"Does he enjoy COLD temperature, not just snow ?"

"Stew for a Cold Winter Night"

We are in 2nd winter Cold Spell.

This is happening for few days.  And many places are having record breaking low temperature since yesterday.  In New York, it is getting colder every hour started from this afternoon.  We will be reaching single digit by tomorrow morning. 

"Stew" sounded so good for an evening like tonight.  So I made Fish Stew, "Halibut Stew" to be specific.  It's tomato based stew.  It has got potato, carot, onion, stringbeans, garlic, and finished with capers and chopped up Italian parsley.

Does it look like warm you up ?

     

"How The Dutch Giant (7.2 ft/2.18m) gained 70 kg in 8 years"

"Chanel / Haute Couture Spring Summer 2019 Full Show"

Here in New York, Spring is far far away.
But in Paris, the fashion houses are showing 
the very best of creations for Spring & Summer 2019.
So, who is taking a dress for their red carpet moment for the Oscar Night.

This is the quintessential Cannel Look I have not seen for a while.

"Big Freeze"

We are having a very first Winter Freeze this season, since Saturday.
Hope this is the one and only... But I know that it's not the case.
Spring is far far away.

"Osechi & Zoni on New Year's Day"

Tablescape for New Year's Day Brunch Party

Dishes are ready for the party

Celebratory Table Setting

Party is about to start

Hors D'Oeuvres

Salami wrapped Mozzarella, Chicken Pate ala Hiroki.

Prosciutto wrapped Haricots Verts, Tobiko topped Cucumber Disk.

OSECHI

Traditional porcelain square stackable is filled with 4 dishes.

Kuri-Kinton(roasted chestnut with mashed japanese yam), 
Gomame(sweet stewed black beans), 
Shio-Gobo(pan fried burdock with salt and sesame seeds),   
Namasu(carrots & daikon slaw vinaigrette). 
along with Yuzu Marinated Herring Fillets.

Nishime

Stewed Assorted Vegetables

OSECHI  Plate

Kamaboko(fish cake), Datemaki(rolled omelet), 
Kobumaki(kelp roll up with stewed salmon), 
Renkon(miso & blue cheese stuffed lotus root), Fried Gobo(deep fried burdock).

Assorted Pickles

String Beans with Yuzu-Kosho, Miso marinated Mountain Carrots, 
French Breakfast Radishes.

Pickles are the best condiment for any Japanese Meal.

Salad

to clean guests' palette, I prepared simple salad.

Julienned Watermelon Radish & Snow Peas with Yuzu Dressing.

  

ZONI

This is a bowl of soup with a roasted MOCHI (sticky rice cake)

This is the dish most of Japanese are having on New Year's Day.

Every family has their own version of this dish.

This year I paid the most attention to the broth.

and I finished with MITSUBA and YUZU zest to make it more distinctive.

"Our Door for New Year's Day"

In Japan we decorate house for New Year, 

mainly with Bamboo, Pine and Plum Branch.  

But I can't find all of them in here.

So instead, I display a special Silk Ornament which I got in Kyoto many years ago.  Hope this will bring a happy healthy 2019.