

cloud atlas before the storm

10-28-2012 Sun. mild, rainy.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | bread | pear | concord grapes  AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER ---  Shanghai salsa ( smoked tofu, cilantro and roasted peanuts ) | simmered fish with sweet and sour sauce | sauteed mustard greens with pickled red chili | rice | wine 

 

• all waiting for the storm arriving

fried rice, with shiso and pimenton

03-02-2012. Fri. mild, rain.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with tong-hao porridge and lotus root
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER --- fried rice ( with dried red shiso seasoning and Spanish smoked pimenton) | grilled chicken wings | Shanghai salsa | sauteed mushroom, green onion, tomato, and lotus root | wine

• everything cut small and flavors mingle. clearing up fridge at the end the week.
  

It is Friday!

02-10-2011 Fri. chilly, rain.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with kung-pao chicken
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tangerine | tea
DINNER --- Shanghai salsa | sauteed green beans with black bean sauce | Spanish chorizo and baby potato stew | wine

• a busy evening, but did not skip cooking a nice dinner