New Year's Eve 2010

New Year's Eve 2010

Peking duck
Winter melon, lotus root, Napa cabbage, & bean thread noodle soup
Steamed buns
Scallions
Hoisin sauce

Molten chocolate cakes with mint fudge sauce

Family favorite: Peking duck

Made by... Norbert & me (buns), Anja & Maxime (cakes)

Maple pork and beans

Maple pork and beans
Sauteed broccoli with shallots
No-knead bread

Family favorite: maple pork and beans

Chinese hot pot

Chinese hot pot with...
Thin-sliced beef, chicken, shrimp, & fish balls
Napa cabbage
Bean thread noodles
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce
Rice

Redux: three-cheese lasagna

Redux: three-cheese lasagna

Three-cheese lasagna

Three-cheese lasagna
Caesar salad

Family favorite: three-cheese lasagna

Redux: Christmas 2010

Redux: Christmas 2010

Christmas 2010

Christmas 2010
with Kris and Louise Wainscott

Mini-shrimp cornets
Toasted spiced pecans
Panettone*

Moroccan carrot soup
Sicilian flatbread
Stuffed turkey breast
Green beans with toasted walnuts and dried-cherry vinaigrette

Pear cranberry cake

New: Mini shrimp cornets (Gourmet, November 2004); toasted spiced pecans (Lisa Ota); Moroccan carrot soup (Bon Appetit, April 2010); Sicilian flatbread (Food & Wine, January 1992); stuffed turkey breast (Grilling, by John Philip Carroll, gen. ed. Chuck Williams, 1992); green beans with toasted walnuts and dried-cherry vinaigrette (Bon Appetit, November 2010); pear cranberry cake (Gourmet, November 2009)

Made by... Norbert (turkey, carrot soup), Norbert & me (green beans), Wainscotts (panettone)

Red-wine pot roast with morel mushrooms

Red-wine pot roast with morel mushrooms
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts
Mashed potatoes

Wonton noodle soup with watercress and spinach

Wonton noodle soup with watercress and spinach

Stir-fried Dungeness crab with ginger and scallions

Stir-fried Dungeness crab with ginger and scallions
Artichokes
Rice

Chicken with fresh ginger

Chicken with fresh ginger
Stir-fried baby bok-choy and shiitake mushrooms
Rice

Penne with roasted zucchini

Penne with roasted zucchini

New: Penne with roasted zucchini (based on "Ziti With Roasted Zucchini," in Bon Appetit, October 2010)

Pizzas with black olives or ham & pineapple

Pizzas with black olives or ham & pineapple
Salad

Made by... Norbert (salad)

Regular: pizzas

Jessica Alba's chicken enchiladas

Jessica Alba's chicken enchiladas
Salad

Made by... Norbert (enchiladas and salad)

Meredith and Dianne Chesson's red beans

Meredith and Dianne Chesson's red beans
Sauteed collard greens with bacon
Rice

Braised lamb shanks and spring gremolata

Braised lamb shanks and spring gremolata
Roasted carrots and parsnips with herbs
Garlic bread
Rice

New: braised lamb shanks and spring gremolata (based on "Braised lamb shanks with spring vegetables and spring gremolata" in Bon Appetit, March 2009)

Steamed cod with cauliflower in saffron broth

Steamed cod with cauliflower in saffron broth
Sweet batard*

Roasted chicken with tomatoes, potatoes, and olives

Roasted chicken with tomatoes, potatoes, and olives

Penne with broccoli rabe and sausage

Penne with broccoli rabe and sausage

Pumpkin curry

Pumpkin curry
Rice
Fruitcake

New: pumpkin curry (from The Wagamama Cookbook, by Hugo Arnold, 2004)

Chicken negimaki

Chicken negimaki
Caesar salad
Rice
Vanilla ice cream

New: chicken negimaki (from "For Moister Chicken, Tuck the Flavor Inside," by Mark Bittman, in The New York Times, August 18, 2010)

Made by... Norbert (chicken, salad, and rice) and Maxime (vanilla ice cream)

Pork chops with sauteed chard and kale with cranberry sauce

Pork chops with sauteed chard and kale and cranberry sauce
Wild rice

New: pork chops with sauteed chard and kale with cranberry sauce (based on Pan-Roasted Pork Chops with Cranberries and Red Swiss Chard, Gourmet, November 2001)

Black bean tart with chili crust

Black bean tart with chili crust
Caesar salad

Regular: black bean tart with chili crust

Pan-seared tuna

Pan-seared tuna
Gree-tea noodles with sauteed choy sum and fresh bean sprouts

New: green-tea noodles (based on monkfish yakitori in The Wagamama Cookbook, by Hugo Arnold, 2004)

Whole wheat spaghetti with broccoli, chickpeas, and Italian sausage

Whole wheat spaghetti with broccoli, chickpeas, and Italian sausage

Grilled apricot chicken

Grilled apricot chicken
Roasted beets
Latkes

Redux: red-wine pot roast with porcini

Redux: red-wine pot roast with porcini
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts
Latkas
Peppermint patties

Red-wine pot roast with porcini

Red-wine pot roast with porcini
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts
Mashed potatoes
Peppermint patties

New: red-wine pot roast with porcini (Bon Appetit, February 2006), peppermint patties (Gourmet, December 2007)

Made by... Norbert and me (pot roast), Norbert (Brussels sprouts, potatoes)

Chicken and tofu hot pot

Chicken and tofu hot pot
Rice

Redux: turkey chowder with wild rice, portobello, & pancetta

Turkey chowder with wild rice, portobello, & pancetta

Turkey chowder with wild rice, portobello, & pancetta
Caesar salad
Tortillas*

New: turkey chowder with wild rice, portobello, & pancetta (based on Turkey chowder with wild rice, crimini, & pancetta from Bon Appetit, November 2007)