where the year ends

12-31-2014 Wed. mild, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST ---  Shanghai breakfast street food
LUNCH --- various fresh vegetables with nian-gao
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- various fresh vegetables | fresh water fish and tofu  soup| cakes

 

• good stuff: fresh vegetables , bad stuff: smug and noise 

a day lost

12-30-2014 Tue. mild, smug.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- soup dumplings 

 

• on the other side of the ocean,  landed in a place of no Google, no Gmail, no NYT. 

transpacific

12-29-2014 Mon. chilly, clouds.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- airline food
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | apple
DINNER --- airline food 

 

• endurance and bad food tests

Hot pot

12-28-2014 Sun. mild, rain.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | pineapple | scallion pancake | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- hot pot : lamb, napa cabbage, pea shoots, glass noodle bundle, egg dumpling, scallion, leek , with sha-cha dipping sauce | wine

• a good  round conclusion

somewhere Mediterranean

12-27-2014 Sat. mild, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade orange bread | apple 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | baked Japanese sweat potato fries
DINNER --- eggplant with minced lamb | cured tuna and cucumber salad | sauteed mustard greens | rice | wine 

 

• wrap up holiday cooking

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

tis the season

12-25-2014 Thu. chilly, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee | apple | cheese | homemade orange bread 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | dim sum
DINNER ---  ( at Inger's )  eggnog | sweet potato with marshmallow | stuffing | mashed potato | steamed Brussels sprouts | ham | pecan pie | pumpkin pie | wine 

Christmas moon 

Moroccan tagine

12-24-2014 Wed. mild, rain. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee with Bailey's | cheese and bread | scrambled eggs with Chinese sausage | apple | mandarin | grapefruit juice 
LUNCH --- steamed shao-mai | various tofu snacks 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- roasted watermelon seeds | tea 
DINNER --- Moroccan tagine, stew of Chilean sea bass, sea scallop, carrots, fennel, pearl potatoes, olives, and shallots in white wine, lemon juice, olive oil, with chermoula ( paste of lemon, dried pepper, cilantro, garlic, olive oil, cumin, pimenton, salt and pepper)  | sauteed red pepper, leek and beech mushroom | seasoned quinoa | daikon and apple salad | olives and gigante  bean salad  | wine 

 

• Christmas eve family dinner,  very well received. 

Peruvian green rice

12-23-2011 Tue. chilly, clouds.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee

AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | toffee 
DINNER --- Peruvian green rice | braised duck | sauteed French green beans | sauteed red peppers | wine 

 

• cilantro and citrus, broth from braising duck. still need to figure out the rice variety and how to prevent rice from falling apart.

crispy scallop potatoes

12-22-2014 Mon. chilly, rainy. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- steamed vegetable buns 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---stuffed  bell peppers | crispy scallop potatoes | sauteed French green beans | wine 

 

• home cooking

in the air

12-21-2014 Sun. chilly, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- airport sandwich 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---ginger ale
DINNER --- milk with Irish cream 

•  bye island

Christmas preview

12-20-2014 Sat. chilly, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
BIG-FAMILY-LUNCH --- ceviche in endives | roasted golden beets and pear salad with goat cheese | butternut squash and apple soup | roasted delicata squash stuffed with seasoned quinoa and mushroom | wine | apple pie
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER --- leftovers 

 

• all look like Christmas

all the seafood we can have on island

12-19-2014 Fri. chilly, clouds. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee   
LUNCH --- pasta with garlic sauce | lettuce and pomegranate salad 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  Spanish seafood stew |  bread | pan-fried sturgeon | salad | wine 

•   walk up and down island path, load great food from local store.