those under the summer sun

9-20-2015 Sun. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | water melon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- burrata, basil and tomato | sauteed sweet corn and roasted red pepper | pan-fried shishito peppers | smoked mussels with fennel, lettuce, and  radish | bread | wine

 

• catch the last bit of summer

end to end real vegetables

9-12-2014 Fri. mild, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with  vegetable ragu
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pan-fried Japanese eggplant  | radicchio salad | caramelized onion and carrots | boiled new potatoes | wine

 

• a hint of fall season in the air

pretty vegetables

9-08-2014 Mon. mild, cloudy


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- stemaed ji-cai buns 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  tea | roasted fig
DINNER ---sauteed cauliflower with tomato | sauteed bitter melon with wood-ear | sauteed pea shoots | rice | salad | wine

 

• complementary color, shape and taste

vegetable stir-fry

9-16-2013 Mon. mild, rain.

  

BREAKFAST --- espresso
LUNCH --- rice with steamed short ribs 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Italian plums 
DINNER --- fried spicy baby eggplant | stir-fried lotus root, okra, shiitake mushroom and tomato | stir-fried chive flowers with smoked tofu | tabbouleh | rice | wine 

 

• rare find of baby oriental eggplants at farmer's market, excellent for tempura style frying 

rainbow of late summer vegetables

9-12-2013 Thu. warm, rain. rainbow


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- pasta with romesco sauce
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple 
 DINNER --- sauteed leek, zucchini, orka and tomato | sauteed fresh sweet corn with onion and jalapeno | stew of potatoes with chorizo and pimenton sauce | salad | wine

 

• farmer's market saves the day