lamb chop and couscous

1-26-2013 Sat. cold, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant |  bread | gouda and brie | grapefruit AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- lotus root and wood-ear soup | stir-fried eggplant | sauteed lotus root | grilled lamb chop with mustard and toasted Sardinia fregola (kind of couscous)  | wine 

 

• a new combination of lamb and couscous

Approaching Africa

7-21-2010 Wed. hot, sunny.

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- soba noddles with mushroom and cucumber
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- green tea
DINNER --- spicy stew of green beans,bitter melon and zucchini | couscous | sauteed shrimp with ginger sauce | fennel salad | cheese plate | red wine

• North African spicy stewed vegetables with couscous, more than ten kinds of spices went into the stew.