a pesto sauce with Thai basil and clam juice

7-18-2020 Sat. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | fruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- steamed blue crabs  | chilled drink | olives | fried plantain 
DINNER --- linguini with green pesto sauce of Thai basil, pine nuts, garlic, lemon zest, olive oil and clam juice | manila clams steamed in white wine broth | salad || homemade macaron | tea 

 vodka distilled in upstate NY 

• a fresh twist to Southeastern Asian flavor 

squid will be squid

7-13-2015 Mon. warm, rain. 


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- rice with mustard green
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- peach 
DINNER --- sauteed baby squid and mushroom, bean sprouts in tom yum sauce | stir-fried chive flowers and smoked tofu | rice | salad | wine 

• busy week starts again

round up

3-27-2015 Fri. chilly, cloudy. 


BREAKFAST --- ( at Stumptown, in Village )  coffee
LUNCH --- ( at ViV ) papaya salad | duck tamarind | fried egg roll and bundle | stir-fried flat noodles with shrimp
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at  Radiance Tea House )  Wuyi tea | Shanghai xiao long bao | adamame
DINNER --- (at Katsu-Hama ) pork katsu | five vegetable katsu on skewer | braised beef tongue | simmered pumpkin |oyakodon |  beer 
AFTER-SHOW-DRINK  --- port | almond cookie | cheese 

 it takes a village

 midtown Thai

 Broadway passing

wondering through MoMa  

s

tea thing 

Japan Society  

Japanese WWII propaganda movie

 Katsu special

• covered ground spatially, culturally and temporally

tom yum soup

8-04-2014 Mon. warm, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- none
LUNCH --- ( a Thai place, Baltimore )  tom yum noodle soup 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee
DINNER --- cheese and bread | bitter melon | wine 

• hectic world out there, absolute stillness inside.

spicy Chinese and Thai in EV

7-03-2014 Thu. hot, sun and storm.


BREAKFAST --- ( at Nespresso UES, NYC) cappuccino 
LUNCH --- ( at Hot Kitchen, EV, NYC) ma-la-tang ( vegetables in Si-chuan spicy broth ) | hot and sour threaded potato | pan-fried quail with hot chili | rice 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ice cream 
DINNER ---  ( at Mini Thai, EV, NYC)  papaya salad with pickled field crab| pork satay | fried chicken | rice

 

• wanderer for a day.

Thai flavors on the island

9-06-2013 Fri. mild, rain to cloudy. 



 BREAKFAST --- coffee | homemade bread | fruit salad 
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- fruit salad | smoked salmon | homemade bread |tea
 DINNER --- ( at Thai restaurant of the island ) tom yum soup | spring rolls | green curry chicken | white and red rice | coconut ice cream with fried banana | wine 

 

• the Thai restaurant is very popular among islanders

hot , sour and bitter

6-05-2013 Wed. mild, sunny. 


 BREAKFAST --- coffee
 LUNCH --- rice with spicy cabbage and pork chop
 AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
 DINNER ---  Thai style hot and sour bean sprouts, tomato, mushroom and dried shrimp | shrimp wonton | sauteed bitter melon | rice | fennel and cherry tomato salad | wine 


 

• a little bit of everything.

chicken two ways, Thai

3-18-2013 Mon. chilly, rain.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at lemongrass, Annap. ) satay | tom yum gai ( hot and sour chicken soup)
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  coffee
DINNER ---stir-fried Chinese eggplant with shallots | pan-fried Brussels sprouts | garlic bread | rice | wine 

• Thai chicken with American blandness

squid will be squid

2-10-2013 Sun. chilly, sunny. 


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea | bread | grapefruit 
DINNER --- Thai-style hot and sour squid with winter bamboo shoot and Thai basil | sauteed re stem chard with garlic | rice | wine

• in need  of low-calorie meal

re-interpretated Thai

12-28-2012 Fri. cold, sunny.  


BREAKFAST --- ( at Kos Kaffe)  coffee | croissant 
LUNCH --- ( at Kinshop, NYC)Miang Of Montauk Fluke lychees, betel, chili jam & fried garlic | Red Leaf & Blood Orange brazil nuts, rice pearl & coconut vinaigrette |  Coconut Milk Soup roasted chestnuts, kaffir lime, pomegranate & chili oil | Massaman: Braised Goat Stew fried shallots, purple yams, mustard greens & toasted coconut | Jungle braised skate & calamari bok choy, pickled green peppercorns & crab paste | Black rice noodles  choy sum, hon-shimeji, pattypan sqush & fermented plum sauce | Crispy Roti | Jasmine rice
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  candied ginger

DINNER --- apple | tea 

 

• soak in Thai flavor