trio of pan-frying

5-24-2020 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | oats porridge with seaweed and vegetable pickles | scallion pancake | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- pan-fried silver pomfret | pan-fried shishito | pan-fried zucchini fritters

 fresh lychee 

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• three frying pans on stove 

fish and clams

4-11-2020 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- gin and tonic |  tabletop poached manila clams | bread | pan-fried silver pomfret | parboiled canola greens 

bronzino is out of supply at the market for the first time.  

bronzino

1-13-2020 Mon. 


 DINNER ---  bronziono | chive flowers and smoked tofu | mustard greens | rice 

• unusual fish for weekday dinner

Mediterranean fish, South American shrimp

1-05-2020 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | English muffin | croissant | grapefruit |  pomegranate 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- cocktail shrimp | sauteed bitter melon with kimchi | sauteed Chinese long beans | baked bronzino | rice 

• more seafood, good selection from different seas 

Shanghai special

9-06-2019 Fri. 


AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- chilled daikon soup 
DINNER --- ( for Ing. of four )  winter melon soup with shrimp, yam noodle, beech mushroom  and thai basil | pan-fried gyoza | Shanghai style fried rice | pan-fried silver pomfret | cake | tea 

• well received 

spanish mackerel

12-10-2018 Mon. 


DINNER --- baked whole mackerel | sauteed pea sprouts | rice 

• a pretty fish 

from the sea

12-08-2018 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- tofu soup with manila clam and wood ear | sauteed pea sprouts | parboiled beet greens | baked bronzino 

• fresh load from Chinese store 

silver pomfret

12-5-2018 Wed. 


 DINNER --- pan fried silver pomfret  | sauteed Chinese greens 

• very fine fish 

Shanghai special: sweet sour yellow crocker

9-24-2018 Mon. 


DINNER ---  sweet sour Chinese yellow crocker with scallion and ginger | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | rice 

• Yellow crocker from local Chinese market, decent fresh. 

promfret and shishito

4-09-2017 Sat.  bright spring day


BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | fruit 
DINNER --- pan-fried whole fish | pan-fried shishito pepper | wine

•  garden day 

Spanish pizza and whole fish

3-19-2017 Sun.  



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee  | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
 DINNER --- homemade Spanish flat bread with topping ( olive, anchovy, roasted red pepper, onion and cheese ) | pan-fried whole promfret with ginger scallion tomato sauce | wine

• from Jose Andreas' influence

rock fish

3-05-2017 Sun.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | grapefruit  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- baked Japanese sweet potato fries | sweet and sour rock fish | sauteed lotus root | sauteed Chinese long beans | rice | wine 

• rock fish has the right size and right tenderness 

pan-fried whole fish

1-22-2017 Sun.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | cheese and bread | fruit salad 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME -- tea
AFTER-CONCERT-DINNER --- pan-fried fish | sauteed bitter melon and wood-ear | rice 

• Brahms Trio, JHU chamber music series

dinner in the garden, among fall leaves

10-30-2016 Sun. unusually warm.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- baked bronzino | sweet and sour lotus root | sauteed mustard green | rice | wine

•  early dinner in the garden,  just before the shower hits and a week before switching to daylight saving winter zone