green porridge

12-04-2016 sun.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea  
DINNER --- tong-hao porridge with crushed peanuts | sauteed bitter melon, king mushroom and smoked mussels | rice | wine

•  hand minced tong-hao this time.

tender Russian kale with hard Chinese liquor

2-09-2016 Tue.  chilly, snowflakes


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- shrimp wonton | leftovers
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- curry cauliflowers | sauteed Russian kale with Mao-tai liquor | rice | wine 

•    unusually large size snow aggregates 

Russian kale and Icelandic lamb

1-30-2016 Sat. chilly, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | cheese and bread | grapefruit | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- grilled lamb chop with homemade rub | boiled baby potatoes with herbs | sauteed baby  Russian kale | wine

•  minimalist with elegance

not fancy, simply delicious

1-27-2016 Wed. chilly, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with pesto 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  apple 
DINNER ---  sauteed mustard green | garam masala chicken | rice | wine 

• humble ingredients, very tasty and satisfying meal

Russian kale

1-14-2016 Thu. clod, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- simmered Japanese pumpkin | sauteed Russian baby kale | scrambled eggs with cilantro and smoked mussels | rice | wine 

•   "Russian Kale" from Farmer's market, good flavor, good texture, almost can eat raw. 

lucky greens

1-12-2016 Tue. cold, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- sauteed Tuscan kale | fried shishito peppers | pan fried pork chop | rice | baked Japanese sweet potato fries  | wine 

• beautiful Tuscan baby kale,  bright Japanese shishito pepper.

homemade orange bread

12-26-2014 Fri. mild, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade orange bread | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | roasted watermelon seeds
DINNER --- tong-hao porridge with crushed peanuts | stir-fried mustard green | pan-fried potato and chorizo | rice | wine 

 

• in need of greens and oranges

Tong hao porridge

12-01-2014 Mon.  mild, clouds. 

   

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Ji-cai wonton 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | mandarin
DINNER --- tong-hao porridge with crushed peanuts | simmered Chinese eggplant with leftover turkey and fermented fava bean sauce | rice | wine 

 

• mush mash together

mustard green

1-09-2013 Wed. chilly, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried vegetables | tangerine
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---apple
DINNER --- sauteed mustard greens | sauteed shrimp, okra and shiitake | caramelized carrots with onion and bacon | rice | wine

 

• can not have enough mustard greens

homemade Focaccia with olive oil and sage

1-16-2011 Sun. cold, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | egg with milk | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- homemade focaccia | butternut squash and apple soup | sauteed young kale leaves | stir-fired shrimp with winter bamboo shoots and Thai basil | rice | wine

Focaccia

shoots and leaves, + shrimp

• Focaccia is a simple Italian flat bread punctuated with olive oil and the aromatic flavors of sage and garlic
  

winter's delight

1-12-2011 Wed. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with pork chop and Brussels sprouts (leftovers)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried lotus root slices | clay pot of stewed wheat gluten, wood-ear, shiitake, winter bamboo shoots, shallots, and carrots | Chinese winter greens sauteed with garlic and fermented black beans | rice | wine

• it is like " Buddha's delight" , the clay pot stew is our winter's delight
  

eats shoots and leaves

11-29-2010 Mon. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried chive flowers and chicken
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Japanese green tea | clementine
DINNER --- baked fries of Japanese sweet potato | sauteed tong-hao leaves, silky tofu and shrimp | clay pot stew of winter bamboo shoots, shiitake, leek, cured tofu and wood-ear | rice | fennel salad | wine

fresh winter bamboo shoots

eats shoots and...

... leaves


Japanese sweet potato fries without frying

• first of the season: fresh winter bamboo shoots arrive at the local market, and a fresh selection of winter greens
  

From the China Sea to the Mediterrenean

11-27-2010 Sat. cold wind, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at S & I's reception) California cider | New Haven style pizza | Malaysian style chicken and noodles | Chinese style meat and vegetables | ice cream from Columbus, Ohio | carrot cake
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | clementine
DINNER --- baked and pan-fried butternut squash | steamed manila clams with lemon juice | cai-fan（菜饭） creamy rice with winter greens, winter bamboo shoot and cured pork in vegetable broth | wine

vegetables for broth, Egyptian rice, squash patty, crust of creamy rice


Chinese greens, bamboo shoots, cured pork and Mediterranean rice

• a fusion of Shanghai-style Cai-Fan (rice cooked with greens and pork) and Mediterranean paella rice dish cooked with broth and olive oil. the broth is prepared with a long simmering of fresh vegetables with olive oil. Egyptian rice is short-grain creamy wholly absorbing the broth, the closest to the famed Spanish Bomba rice. Chinese ingredients of young mustard green, winter bamboo shoot, and Hunan cured pork add wonderful texture and flavor to the rice mixture.
  

Fine just the way it is

3-12-2010 Fri. mild, rain

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea | apple
DINNER --- Sichuan style spicy frog legs with onion and cabbage | poached winter greens with ponzu dressing | rice | red wine

• Poached winter greens taste just very much GREEN