in need of vegetables

9-19-2016 Mon. warm, rain



 DINNER --- guacamole and crackers | sauteed spinach and radish leaves | simmered eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce and cilantro | boiled potatoes with rosemary and smoked olive oil | salad | wine 

• catch up

whole cast of vegetables

3-10-2015 Tue. chilly, rain.


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- steamed vegetable buns 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  curry Japanese pumpkin |  pan-fried tofu skin rolls with shiitake fillings | spicy cabbage | rice | wine 

• vegetables with strong characters

one menu, four markets, three continents

8-06-2011 Sat. muggy, cloudy.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee |coconut cream bread | watermelon | champagne grapes | scallion pancake
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- barley tea
DINNER --- Persian flat bread with two hummus ( black olive & roasted red pepper ) | summer vegetable chips | spicy nuts | spellbinder || (Vietnamese) spring roll with marinated kelp knot and smoked tofu skin| (Japanese) tempura of okra | (French) garlic soup with poached egg | (American) wheat berry salad with artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, cranberries, sauteed red stem chard and green onion | (French) ratatouille ( green and yellow zucchini, tomato, shallot, red pepper, green pepper , carrot and parsley ) | (Chinese) fried and stuffed tofu in spicy garlic sauce | rice | Italian and French wine || Longjin green tea | Turkish sweets

• for vegetarian friends ( who might have been skeptical about the all-over-the-map menu )