the last harvest of tomatoes

10-31-2013 Thu. mild, rainy.  


BREAKFAST ---
LUNCH --- rice with kao-fu 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee 
DINNER ---huevos rancheros : refried black beans | seasoned rice | salsa | sunny-side-up egg | homemade tortilla | wine | green tomato chutney 

 last harvest of green tomatoes 

 green tomato chutney

 

• a few ripen ones went into salsa, rest of the green ones become chutney

two pots, two cuisine

10-30-2013 Wed. mild, sunny.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tangerine 
DINNER --- stew pot of potato and Spanish chorizo with pimenton and tomato sauce | simmered  eggplant with Sichuan sytle meat sauce | rice | wine 

 

• competing  or complementary?

steamed dumplings

10-29-2013 Tue. cool, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with braised kao-fu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tangerine 
DINNER --- steamed dumplings | clear-noddle and vegetable soup | wine 

 

•   not a usual Tuesday evening, not in hurry.

kao-fu pot

10-28-2013 Mon. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta with tomato sauce  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tangerine 
DINNER --- curried cauliflowers | soy braised kao-fu, bamboo shoots, wood-ear, brown mushroom and carrots | sauteed mustard greens | rice | wine 

 

• adding homemade tomato sauce to the kao-fu pot, the flavor is intensified.

orange bread and pan-fried cod

10-27-2013 Sun. chilly, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade orange bread | apple | fresh squeezed orange juice 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | tangerine
DINNER ---  pan-fried cod with sauteed red pepper and shallots | sauteed young mustard greens with chili sauce | rice | wine 

• fresh-baked orange bread  with sweet tangy fragrance. 

full taste of the fall season

10-26-2013 Sat. chilly, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | grapefruit | grapes | baguette and cheese
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  steamed crabs with ginger rice vinegar dipping sauce | tea
DINNER --- baked Japanese sweet potato fries | broiled spice rubbed lamb chop | quinoa with green sauce | cauliflower sauteed with sofrito sauce | salad | wine 

 

 

•   chilly wind goes with fatty crab and spiced up lamb chop. after taking care of  thousands of falling leaves

Omelette for a change

10-25-2013 Fri. chilly wind, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- ( at  Le Pain Quotidien)  coffee | Paris Ham & Gruyère Omelette   AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- pasta with tomato sauce | smoked trout | salad | wine

• hard work , different sorts

Homemade Margarita Pizza

10-24-2013 Thu. chilly, cloudy.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee | Norwegian pancake 
 LUNCH --- rice with cauliflowers 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
 DINNER --- olives and gigante beans | smoked trout and lightly pickled cucumber on rice cracker | homemade Margarita pizza ( tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil) | salad | wine

 

• making pizza and getting critique from Simone,  in Italian and English 

jazz up fall vegetables

10-23-2013 Wed. chilly, sunny. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with silken tofu 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---tea
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER --- sauteed spinach with garlic |  cauliflower in sofrito sauce   | scrambled eggs with tomato | rice | wine
AFTER-CONCERT --- (at Jaleo)  Spanish red pepper stuffed with goat cheese 

 

• Simone's modern Jazz concert

soft tofu and crunchy potato

10-22-2013 Tue. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with bitter melon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- pear
DINNER --- silken tofu and seafood porridge on rice | curried threaded potato | pan-fried Brussels sprouts | wine

 

• have not made this crunchy version of potato curry for a while

stir-fry

10-21-201 Mon. cool, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee 
LUNCH --- 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- pear 
DINNER --- stir- fired chive flowers with smoked tofu and pork | sit-fried bitter melon, tomato and shiitake mushroom | rice | wine

 

•  like the particular bitter taste of bitter melon

Oreste's Caribbean feast

10-20-2013 Sun. cool, sunny.  



WEEKEND BRUNCH--- ( at Milton's Inn) coffee | baked clam with garlic butter |  Maryland crab soup with seasonal vegetables
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | grapes
DINNER --- (at Oreste's)  fried bread with  chickpeas and hot sauce ( Trinidad ) | Green rice with crab cakes and yellow habanero sauce (Yucatan) Wine: Sauvignon Blanc | Pork in rum sauce and spices, with sweet potatoes and `confit' of red bonnets on the side (French-Creole) , Wine: Dry Rose | Crepes with guava preserve and caramelized cane sugar (French-Creole) || French-style Caribbean Rhums from Martinque and Guadalupe

•   in deep hue and mood of autumn

warm soup and stew for the fall season

10-19-2013 Sat. cool, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | french bread and Norwegian goat cheese | concord grapes | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | steamed dumplings
AFTER-CONCERT-DINNER --- butternut squash and apple soup | Thai-style hot&sour seafood stew with mussels and baby squid | wine 

 

• soup or stew are easier to  suit to two-step preparation for after-concert-dinner

a day of dumplings

20-18-2013 Fri. cool, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- gyoza | baked Japanese sweet potatoes 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- steamed dumplings 

 

• see Philippe off

kamameshi and ankimo

10-17-2013 Thu. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST ---  ( at B. bakery ) cappuccino | croissant  
LUNCH --- rice with tong-hao porridge 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee
DINNER --- ( at Kotobuki )  eel kamameshi | ankimo 


 

• long-time-no-see office

Homemade Caneles

10-16-2013 Wed. mild, sunny. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at H. Japanese store)  sweet shrimp sashimi 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- ( at S. Japanese Grill )  table grill of meat and vegetables 
AFTER-DINNER --- caneles naranja vainilla | tea 

 


 

• caneles, Philippe's present from France and on-spot demonstration .

Chinese taco and Chinese duck

10-15-2013 Tue. mild, sunny.


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- ( in the garden) Chinese taco buns with twice-cooked pork shoulder and caramelized onion, cilantro 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
 DINNER --- wine soy braised duck legs with roasted red pepper sauce | tea quail eggs | stir-fried orange pepper, cauliflowers and mushroom | seasoned basmati rice | salad
 wine 

• working and cooking rolled into one long day in the kitchen.