steamed dumplings back to seasons menu

10-10-2018 Wed. 


DINNER --- tofu soup | pan-fried lotus root | steamed dumplings 

• first wrap in the fall, fillings are bok choy, dill, chicken and shiitake 

home cooking ritual

9-07-2016 Wed. hot, sunny. 


 DINNER --- steamed dumplings, two kinds of filling: lamb and chicken |salad | wine

 

steamed dumplings

7-29-2015 Wed. hot, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- nectarine
DINNER --- steamed dumplings | salad | wine 

 

•   added some green beans in the filling

autopilot mood in making dumpling

6-03-2015 Wed. cool, rain. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with greens 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER --- steamed dumplings | vegetable and mushroom  soup | wine

 

• comfort food indeed

all finger food

5-19-2015 Wed. mild, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with pork chop and greens 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  guacamole and black corn chips | steamed dumplings | wine 

 

• used canola green shoots in the dumpling filling.

lamb ragu in shells

4-07-2015 Mon. mild, sunny.


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Turkish clam rice 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with lamb and vegetable fillings | wine 

 

• a lot of chopping and mincing

steamed dumplings

12-04-2014 Thu. chilly, cloudy. 

  
WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with mustard greens 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with fillings of minced chicken, shiitake, bok choy and green beans | wine 

 

• a little green beans provides texture and a hint of green sweetness

winter is here with two new trees

11-07-2014 Fri. cold, windy.  



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Shanghai ji-cai wonton soup
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with minced lamb and celery filling | wine 

 

• two new trees planted, a maple and a sweet bay magnolia

steamed dumplings

10-16-2014 Thu. mild, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with green sauce 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  steamed dumplings with minced chicken, shittake and bok choy filling | wine


 

•   for the sake of  simplicity

steamed dumplings

9-24-2014 Wed. cool, clouds.  



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed shao-mai
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple 
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with minced lamb and celery fillings | salad | wine

 

• middle week hump, keep the sunny side up

home lunch

9-04-2014 Thu. hot, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH ---  fried rice with mustard green and duck confit |  scallion pancake | pan-fried gyoza  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---watermelon
DINNER --- burrata with beefsteak tomato | steamed dumplings with mince lamb and celery filling | salad | wine 

 

• to the west D.D. went

wrap up

8-20-2014 Wed. warm, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stuffed pepper 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- cherries 
DINNER --- steamed dumplings | salad | wine 

 

• good shells, thin and slightly chewy

family tradition

7-30-2014 Wed. mild, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- pasta 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- cherries
DINNER --- steamed dumplings ( bok choy, chicken, shittake) | salad | wine

 

• have been making these little things for years.

steamed dumplings

6-10-2014 Tue. muggy, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with twice-cooked pork and garlic scape 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- nectarine 
DINNER ---  cold cuts  and chicken liver pate with crackers | steamed dumplings with mustard green, chicken and shittake filling | salad | wine 

 

• mustard greens seem not to go very well with chicken

steamed lamb dumplings

5-28-2014 Wed.  cool, cloudy.

  
BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- lamb stew 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with lamb. fresh dill and mustard green filling | salad | wine 

 

• mustard green no longer fresh somehow.

seamed dumplings with ground lamb filling

3-31-2014 Mon. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- fried egg noodles with shiitake and carrots  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with filling of ground lamb, fresh dill and mustard green | fresh mozzarella tomato cucumber salad | wine 
 

• a more flavored filling than the usual ground chicken.

steamed dumplings

10-29-2013 Tue. cool, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with braised kao-fu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tangerine 
DINNER --- steamed dumplings | clear-noddle and vegetable soup | wine 

 

•   not a usual Tuesday evening, not in hurry.

a day of dumplings

20-18-2013 Fri. cool, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- gyoza | baked Japanese sweet potatoes 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- steamed dumplings 

 

• see Philippe off

steamed dumplings

10-02-2013 Wed. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- pear | tea
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with seasoned soy dipping sauce | salad | wine 

 

• two parties stand off 

steamed dumplings

9-18-2013 Wed. cool, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with chive flowers and smoked tofu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- grapes | tea 
DINNER --- steamed dumplings | salad | wine 

 

• not enough ready-to-use shells ,  hand-made ones as supplement