variation of tofu

4-01--06 -2025 

 DINNERS ---  open face sandwich with roasted red pepper, capers, tuna and chives | red wine | Chanhsha style  stinky tofu with chili sauce ( charred, not stinky)  |vegetable  soup with  fried tofu puff | pasta with leek, garlic and asparagus | avocado, cherry tomato and cucumber salad | sauteed Chinese eggplant with fermented fava bean sauce | pan-fried shishito | kao-fu pot | asparagus with scrambled eggs | simmered taro root with scallion and ginger | Chinese celery with smoked tofu 

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 garden first wave of bloom 

this year about ten days late 

all from frying pan

9-14-2015 Mon. warm, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach
DINNER --- pan-fried shrimp | sauteed asparagus | sauteed kale with smoked tofu | rice | salad | wine 

 

• kale kind of goes with smoked tofu

Shanghai style short ribs and smoked tofu salsa

7-25-2013 Thu. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pasta and green beans 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- Shanghai style soy wine braised short ribs with fresh ginger and star anise | Shanghai salsa | sauteed snow peas | chilled tomato cucumber corn soup | rice | wine 

 

•   a quite cool day actually.

smoked, not meat or fish

3-07-2013 Thu. cold, windy.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with pork chop and cabbage 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- simmered eggplant with curry and smoked pimenton | chive flowers and smoked tofu | sauteed mustard green | rice | wine 

 

• Spanish and Chinese

double tofu

9-12-2012 Wed. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- chicken and boy choy dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- nectarine
DINNER --- simmered silken tofu with cured fish and beech mushroom | stir-fried chive flowers, smoked tofu and cured pork | steamed eggplant with pickled chili sauce | rice | fennel and radish salad | wine 

 

 

• cured pork and fish , soft tofu and smoked tofu. 

bitter melon

5-15-2012 Tue. mild, rain.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- spicy pickled cucumber salad | sauteed bitter melon with tofu skin roll and wood-ear | stir-fired chive flowers and smoked tofu | rice | wine 

 

• taste the spring in fresh bitter melon

tofu and vegetables

5-03-2012 Thu. warm, sunny.  


BREAKFAST ---water
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple 
DINNER --- sauteed chayote with tomato and herbs | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | seasoned tofu skin with roasted red pepper | sauteed bok choy with shiitake | rice | wine 

 

• eat mostly plants

simple and green

03-27-2012 Tue. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- herb tea
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings and soup
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ginger and lemon broth
DINNER --- sauteed smoked tofu and chive flowers | sauteed baby spinach | rice

• still sick, hope it will be over soon. front garden is full of life, beautiful blossoms
  

stir-fry

02-21-2011 Tue. chilly, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with Thai-style shrimp
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- stir-fried king mushroom and bean sprouts | stir-fried chive flowers with smoked tofu | Sichuan style spiced cabbage | rice | wine

• quick meal, 10 minutes for each stir-fry dish
  

Chorizo and smoked tofu

12-14-2011 Wed. cold, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- Spanish chorizo and potato stew | stir-fried cabbage with chili and fermented fava bean sauce | Shanghai smoked tofu salad with cilantro and roasted peanuts | wine

• now it's Spanish turn to join with Shanghai food.
  

Chinese food for Tuesday

10-11-2011 Tue. mild, cloudy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with vegetable confit
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- pear
DINNER --- curried cauliflowers | stir-fried red pepper and smoked tofu | scrambled eggs with tomato | rice | wine

• all done in 30 minutes.
  

will science reinvent cooking?

7-20-2011 Wed. very hot, steamy.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- new potato stew with chorizo and chard
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- cherries
DINNER --- sauteed shrimp with Thai basil and spring onion | stir-fry of young mustard green, orange pepper and smoked tofu | salad of marinated jellyfish and radish | rice | wine

• a 40-pound box came from Amazon today, it contains the massive 6 volume set: Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking. a random flip lands on a page: science on why you need to stir the liquid when you poach an egg. just what I needed to know