promfret and shishito

4-09-2017 Sat.  bright spring day


BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | fruit 
DINNER --- pan-fried whole fish | pan-fried shishito pepper | wine

•  garden day 

new deal town

9-02-2016 Fri. mild, sunny


LUNCH --- ( at G.Joe)  generous  pastrami sandwich | curly fries 
AFTERNOON-TEA-TIME --- (at new deal cafe) beer | chocolate mousse 
DINNER --- pan-fried shishito |  ramen  bowl | salad | beer 

•  jolly good day, hanging out at the new deal town, then payed a visit to our neighborhood Japanese  joint.

 

somewhat Japanese

10-18-2015 Sun. chilly, clouds.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | walnut bread | fruits 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Rita's )  lemon sugar crepe 
DINNER --- fried and marinated eggplant | fried shishito peppers | simmered baby squid with ginger and scallion | butternut squash and apple soup |  rice | salad

 

• a bit lime juice goes long ways

those under the summer sun

9-20-2015 Sun. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | water melon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- burrata, basil and tomato | sauteed sweet corn and roasted red pepper | pan-fried shishito peppers | smoked mussels with fennel, lettuce, and  radish | bread | wine

 

• catch the last bit of summer

soba and shishito

7-10-2015 Sat. hot, clouds

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese |cherries
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER --- chilled soba noodles | mussels in white wine and shallot broth | bread | pan-fried shishito pepper | salad | wine 

 

• now we are in Japan

shishito and fresh corn have arrived

6-20-2015 Sat. hot, storm.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | watermelon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- pan-fried shishito peppers | fresh corn on the cob | mussels in spring onion and ginger broth, served with bread | wine | ice cream and raspberries 

 

• very good mussels from WF, tender and flavorful. 
• shishito from Local Japanese store,  fresh corn from farmer's market. summer is here.

as cute as a button

10-08-2014 Wed. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with chive flowers  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried shishito peppers | stir-fried bitter melon with shiitake | rice | salad | wine 


 

• those petite vegetables from Japanese store

vegetables needed

10-06-2014 Mon. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- none
LUNCH --- ( G. Joe ) pastrami sandwich | french fries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plum
DINNER ---simmered shiitake, fried tofu puff and fresh chilli | sauteed bitter melon | pan-fried shisito mushroom | cracked wheat | wine 

 

•   heavy load lunch, all vegetables in dinner

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

green delicacy

8-18-2014 Mon. mild, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with spicy bean sprouts 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- cherries
DINNER --- pan-fried shishito peppers | sauteed pea shoots | stir-fried tri-color bell peppers with smoked tofu | rice | salad | wine 

 

• shishito and pea shoots so delicious

shishito

8-09-2014 Sat. warm, clouds.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | grapes | water melon | raspberries 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER ---  bread and truffle mouse | shishito pepper tempura | baked bronzini | sauteed fresh corn | fennel salad | wine 

 

• got a funky plate with three seahorses in french blue, good for serving a whole fish dish
• little shishito is in season, from local Japanese shop. 

ramen noodles

8-02-2014 Sat. mild, clouds. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | water melon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- water melon | tea 
DINNER ---  ramen noodles with shishito pepper and bitter melon

 

• at least have something from local Japanese shop since everyone else is traveling  in Japan

a great season for Japanese vegetables

10-023-2013 Thu. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach | tea 
DINNER --- baked Japanese sweet potato fries | pan-fried shishito pepper | broiled matsutake mushrooms with dashi and daikon | sauteed Japanese greens | steamed egg custard with matsutake | rice | salad |  wine 

 

• everything has  its unique flavor, coming in fresh to the local Japanese store today.

Matsutake the elusive and precious

9-28-2013 Sat. mild, clouds. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( at Northern Dumpling House)  northern Chinese style dumplings | spicy lamb on skewer | spicy cold wide mung bean noddle 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  coffee | pear 
DINNER --- roasted matsutake Japanese pine mushroom with dashi tea broth| pan-fried shishito Japanese thin-skin pepper | sauteed fresh sweet corn with shallots and green chili | simmered Chinese gluten with bamboo shoot, shiitake, wood-ear and day lily buds | salad | wine 

 

• finding seasonal  pine mushrooms in the local Japanese store, along with fresh shishito peppers. what a treat today.