Oven-fried panko-crusted chicken

Oven-fried panko-crusted chicken
Roasted broccoli
Mashed potato

Pizzas with pepperoni or olives & green bell peppers

Pizzas with pepperoni or olives & green bell peppers
Caesar salad

Made by... Norbert (pizzas)

Whole wheat linguini with turkey meatballs

Whole wheat linguini with turkey meatballs
Salad

(Almost) My mother's lamb curry

(Almost) My mother's lamb curry
Gobo and carrot sautee
Rice

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

Black bean soup with fresh tomato salsa and cheddar

Black bean soup with fresh tomato salsa and cheddar
Frisee and radish salad with hazelnut dressing
Rice

New: frisee and radish salad with hazelnut dressing (Gourmet, January 2011, on epicurious.com)

Red-cooked turkey wings

Red-cooked turkey wings
Chicken soup with Napa cabbage
Rice

New: red-cooked turkey wings

Cod with chermoula sauce

Cod with chermoula sauce
Spinach with tomatoes and almonds
Cucumber-yogurt salad
Rice pilaf

Made by... Norbert

Pasta with cannellini, bacon, and sage soup

Pasta with cannellini, bacon, and sage soup
Sauteed collard greens with bacon

Family favorite: pasta with cannellini, bacon, and sage soup; sauteed collard greens with bacon

Dinner @ Rikyu

Dinner @ Rikyu (Oakland, CA)
With... Ethan Scholl

Shrimp and pork pot stickers

Shrimp and pork pot stickers
Sticky rice with Chinese sausage
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce

Maxime's birthday 2011

Maxime's birthday 2011

Spiced beef and onion pitas with parsley sauce
Caesar salad
Apple pie

Family favorite: spiced beef and onion pitas with parsley sauce (Gourmet, January 2005), apple pie

Made by... Norbert and me (spiced beef), Norbert (Caesar salad)

Chow mein with chicken, pork, and baby bok choy

Chow mein with chicken, pork, and baby bok choy
Five-spice chicken drumsticks
Marbled tea eggs

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with cornmeal

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with cornmeal
Stir-fried asparagus and red bell pepper
Rice pilaf*

Roast chicken breast with barbecue sauce

Roast chicken breast with barbecue sauce
Oven-roasted Brussels sprouts and yam fries
Mashed potatoes

Penne with broccoli rabe and sausage

Penne with broccoli rabe and sausage

Fresh pasta with red sauce

Fresh pasta with red sauce
Salad

Family favorite: fresh pasta with red sauce

Made by... Norbert and Anja

Chinese New Year 2011, celebrated

Chinese New Year 2011, celebrated...
with the Shiao/Tamaribuchi family and the Wainscotts

New Year's cake (年糕)
Egg rolls
Winter melon soup
Black-bean shrimp with broccoli
Pure-cut chicken with ginger-scallion dip
Rice
Tangerine -orange sorbet
Fruit tart*

Made by... Anja and me (shrimp and broccoli and egg rolls), Norbert (tangerine-orange sorbet, shrimp and broccoli), fruit tart brought by the Wainscotts.

Pork clay pot

Pork clay pot
Sauteed long beans with garlic
Rice

Family favorite: pork clay pot (New York Times, April 7, 2004)

Tacos

Tacos
Salad

Regular: tacos

Red beans and rice, Southern style

Red beans and rice, Southern style
Sauteed red bell peppers and carrots

Family favorite: red beans and rice, Southern style

Whole striped bass with ginger and scallions

Whole striped bass with ginger and scallions
Stir-fried broccoli
Rice

Stir-fried pork with baby bok choy

Stir-fried pork with baby bok choy
Peking-style stir-fried shrimp
Rice

Hamburgers

Hamburgers
Caesar salad

Made by... Norbert (burgers & salad)

Regular: hamburgers

Redux: tuna noodle casserole

Redux: tuna noodle casserole
Spinach salad with bosc pears, cranberries, red onions, & toasted hazelnuts

Made by... Norbert & me (salad)

New: salad (from Epicurious, November 2009)

(Almost) My mother's beef curry

(Almost) My mother's beef curry
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce
Rice

Chinese New Year 2011

Chinese New Year 2011

Buddha's delight
Redux: Velvet chicken
Daikon cake
New Year's cake

New: Daikon cake (called "Turnip Cake," Epicurious, May 1999)

Chinese New Year's Eve 2011

Chinese New Year's Eve 2011

Noodle soup with stir-fried vegetables and ham
Velvet chicken

Quick and easy cioppino

Quick and easy cioppino
Salad
Semifreddi's ciabatta*