Thursday, June 30, 2011

Braised tofu and peas in curried coconut milk

Braised tofu and peas in curried coconut milk
Sauteed Napa cabbage
Rice

New: braised tofu and peas in curried coconut milk (by Emily Weinstein, "How to Cook... Something: Braised Tofu," New York Times, December 4, 2008, from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, by Mark Bittman)

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Chicken fajitas

Chicken fajitas
Green beans with toasted walnuts and dried-cranberry vinaigrette

Monday, June 27, 2011

Take out...

Take out...
from Andronico's Supermarket (Berkeley, CA)

Supplemented with:
Beef heart stew
Salad

New: beef heart stew

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Take out...

Take out...
from Gregoire Restaurant (Berkeley, CA) and Andronico's Supermarket

Friday, June 24, 2011

Chicken drumsticks with muhammara sauce

Chicken drumsticks with muhammara sauce
Sauteed bell peppers and carrots
Pita crisps

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Grilled trout and shrimp

Grilled trout and shrimp
Grilled corn on the cob, crook necked squash, and zucchini
Black-bean and tomato quinoa

Made by... Norbert (trout, shrimp, corn, squash, and zucchini)

New: Black-bean and tomato quinoa (Gourmet, July 2007)

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Pasta shells with summer vegetable sauce

dinner with: Angela and Hannah Liu-Kelly, Indigo Som and Donna Ozawa

Cucumber gazpacho
Crostini with peas, parmesan, and mint
Pasta shells with summer vegetable sauce
Blueberry pudding cake

Made by: Indigo (gazpacho and crostini), Angela (crostini), Anja (cake)

Monday, June 20, 2011

Redux: macaroni and cheese

Redux: macaroni and cheese
Lacinato kale and bacon
Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch lamb sirloin chop

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Macaroni and cheese

Dinner with the Liu-Kellys and the Ikas

Purple and green grapes
Watermelon
Macaroni and cheese
Green salad with asparagus, oranges, and red onion
Mini meatballs in red sauce
Cream puffs with lemon-cream filling


New: Green salad with asparagus, oranges, and red onion (Bon Appetit, April 1997, on epicurious.com)

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Take out...

Take out... from Ranch 99 Supermarket (soy sauce chicken, Peking duck, bbq pork)
Sauteed choy sum mui and shiitake mushrooms
Rice

Friday, June 17, 2011

Pizzas...

Pizzas...
with black olives and green bell peppers, or salami and turkey-Italian sausage
Caesar salad

Regular: pizzas

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Monday, June 13, 2011

Roasted chicken

Roasted chicken
Roasted Yukon gold potatoes
Sauteed green beans

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Monday, June 6, 2011

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with cornmeal

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with cornmeal
Sauteed zucchini with garlic
Boiled bi-colored corn on the cob

Sunday, June 5, 2011

On vacation: May 30- June 5, 2011

On vacation: May 30- June 5, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV and Zion National Park, UT