rock fish two ways

3-31-2019 Sun. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | bread and cheese | fruit | yogurt 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER ---   steamed rock fish filet on bed of vegetables and bamboo leave and wrapped in baking paper | fish head tail and tofu soup in clay pot |  seared marianted duck breast with watercress | celtuce | rice | wine 

vegetables and mushrooms prepared for steam fish 

 unwrapped and served 

try out new MUJI rice cooker 

• b-day feast 

rock fish rocks

10-10-2015 Sat. warm, sunny.  



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | cheese and bread | fruits 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea  | roasted watermelon seeds
DINNER --- steamed eggs with matsutake mushroom | burrata salad with pear, cherry tomato and avocado |  miso marinated and broiled rock fish | quinoa | sauteed mustard green and fresh soy beans | fruit tart | wine 

 

• family gathering. a 3 lb rock fish.

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.

pork terrine

8-25-2014 Mon. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Italian plums 
DINNER --- pork terrine |  rock fish | sauteed baby spinach and radish leaves | sauteed green beans | rice | salad | wine 

• pork terrine is so-so. the fish sauce becomes gelatin over night.