hearty soup and bread, hommade

2-23-2015 Mon. cold, snow.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- leftovers 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- homemade no-knead bread | vegetable  soup | fried tofu skin rolls with shiitake mushroom filling  | wine 

•   winter keeps going.

no-knead bread in dutch oven

2-16-2015 Mon. very cold, cloudy to snow.  


BREAKFAST --- coffee | oats and yogurt  | scallion pancake | apple | grapefruit 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- tom yum soup ( mushroom, snow peas, chopped clam, lotus root, shallots, green chili, winter bamboo shoots,cilantro) | homemade no-knead bread | wine 

 

• a success of no-knead bread of Jim Lahey's approach.
• a good tom tum soup too,  Thai base with some special Chinese winter  ingredients.

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.

Tom Yum soup and curried okra

8-31-2012 Fri. hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | scallion pancake | water melon 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea 
DINNER --- Thai Tom Yum seafood soup | Curried okra and cauliflower |  fennel and lettuce salad | jasmine rice | wine | moon cake  | kung-fu tea 

 

• Thai  hot & sour,  Indian sweet & spicy

a long summer day

6-09-2012 Sat. hot, sunny.  


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- mint yogurt drink | strawberries | mango | scallion pancake | gyoza 
AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---lemon water
BEFORE-CONCERT-DINNER --- noodles in tom yum soup with snow peas, tomato and shrimp 

AFTER-CONCERT-DRINK --- ( at Redwood)  cocktail | beer | country style pate | goat cheese | duck confit with mustard 

 

• busy and sleepy