almost like bar food, vegan

3-28-2020 Sat. 



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | grapefruit | apple | bread | cheese | fried egg 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea
DINNER --- cocktail |  baked Japanese sweet potato fries | guacamole | steamed artichoke | sauteed fresh peas with bean curd 

young asparagus and green zucchini

4-08-2018 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  zucchini fritters | baked Japanese sweet potato fries | steamed young asparagus 

• excellent green vegetables 

squids will be squids, in paella

4-01-2017 Sat.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | fruits 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- paella |  sauteed  asparagus | wine 

• all about timing and sequence. a good result

mix of winter and early spring

3-12-2017 Sun.  cold 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
 DINNER --- shor rib soup with winter vegetables | steamed artichoke | fried rice with canton sausage, winter bamboo shoot, onion, smoked tofu and lightly pickled mustard green | wine 

•  temperature goes down like winter, though some spring vegetables start to show up.  

pizza of early Spring

3-20-2016 Sun. chilly, cloudy.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese |grapefruit | mango 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- olives | cocktail | homemade pizza: fresh peas and bacon,  sweet onion and oyster mushroom, asparagus with asparagus and shallot sauce | wine

                                 the first handful fresh peas of the year

•  asparagus sauce was originally a pasta sauce, but it works really well on pizza.

baby artichokes

3-19-2016 Sat. chilly, rain.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | apple | grapefruit | mango 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- sauteed baby artichoke and shallot | wine and soy braised short ribs | boiled potatoes | sauteed Russian kale | wine 

• a sure sign of spring, though snow is in forecast. 

artichoke and bittermelon

4-04-2015 Sat. chilly wind, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | bread and cheese | grapefruit | apple | grapes  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---  steamed manila clams | lightly pickled napa cabbage | steamed artichoke with lemon butter dip | scallion and ginger sauced whole fish | sauteed bitter melon | rice | wine 

 

•   oddball vegetables, just our favorites

some spring signs

3-24-2015 Tue. chilly, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pizza 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  arugula salad | scramble eggs with spring onion | braised and baked duck legs and black beans | wine 

• spring onion is very sweet

pre-season pea and pea leaves

3-02-2015 Mon. chilly, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with winter stew 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- baked Japanese sweet potato fries | stir-fried fresh peas, tofu and Chinese sausage | sauteed pea leaves | simmered  Japanese pumpkin curry | rice | wine 

 

• it is still deep winter out there

fresh peas and fresh dill

2-24-2014 Mon. chilly sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with simmered kau-fu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER ---  steamed dumplings with fillings of minced chicken, shiitake, bok choy  and fresh dill |  fresh peas and twice-cooked pork | wine

• unusual appearance of  fresh peas and fresh dill in February