Bok choy in fall

10-10-2012 Tue. chilly,sun and clouds


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with beef and Brussels sprouts 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with fillings of bok choy and minced chicken  | bok choy and yam noodle soup | fennel salad | wine 

 

• bright and crisp, bok choy in fall

chop, mince and wrap

8-21-2012 Tue. warm, clouds. 



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- paella rice 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- plum
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with grounded lamb and bok choy filling | tomato and bok choy soup | wine 

• dumplings forever 

an all veggie day

4-27-2012 Fri. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- chai 
LUNCH --- mung bean noodle soup with cauliflowers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- chai 
DINNER --- sauteed bok choy | Turkish clam rice | fennel and lettuce salad

 

• bok choy is harvested from C. garden fresh before dinner, sweet and tender. 
 

 

bok choy harvest

4-15-2012 Sun. very warm, sunny.



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | Norwegian pancake with apple | mango
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- broiled miso-marinated hake steak | sauteed asparagus | stir-fried bok choy and shiitake mushroom | rice | fennel and lettuce salad | wine

coco pods at the farmer's market

poppy flowers


bok choy harvested today from the garden

stir fried bok choy

broiled hake with asparagus

• the farmer's market is in full swing
• first harvest from the community vegetable garden, bok choy.
  

simply homy dumplings

02-28-2012 Tue. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- cumin rice and daal lentil soup
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed dumplings | bok choy and tofu soup | wine

• how many dumplings have been made over the years, life goes on, hard time or good time.
  

bok choy

10-26-2011 Wed. cool, rain and shine.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with pan-fried pork and cabbage
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- egg drop soup with tomato, bok choy and mushroom | steamed dumplings with fillings of bok choy, mushroom and chicken | wine

• bok choy gets better in fall and winter.
  

bok choy dumplings

10-05-2011 Wed. mild, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- black quinoa with olives and dried cherries
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- English tea | apple
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with fillings of bok choy, shiitake and chicken | fennel and radish salad | wine

• low stress cooking with no food processor involved.
  

Bok choy in season for dumplings

9-29-2010 Wed. cool, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed green beans and corns
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed dumplings | fennel and arugula salad | wine

• hand made dumplings of 50 pieces in 30 minutes. bok choy is in season, juicy and crispy.
  

What's been for Dinner?

7-14-2010 Wed. warm, rain.

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pho ( Vietnamese beef and rice noodle soup )
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | plum and peach
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with filling of minced chicken, shiitake and boy choy | cherry tomato and lettuce salad | red wine

• bok choy in summer is not as good as in cool seasons, probably should try to use other leafy vegetables in the dumpling filling
• NY Times ran an article on a 12 year record of what's been for dinner by Jenny Rosenstrach: What's Been for Dinner? She Could Look it Up