tomatillo and green chili

9-02-2015 Wed. hot, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plums 
DINNER --- garlic bread |  chili verde soup with white beans, okra and braised beef  | sauteed taro roots with scallion and ginger | salad | wine 

• broiled tomatillo and green chili into soup 

Knödel and tomatillo

3-28-2014 Fri. mild, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried chicken 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- ( at Susann's)  baked little cheese and chicken cup | smoked salmon soup | boiled knodel German potato dumplings |  broiled chicken with tomatillo sauce | fresh berries with cream | apple strudel | wine 

 

green on green, WASARA eco-friendly tableware

6-23-2011 hot, clouds.

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed zucchini and cabbage
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- cherries
DINNER --- angel hair pasta with fresh tamotillo sauce | stir-fried garlic scape, Cantonese sausage with scrambled eggs | sauteed string beans with black bean sauce | lightly pickled cucumber and tomato salad | wine

a green dinner

WASARA tableware
( made of sugar cane fiber, bamboo, reed pulp)

• tomatillo salsa verde makes chilled angel hair pasta very refreshing, other dishes are very green as well, cucumber, string beans and garlic scape.
  
• just received a set of WASARA tree-free renewable tableware designed in Japan by Shinichiro Ogata, in preparation for the tea house reception of the July concert.
  

tomatiilo story

1-13-2011. cold, sunny .


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with clay plot stew of winter vegetables (leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- tomatillo salsa verde | basmati rice | Asian BBQ chicken drummettes | sauteed bitter melon with fermented black soybeans | sauteed shiitake and lotus root | tomato and cabbage soup with fried tofu and bean sprouts | wine

• the fresh tart flavor of tomatillo is special, telling a very different story from tomato.
  

Huevos Rancheros, as dinner

3-15-2010 Mon. chilly, drizzle

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried onion and winter greens
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- salsa of radish, onion, cilantro and cucumber | refried black beans | Mexican rice with tomatillo sauce | sunny-side-up egg | homemade flour tortillas | red wine

• this is a 100% Mexican meal, no meat, no cheese, only turned a hearty breakfast into a dinner.

How green is my tomatillo sauce

1-13-2010 Wed. barely above freezing (daytime), cloudy

BREAKFAST --- coffee | Pocky pretzel stick
LUNCH --- steamed buns with mustard green and mushroom fillings
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Wulong green tea | clementine | apple
DINNER --- egg and tomato soup | roasted Japanese white sweet potatoes | spicy and sour bean sprouts | Pennoni regati with green sauce of tomatillos and chilies serranos (Salsa verde) | fresh ginger sauteed shrimp | red wine

• Tomatilllos look like green tomatoes, but in fact they belong to gooseberry family. Salsa verde ( Mexican) is a mixture of roasted tomatillos, chilies serranos, garlic, white onion, and raw cilantro. The sauce is green in color and refreshing in taste.

Tomatillo sauce (salsa verde)

• 4 tomatillo, husk removed
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 1 hot green chili, seeds removed
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tsp olive oil
• salt

1. roast tomatillo in oven, till soft and a little burned on skin, about 30 minutes
2. remove the skin and core from the cooled tomatillo, drain liquid
3. put tomatillo in a food processor, add the rest of the ingredients, puree till smooth
4. add the green sauce to just cooked long grain rice, mix and serve