white summer

6-04-2019 Tue. 


 DINNER ---  sauteed dandelion | Thai curry squid, celery and summer gourd  | rice 

summer swamp magnolia 

• our collection of three kinds of magnolia, light purple ( American Jane) early spring, egg white ( Koran mountain ) late spring ,  and  sweet scent white (  mid-atlantic swamp magnolia ) early summer . 

squids will be squids

7-19-2014 Sat. warm, sunny. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | watermelon |champagne  grapes
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- soup noodle | squid simmered in dashi | wine 

 

• noodle soup for lone diner. today's catch are whole squids with bones and everything.

spring rolls

6-23-2013 Mon. warm, sunny. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- bulgur salad
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Vietnamese grilled meat and salad | spring rolls | hot and sour  squid with cilantro | beer 

• take-out food from the other side of the river

squid will be squid

2-10-2013 Sun. chilly, sunny. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | bread | grapefruit 
DINNER --- Thai-style hot and sour squid with winter bamboo shoot and Thai basil | sauteed re stem chard with garlic | rice | wine

• in need  of low-calorie meal

Nishiki food market, Kyoto

11-18-2012 Sun. cool, sunny. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Japanese pastry | tangerine 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Nishiki food market, Kyoto) pickled vegetables | dried fruits | candied ginger | octopus balls 
 DINNER --- fried miso eggplants | scrambled eggs with Japanese greens | simmered mackerels with ginger and soy | braised squid with Japanese leek | sake | rice 

 Kenninji in the early morning

Gion neighborhood

 at Nishiki Market

dinner cooked in Gion House 

 

• around the neighborhood, temple and market in walking distance

colorful food in a gray day

10-02-2011 Sun. chilly, rain.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | limpa bread | orange and cranberry marmalade | baguette | Icelandic blue cheese | apple | concord grapes
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | lightly pickled eggplant
DINNER --- baked Japanese sweet potato fries | sauteed sweet corn, onion, and jalapeno | simmered squid with Japanese leek, ginger and shallot | black quinoa salad, with dried cherries, green and black olives, piquillo peppers, Marcona almonds and cilantro | pan-fried and braised whole pomfret fish | wine

Icelandic blue cheese


silver Pomfret

Japanese leek



simmering squid


sauteing corn


pan-fried pomfret


black quinoa

• ice blue cheese, silver fish, green leek, milky white squid, golden corn, and black quinoa.
  

continuation dinner

8-01-2011 Mon. hot, sun to shower.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with artichoke hearts, and shrimp
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- sauteed green pepper, yellow zucchini and tomato | broiled chicken wings | sauteed baby squid in ginger scallion sauce | rice | lettuce and fennel salad | wine

• food surplus from last weekend.
  

Rotini and squid maniche

7-24-2011 Sun. very hot, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | baguette | Norwegian goat cheese | lachsschinken | blueberry and melon mix
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- barley tea
DINNER --- Rotini salad: rotini, Irish bacon, black olive, artichoke hearts, shrimp, Spanish marinated red pepper, and green onion, with mustard sauce | sauteed squid with scallion and Spanish sausage | fennel and lettuce salad | beer

Rotini

squid looked like maniche

• stay with cool dishes, salads of everything. the Irish bacon from a local store is actually kind of ham, with lean and firm texture and smoked flavor.
  

mini squid

6-29-2011 Wed. warm, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with tomatillo sauce
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach
DINNER --- sauteed tiny squids with caramelized onion and mushroom relish | stir-fried bitter melon, tomato and wood-ear | fennel, cherry tomato, lettuce and arugula salad | rice
wine

• the squids were too tiny and hard to work with stuffing, instead the stuffing was turned into relish sauce.
  

squid and springtime pasta (1): fresh peas

5-15-2011 Sun. warm, sun to storm.

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | olive bread | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- oyster | mojito
DINNER --- baked baby potato chips with fresh rosemary | salad of orange cherry tomatoes, fennel, radish, lettuce and fresh mozzarella | tagliatelle with fresh peas, hot chili, mint and grated cheese | Spanish-style pan-fried squid stuffed with caramelized onion, Spanish pine nuts, fresh thyme and rice | wine

oyster

first cherry tomato salad in the year

first pack of fresh peas

pasta of springtime

stuffing
stuffed squid

poppies and sweat peas from Sunday market

• a treat of spring time, the 1sr movement of springtime pasta sonata, staring fresh peas
  
• the pasta recipe is from Bittman's Pasta Primavera: the Remix : " ... I'm all in favor of pasta with vegetables, but I want to be able to taste them. And I want them to be prepared thoughtfully. "
  
• the squid recipe is from Jose Andres' Made in Spain .
  

Squids will be squids

3-05-2011 Sat. warm, cloudy.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | coconut cream bread | scallion pancake | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | wasabi fried peas
DINNER --- sauteed fresh squid with winter bamboo shoots and Thai basil | fresh razor clams poached in wine, scallion, ginger and lemongrass broth | stir-fried garlic scape with fermented black bean sauce | french country bread | white wine

• an adventure into sea world. fresh squid is relatively easy to handle, remove the back cartilage, peel off the thin top skin, and marinate in rice wine. It is more work to clean and prepare razor clams.