Overdue Dinner with Jen Lazzaro

A cold Friday night, with snacks around ye olde Christmas tree and an early (and unusually healthy) dinner at Cafe Drake with J-La, is about as cozy as it gets in our book. An Asian flair was the glue that held this meal together - edamame, fried tofu braised in soy and mirin with radishes and turnips, sauteed Chinese broccoli with dried chiles and sesame oil and a pilaf of brown rice, daikon and toasted flax seeds and black barley. And even the ailing Sailor managed to stay up for a few minutes to spend quality time with Auntie Jen!