baking and cooking when snowed-in

1-26--2-01-2026

FOOD  for days of SNOWED IN ----  some nordic food, a few winter stew, and a real treat of live shrimp from Asian Market 

French cheese 

French bread 

Norwegian pancake 

with apple and Norwegian goat cheese 

homemade Limpa: Swedish dark rye bread 

homemade baba ganoush

homemade pita bread 

lamb shank stew 

with daikon, mushroom, chickpeas and  tofu 

Lebanese eggplant relish 

 cod stew with potato and roasted red pepper

sauteed snow peas and beech mushroom

ramen with kimchi, pea leaves and mushroom

fried rice with egg and fresh soy beans 

vegetable soup with tofu puff 

roasted vegetables 

******

fresh live small pink shrimp

rare find  and real treat 

poached with sake, fresh ginger and lime 

scale of a  sprig of rosemary '

hands on shelling,  paired with sake 

finished ... all shells and a empty bottle

slow stewing lamb shoulder and root vegetables

12-18-2020 Fri. 

 DINNER ---  stew of lamb shoulder with root vegetables and Korean rice sticks | parboiled pea leaves 

• warm meal for a cold day 

a slow cooking showcase, lamb stew

10-27-2020 Tue. 

  DINNER ---  lamb and potato stew | parboiled pea leaves 

• 4h low heat simmering 

potato and chorizo stew for a snowy night

1-29-2019 Tue. 


DINNER --- potato and chorizo stew with homemade tomato sauce | parboiled Chinese greens | Japanese egg roll || vegetable and mushroom soup 

• snowy 

a hearty bowl

1-24-2018 Wed. 


LUNCH --- stew of barley, kale, Cantonese bbq pork, kimchi 
DINNER --- Hot pot : lamb, tofu, leafy vegetables, mushroom, seafood 

• all in one bowl, mingled flavors

potato and chorizo stew

1-16-2018 Tue. 


 DINNER --- potato and chorizo stew | steamed Brussels sprouts 

• no time to have pictures 

barley and kale

1-11-2018 Thu.


 DINNER --- stewy barley with kale, leek  and chorizo | baked delicata squash 

• ballet food 

duck leg stew

1-04-2018 Thu.



 DINNER ---  duck leg stew with root vegetables 

• stewing 

all in one pot

1-02-2018 Tue. 


 DINNER ---  leftover stew: beef, chorizo, potato, daikon, carrot, celery, kale and beech mushroom

Okra stew

1-04-2016 Mon. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- french lentils and asparagus 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- spiced vegetable stew of okra, onion, mushroom and cilantro | yogurt and cucumber |  boiled pea shoots | rice | wine

•  somewhere in the ancient land, earthy pot, grounded spices, and vegetables.

winter stew

3-01-2015 Sun. cold, ice storm.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Beijing yogurt | bread and cheese | apple | grapefruit | oats and milk
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea 
DINNER --- stew of tofu, fish cake, shrimp and vegetables | Shanghai-style smoked fish | rice | wine

 

• this time is iced in.

chorizo and potato stew

1-16-2014 Thu. cold, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- napa cabbage soup with poached egg | stir-fried bitter melon and carrots | pan-fried Brussels sprouts | potato stew with Spanish chorizo | wine

 

• winter comfort food

lamb stew and shrimp wonton

12-27-2013 Fri. chilly, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee |  Norwegian pancake | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | tangerine 
DINNER ---  shrimp and celery wonton soup | spicy lightly pickled cucumber |  lamb shank stew with potato in sofrito | sauteed Chinese greens with shiitake | wine 

 

• all cooked on spot, no more leftovers