Grilled trout with soy and ginger

Grilled trout with soy and ginger
Grilled zucchini
Rice

New: Grilled trout with soy and ginger (based on mackerel with soy and ginger, in The Wagamama Cookbook, by Hugo Arnold, 2004)

Empress Dowager's Lamb

Empress dowager's lamb
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce
Rice

Redux: turkey pot pie

Redux:
Turkey pot pie
Baby carrots and red bell peppers
Pumpkin cheesecake

Turkey pot pie with dilled buttermilk biscuit topping

Turkey pot pie with dilled buttermilk biscuit topping
Pumpkin cheesecake or vanilla ice cream

Redux: Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving 2010
with Kris and Louise Wainscott, and Jansen, Airin, & Naemi Ika

Belgian endives and granny smith apples with smoked trout and herbed cream cheese
Cheddar crisps

Grilled turkey
Pumpkin soup
Pureed yams with pecans
Stuffing with walnuts and dried cranberries
Parker house rolls
Glazed red pearl onions
Green beans with orange and rosemary gremolata
Cranberry-orange sauce
Gravy

Pumpkin cheesecake

New: endives with smoked trout and herbed cream cheese (Bon Appetit, November 2003), cheddar crisps (Gourmet, November 2006), glazed red pearl onions (Gourmet, December 2006), green beans with orange and rosemary gremolata (Bon Appetit, November 2002)

Made by... Anja and me (cheddar crisps, cheesecake), Maxime and me (green beans), Louise (stuffing), Jansen (pumpkin soup)

Black bean soup with fresh tomato salsa and cheddar cheese

Black bean soup with fresh tomato salsa and cheddar cheese
Salad
Rice

Swordfish in spicy tomato sauce

Swordfish in spicy tomato sauce
Sauteed garden-grown lacinato kale
Rice

Grilled lemongrass chicken

Grilled lemongrass chicken
Grilled onions and assorted bell peppers
Red quinoa
Cranberry vanilla coffeecake

New: Grilled lemongrass chicken, red quinoa (both, Self, July 2009)
Made by... Anja and me (coffeecake)

Fresh pasta with red sauce

Fresh pasta with red sauce
Salad of red bell peppers and cucumbers

Made by... Norbert (pasta and salad)

Take out...

Dinner with the Kanazawas

Take out... from Zachary's Pizza (Albany, CA)
Spring salad mix with d'anjou pears, blue cheese, and candied walnuts
Cheddar crisps
Lemon bars

New: Cheddar crisps (Gourmet)
Made by... Anja (lemon bars), and Anja and me (cheddar crisps)

Pork ribs with molasses glaze

Pork ribs with molasses glaze
Sauteed red Swiss chard with lemon and garlic
Potato gratin

new: potato gratin (Gourmet)

Red lentil soup with lemon

Red lentil soup with lemon
Roasted cauliflower and zucchini
Rice

Family favorite: Red lentil soup with lemon

Mapo tofu

Mapo tofu
Gailan
Rice

Salmon hot pot

Salmon hot pot
Roasted zucchini
Brown rice
Apple pie a la mode

Shrimp lo mein

Shrimp lo mein
Teryaki chicken
Apple pie a la mode

Dinner @ Cafe Raj

Dinner at Cafe Raj (Albany, CA)

Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch T-bone steak

Happy birthday to Anja!

Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch T-bone steak
Caesar salad
Apple sauce*
Rice pilaf*
Apple pie a la mode

Made by... Norbert (steak and salad), Anja (rice), Maxime and me (ice cream)

Pasta with cannellini, bacon, and sage soup

Pasta with cannellini, bacon, and sage soup
Salad

Family favorite: pasta with cannellini, bacon, and sage soup (Beans & Rice by Joanne Weir, Weldon Owen Inc., San Francisco, 1994)

Dinner with the Liews

Cream puffs with lemon-cream filling

New: cream puffs with lemon-cream filling (Bon Appetit, April 2010)

Made by... Anja and me (cream puffs)

Stir-fried seafood with oyster sauce and udon noodles (Kai sen udon)

Stir-fried seafood with oyster sauce and udon noodles (Kai sen udon

Tacos

Tacos
Salad

Regular: tacos

Lemon-orange chicken

Lemon-orange chicken
Broccolini
Thai jasmine rice

Tuna noodle casserole

Tuna noodle casserole
Butternut squash soup with star anise

Family favorite: tuna noodle casserole (Gourmet, May 2004)

Barbecued whole chicken, indirect heat

Barbecued whole chicken, indirect heat
Sauteed romano beans
Twice-cooked red potatoes

Made by... Norbert (chicken, beans, and potatoes)

(Almost) My mother's lamb curry

(Almost) My mother's lamb curry
Sauteed bok choy
Rice

Family favorite: (almost) my mother's lamb curry

Senate bean soup

Senate bean soup
Crunchy lacinato kale
Brown soda bread

Opah souvlaki

Opah souvlaki with cucumber-mint yogurt sauce and tomatoes
Sauteed spinach with lemon and garlic

Chicken tagine with hard-boiled eggs and almonds

Chicken tagine with hard-boiled eggs and almonds (tagine t'faia)
Sauteed kale with garlic and lemon
Rice

Hamburgers

Hamburgers
Mixed garden-raised salad greens with cukes, tomatoes, red bell peppers, and snap peas

Regular: hamburgers