ten year anniversary of this blog

1-04-2020 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee |  scallion pancake |  crispy flat bread with yogurt and berries | grapefruit | apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
PRE-CONCERT-DINNER --- pasta with shrimp, smoked salmon and radicchio | wine 

• recording life mostly through cooking and traveling  

king mushroom, smoked mussels and radicchio

3-11-2019 Mon. 


DINNER ---  pasta with king mushroom, smoked mussels and radicchio  

• unusual combination, taste good 

pasta save the day

9-10-2014 Wed. warm, cloudy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- forgotten
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea  
DINNER --- sauteed shrimp with mushroom and radicchio  | sauteed baby spinach with garlic and mustard oil | pasta with homemade tomato sauce | salad | wine 

 

 

• almost running out of steam

radicchio and napa cabbage

4-30-2014 Wed. chilly, rain. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with cabbage 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER --- scrambled eggs with sausage and radicchio  | sauteed napa cabbage with smoked tofu and shiitake | fennel and radish salad | pan-fried potato | wine 

 

• determine to use all things left in the fridge

flash-cooking

9-10-2013 Tue. hot, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetables 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea| plum
DINNER --- pan-fried pork chop | sauteed mushroom and radicchio | caramelized carrots, beans and bacon | rice | salad | wine 

 

• a meal in a rush

red and green

2-25-2013 Mon. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with simmered spicy eggplant 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pasta with roasted red pepper and hot chili sauce and black olives | sauteed radicchio and artichoke hearts | sauteed mustard green | garlic bread | wine 

 

• sweet pepper and hot chili blend well into red pasta source

pasta and radicchio

2-13-2013 Wed. chilly, sunny. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed greens
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pasta with radicchio, black olive, parsley, smoked mussels and smoked salmon | wine 



 

• one plate of everything

seared sea scallops, baby artichokes

5-12-2012 Sat. warm, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- ( in garden ) coffee | milk | strawberries | croissant | bread and blue cheese   
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- Provencal garlic soup with sage, toasted bread and poached egg | steamed manila clams with ginger and lemon | seared sea scallops with citrus dressing | pan-fried baby artichokes | sauteed radicchio and hen-of-the woods mushrooms | rice | wine 

 

• beautiful day in the garden, fresh seasonal food for the dinner.

Italian Tuesday

03-06-2012 Tue. cold, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- Italian bread | Norwegian goat cheese
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- pasta with beef ragu sauce | spicy cabbage and radicchio | wine

• hand-minced beef has better texture than that of machine-grounded
  

simmered radicchio with porcini broth

02-07-2011 Tue. chilly, sunny.



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- (at work party) homemade beer | deviled egg | vegetable wrap | chili | stuffed dates
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tangerine
DINNER --- simmered napa cabbage, radicchio, porcini and tofu skin rolls | pan-fried pork chop | rice | wine

• a variation of D.D.s recipe, used Italian porcini strong flavored broth instead of Japanese dashi to simmer radicchio, cabbage and tofu skin rolls.
  

Turkish clam rice

12-19-2011 Mon. cold, cloudy.



BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- apple
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- (holiday party at work) wine, cheese, finger food
DINNER --- Turkish clam rice | sauteed baby spinach with pine nuts and garlic | sauteed radicchio and mushroom | wine | mini pumpkin cream cake

• Turkish clam rice has been an old family stand-by, a simple and delicious one.