simmered, marinated and chilled

7-22-2011 Fri. very hot, record high.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with simmered winter melon
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach
DINNER --- salad: potato, fresh soy beans, marinated mackerel, cucumber, piquillo pepper, shallot and cilantro,with Aioli | simmered and chilled winter melon, wood-ear, pressed tofu skin and marinated mussels | wine

• stay cool as best as one can
  

Winter melon for a summer day

5-30-2010 Sun. very warm, sunny.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Gouda cheese | scrambled eggs | pineapple | cherries AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- winter melon with shrimp in vegetable confit sauce | tofu skin rolls with vegetable filling | asparagus with white miso dressing | taco buns with barbecued pork and chive flowers |stir-fried bitter melon and smoked tofu | basmati rice with sofrito sauce, asparagus, shiitake and smoked mussels | wine | raspberry sorbet seltzer | ice cream and cherries

• summer is here, we have winter melon in a light dinner with friends
  

Slow food

2-11-2010 Thu. cold, windy, sunny

LATE-MORNING BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade rustic bread | Pyrenees  sheep cheese | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  green tea | sweetened lotus seeds 
DINNER --- wonton soup | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | clay pot of winter melon, ginkgo nuts, mushroom and braised beef shank | rice | red wine 

• Clay pot  can be a symbol for slow food. Seasonal ingredients are gathered in one pot and simmered for hours over low heat.