Pizza and politics

4-30-2016 Sun. chilly, cloudy.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | strawberries | mango | grapefruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  cocktail | guacamole and crackers | olives and pickles
DINNER --- deconstructed beet soup | homemade pizza, cherry tomato/fresh mozzarella/mint , king mushroom/okra/goat cheese , lamb sausage/roasted red pepper sauce/goat cheese | canele, ice cream and strawberries 

•  gathered around drinks and homemade pizza , with Jan
• inauguration  of the new wooden pizza peel

Pasadena inspriation

4-29-2016 Fri. chilly, cloudy. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- apple | Valrhona  chocolate ( at Lavande P.)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- ( for  c. group)   cava | guacamole and crackers | shao-mai || Ayu tempura and yuzu dipping sauce | Maine sweet shrimp poached in garlic/sage/olive oil and  in grapefruit marinade, with fennel | deconstructed beet soup with buttermilk and dehydrated strawberries, mint | baked bronzino with lemon and ginger | sauteed beet leaves with fermented black beans | pan-fried asparagus with eggplant wrap | quinoa | chardonnay | riesling ||  Canele de Bordeaux , ice cream and strawberry | tea 

 

• a good spring feast, colorful and fresh  
• cooking inspired by sunny southern California 

stew in a chilly rainy day

4-28-2016 Thu. chilly, rain. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Ji-cai wonton 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---tea
DINNER --- stew of potato, shallots  and Spanish chorizo | sauteed mustard greens | wine

•  the weather is like back to end of the winter, stewed food thus is back too. 

scramble and stir

4-27-2016 Wed. chilly, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice and cabbage 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- stir-fried  cauliflowers | scrambled eggs with tomato and okra | ma-po tofu | rice | wine 

• play Chinese home cooking card 

pan-fried

4-26-2016 Tue. mild, clouds.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop | spicy cabbage | rice | salad | wine 

• moved the evening class to morning, not the rehearsal

beginning of salad time

4-25-2016 Mon. mild, clouds


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetables  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- salad avocado, tomato, mozzarella, lettuce | steamed dumplings | wine

• warm enough to have salad 

pasta of spring

4-24-2016 Sun. mild, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | scallion pancake | grapefruit | grapes | mango 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  porto | simmered peanuts | guacamole and crackers 
 DINNER --- pasta with sweet shrimp and asparagus | serrano ham | wine 

• a survey of McL. garden

outdid oneself on lamb chops

4-23-2016 Sat. cool, rain


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee |  croissant | cheese and bread | grapefruit | grapes | mango
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- porto | guacamole and crackers
 DINNER --- broiled lamb chops | boiled potatoes | sauteed mustard green | wine 

•   perfect lamb chop : 10 min. marinate in wine , rub with hand-grounded cumin seed, coriander seed, black pepper, salt and bread crumbs, high temperature broil

okra and chicken in indian spices

4-22-2016 Fri. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetable ragu  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- sauteed spinach | chicken with shallot, winter bamboo shoot and okra |  rice | wine 

 

•  the last stretch of the week.

vegetable ragu

4-21-2016 Thu. mild, cloudy. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with eggplant 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER ---  serrano ham and fennel | vegetable ragu ( tomato, eggplant, celery, asparagus, shallots and roasted red pepper) | pasta | wine 

• the first fresh tomato of the year, it made ragu taste so much better.

long long beans

4-20-2016 Wed. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee  
LUNCH --- potato and  greens 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---simmered Chinese eggplant with chili sauce | sauteed Chinese long beans | rice | wine 

 

•  more Chinese vegetables

tuesday rush

4-19-2016 Tue. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ji-cai wonton soup
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---pan-fried pork chop | boiled baby potatoes | sauteed mustard green | wine

• quick dinner and out of door

sweet tender greens

4-18-2016 Mon. mild, sunny.  


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- scrambled eggs , Chinese flat leaf chives and smoked tofu | sauteed mustard green with winter bamboo shoot | rice | wine

 

•  flat leaf chives grow like grass in spring. 

a perfect day for everything in the spring

4-17-2016 Sun. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | scallion pancake | strawberries| mango
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- olives and pickles | stir-fried sugar peas, wood-ear and mushroom | scrambled eggs with yellow chives | boiled silver pom fret fish | rice | wine 

• the first outdoor dinner this spring in the garden