Trofie with lamb neck ragu sauce

4-27-2013 Sat. warm, sunny. 



WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | croissant | mango | bread and Norwegian goat cheese  AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- beer
AFTER-CONCERT-DINNER --- homemade trofie with lamb neck ragu sauce | sauteed fresh peas | manila clam soup with wild watercress | wine 

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• a gorgeous spring day, neighborhood at its best

homemade trofie

10-27-2011 Thu. cool, sunny.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- steamed dumplings
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- apple
DINNER --- lightly pickled and pan-fried eggplant | sauteed chive flower buds and smoked tofu | homemade semolina trofie with ragu sauce | wine

• pickled eggplant is not mushy this time, has the right slightly crunchy texture.
  
• trofie is made smaller size this time, nicely chewy.
  

homemade semolina trofie

8-07-2011 Sun. hot, sun and clouds.


WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee | lychee | canary melon
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- tea
DINNER --- homemade semolina trofie pasta with zucchini pesto sauce ( olive oil, garlic, zucchini, parsley and pine nuts ) | avocado salad with lettuce, cherry tomato,radish and fennel | wine

• first try on this homemade trofie following D.D.'s suggestion. simple and satisfying pasta, bouncy texture thanks to semolina flour, almost the opposite of homemade gnocchi.