lion-head meat balls with soup noodles

3-17-2016 Thu. warm, clouds.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- ( at dwave ) turkey wrap 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- parboiled soy beans in pod | Chinese soup noodle with meat balls, shrimp, napa cabbage, tofu skin and wood-ear | wine

• good tender and airy texture of these lion head meat balls 

a big bowl of beef soup noodles

12-02-2014 Tue. chilly, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with tong-hao porridge 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- noddle bowl with braised beef, fried tofu, cilantro and napa cabbage | wine

 

• as someone said, braise your way through winter

a big bowl of Korean noodles

10-20-2011 Thu. chilly wind, clouds.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with ragu sauce
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Korean noodle bowl ( Dangmyeon sweet potato cellophane noodles, vegetable broth, vegetables, Chinese sausage, chili sauce)

• solo meal with solo bowl
  

Honeyloupe and chilled Korean noodle soup

7-23-2011 Sat. very hot, burning sun


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | honeylope | watermelon | scallion pancake
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- beer | oysters | chilled barley tea
DINNER --- chilled Korean buckwheat noddles with cucumber, radish, beef, and hard-boiled egg | sauteed sweet corn, onion, and red pepper | wine

Honeydew x Cantaloupe = Honeyloupe

fruits from farmer's market

beer and oyster

Chilled Korean noodle soup

• summer fruits full load from the farmer's market: honeyloupe ( not as good as honeydew) , watermelon, white peach, nectarine , plume, blueberries .
  
• first try on chilled Korean noodle soup, two things not quite right yet: fat in beef broth, noodle not chewy enough.
  

a big soup bowl with everything

3-22-2011 Tue. mild, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- a big bowl of soup dumplings and egg noodles, with shrimp, chicken, bok choy, bean sprouts, taro roots, Thai sweet basil, and Cantonese sausage | wine

• very homey and satisfying big bowl soup with everything
  

Challenging Momofuku

1-25-2011 Tue. cold, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee | Pocky
LUNCH --- stir-fried Shanghai rice cake with mustard greens
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple | Chinese sweet rice cookie
DINNER --- ramen in vegetable broth ( with napa cabbage, beech mushroom, tofu skin roll, wood-ear and spicy pickled bamboo shoots) | steamed taco-shaped pork buns ( wine and soy braised pork shoulder, caramelized shallots and jalapeno ) | wine

• soup noodles and pork buns, Chinese comfort food made famous at Momofuku, came back home
  

homey Japanese soup noodles

12-18-2010 Sat. cold, cloudy.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( on the plane ) tomato juice
DINNER --- Matsuzaka noodles in bonito broth with napa cabbage, leek, radish sprouts, shiitake and fried tofu | sweet soy braised octopus | pickled celtuce

• back to home cooking, using bonito and a new set of small dishes found from Japanese market in S.F.
  

like a noodle stall, in home kitchen

12-07-2010 Tue. cold wind, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with bitter melon and chicken meat ball (leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop | Matsuzaka soup noodles with winter bamboo shoot, shiitake, leek and napa cabbage

• dream to have some noodle stalls around the street corner, a big bowl of steaming hot soup noodles in such a cold day.
  

Matsuzaka noodle soup

10-05-2010 Tue. chilly, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with bitter melon ( leftovers )
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Matsuzaka noodle soup with shrimp, zucchini, needle mushroom and sausage | fennel salad | wine

• soup noodles warm you up quickly in a chilly day.
  

Matsuzaka soup noodles

• 1 bundle Matsuzaka noodles
• 1 green onions, chopped finely
• 1/2 cup snow pea leaves
• 1 winter shiitake mushroom
• 5 pieces shrimp
• 5 pieces wood-ear fungi, revived by cooking in hot water for 30 minutes
• 1 cup kombu bonito dashi
• 2 slices pickled radish

1. boil the water in a big pot and add dried noodles, cook like pasta, till the noodle is al dente
2. simmer the wood-ear, shiitake and shrimp in the dashi soup stock for 5 minutes
3. add pea leaves and green onion to the soup
4. in a big bowl, arrange the cooked noddles at the bottom
5. pour the hot soup over the noodles, arrange the mushroom, pea leaves, wood-ear and shrimp in the bowl
6. put the pickled radish in a small bowl as a side dish
7. serve hot