dill chicken dumpllings

6-19-2017 Mon.  


 DINNER --- steamed dumplings | mushroom soup

 

• dumplings with a lot of fresh dill in filling 

mince and wrap

4-05-2017 Wed. 

  
DINNER --- steamed dumplings 
 

•  life is normal when dumplings are made.

three greens dumpling

3-09-2016 Wed. mild, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH (FREE) --- tuna wrap  
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed dumplings | butternut squash and apple soup | wine

a sign of  spring

• three greens into dumplings: bok choy, dill, and celery 

steamed dumplings

8-08-2011 Mon.hot, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- wheat beery salad
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Japanese green tea | lychee
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with fillings of mustard green, shiitake and minced chicken | fennel salad | wine

• steamed dumplings are back on the menu.
  

Experiment with dumpling filling

9-15-2010 Thu. warm, sunny.

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with sauteed bitter melon
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- steamed dumpling with filling of minced chicken, seasoned tofu skin, shiitake and mustard green | fennel salad | red wine

• finely chopped tofu skin added more chewy texture to the dumpling filling
  

What's been for Dinner?

7-14-2010 Wed. warm, rain.

BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- pho ( Vietnamese beef and rice noodle soup )
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | plum and peach
DINNER --- steamed dumplings with filling of minced chicken, shiitake and boy choy | cherry tomato and lettuce salad | red wine

• bok choy in summer is not as good as in cool seasons, probably should try to use other leafy vegetables in the dumpling filling
• NY Times ran an article on a 12 year record of what's been for dinner by Jenny Rosenstrach: What's Been for Dinner? She Could Look it Up
  

Dumpling day

1-5-2010 Tue. not as cold as yesterday, cloudy

BREAKFAST --- coffee | clementine
LUNCH --- rice bowl with eggplant and kale (Cai-fan)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- Wulong green tea | clementine
DINNER --- egg-drop soup with shiitake mushroom, tomato and Chinese pickled radish | steamed dumplings with fillings of minced chicken, bok choy and shiitake mushroom (Zheng-jiao) | warm sake

• The steam from the bamboo steamer and the soup pot warmed the kitchen quickly. Dumplings are juicy and chewy, winter is good season for bok choy and shiitake.