lamb, kale and lentils

8-15-2015 Sat. hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant  | bread and cheese | water melon AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | lychee 
DINNER --- mojito | kale stew | French green lentil | broiled lamb chop | salad 

• good greens

steamed dumplings

8-17-2010 Tue. hot, cloudy.

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed bean sprouts and wood-ear (leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | peach
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with fillings of mustard green and chicken | fennel and avocado salad | wine

• mustard green is a good substitute for bok choy as dumpling filling in summer
  

Steamed dumplings with summer greens

8-04-2010 Wed. hot and humid


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- vegetable soup with wood-ear mushrooms | cured ham and buns
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | peach
DINNER --- fennel and avocado salad | steamed Chinese dumplings with filling of summer greens, shiitake mushroom and minced chicken | red wine

vegetable soup with wood-ear mushrooms

• back to regular routine of making dumplings, watercress and Chinese mustard green replace boy choy for the summer season
  

Back to the kitchen

7-28-2010 Wed. hot, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- peach | plums
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- soy bean snack | green tea
DINNER --- fennel salad | sauteed mushroom, wood-ear, and smoked tofu with fresh tomato-shallot sauce | boiled summer greens | rice | red wine

• the kitchen back to normal with power, most food in the refrigerator out to trash