squid, shrimp and oyster mushroom in tom yum

1-16-2016 Sat. chilly, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | homemade no-knead bread | french cheese | apple | grapefruit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER ---  Thai hot and sour seafood stew ( tom yum ) | parboiled pea leaves |wine || caneles | chocolate cake | cognac 

• some Thai, some French. 

a feast of beautiful seasonal food

10-5-2015 Mon. mild, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- vegetable soup 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  ( with Sharon)  Baskin & Robbins ice cream 
DINNER --- homemade no-knead bread: toasted with sofrito, roasted red pepper, pickles and smoked mussels | burrata salad:  burrata, lightly pickled cucumber, cherry tomato | Japanese eggplant: fried and marinated with dashi and with shiso | chawanmushi:  steamed egg custard, fresh matsutake, chives and dashi | whole rock fish: fileted, lightly cured by white miso and broiled | delicata squash: stuffed with seasoned quinoa and baked | canele  | French little cookie 

 

•  the eggplant dish turned out very well,  texture silky, juicy, not mushy, flavor delicate, subtle. the slit cuts  helped shortening the deep-fry time ( about 1 minute at most).  dashi broth are made from good quality kelp and bonito. Japanese small eggplants are from local Japanese store, beautiful dark purple skin  and just the right size.
•  the whole rock fish is fileted at home,  marinated in whte-miso for 48 hours, which lightly cured and firmed fish flesh. it only takes 5 minutes to broil with skin side up. 
• chawanmushi with matsutake is truly a seasonal treat. 
• the tin sheet plate is from Tokyo, it can be rolled or bent into different shapes.

French at home

10-05-2014 Sun. chilly, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapes 
BEFORE-CONCERT-SNACK --- steamed Chinese taco with BBQ pork and onion | gyoza
AFTER-CONCERT-DRINK --- pate and crackers | baked Japanese sweet potato fries | cava 
DINNER --- burrata and tomato salad | lobster bisque | baguette |  baked delicata squash stuffed with cracked wheat, caramelized onion, and chorizo | broiled chantellere mushrooms | sauteed pea shoots | wine | french dessert caneles | concord grapes |tea

 

• tight schedule with multiple rounds of food serving. the dinner turns out well received by guests.

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 .