Dinner @ King Yen Restaurant (Berkeley, CA)

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Dinner @ King Yen Restaurant (Berkeley, CA)

Spice-rubbed butterflied leg of lamb

Spice-rubbed butterflied leg of lamb
Oven roasted parsnips and carrots
Buttermilk biscuits

New: Spice-rubbed butterflied leg of lamb (Bon Appetit, July 2001, on epicurious.com); buttermilk biscuits (Gourmet, June 2005)

Pizzas...

Pizzas...
with pepperoni or green bell peppers and turkey-Italian sausage
Caesar salad

Made by... Norbert (salad), Norbert and me (pizzas)

Regular: pizza

Cornish game hen with double cranberry and thyme sauce

Cornish game hen with double cranberry and thyme sauce
Sauteed red Swiss chard
Roasted red potatoes

New: Cornish game hen with double cranberry and thyme sauce (Bon Appetit, December 2007, in epicurious.com)

Maple pork and beans

Maple pork and beans
Pan roasted round zucchini
Brown soda bread

Alaskan cod in tomato-fennel sauce

Alaskan cod in tomato-fennel sauce
Eggplant Parmesan deconstructed
Rice

New: eggplant Parmesan deconstructed (by Melissa Clark, in "Cooking Eggplant, Counting Her Favorite Ways," New York Times, August 10, 2011)

Tuscan oven grains and greens

Tuscan oven grains and greens

New: Tuscan oven grains and greens (Parade, September 2002, in epicurious.com)

Pork and green chili stew

Pork and green chili stew
Butternut squash with shallots and sage
Rice

Chicken drumsticks with muhammara sauce

Chicken drumsticks with muhammara sauce
Salad
Pita crisps

(Almost) My mother's chicken curry

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

Take out...

Take out...
from Cafe Raj (Albany, CA)

Ragout of lentils, turkey meatballs and mint

Ragout of lentils, turkey meatballs and mint
Salad
Garlic bread

New: ragout of lentils, turkey meatballs and mint (Beans & Rice by Joanne Weir, Weldon Owen Inc., San Francisco, 1994)

Swordfish in spicy tomato sauce

Swordfish in spicy tomato sauce
Green beans and carrots
Rice

Stemple Creek ranch beef burgers

Stemple Creek ranch beef burgers
Salad

Regular: burgers

Pappardelle with chicken and mushroom ragu

Pappardelle with chicken and mushroom ragu

New: pappardelle with chicken and mushroom ragu (by Maggie Ruggiero in Gourmet, October 2008)

Sandwiches

Sandwiches
Salad

Three cheese lasagna

with the Kanazawas

Three cheese lasagna
Salad of baby romaine, bosc pears, dried cranberries, and roasted sunflower seeds
Garlic bread
Tiramisu cake* (brought by the Kanazawas)
Caramel apples

Made by... Anja and Sydney (apples)

Stemple Creek ranch beef hamburgers

Stemple Creek ranch beef hamburgers
Salad

Regular: hamburgers

Chicken tortilla soup

Chicken tortilla soup
Sauteed snap peas and red bell peppers

Clams with chorizo, peppers, and potatoes

Clams with chorizo, peppers, and potatoes
Pan-roasted crook neck squash with mint

Kung-Bau chicken with peanuts

Kung-Bau chicken with peanuts
Sauteed long beans with garlic
Rice

New: Kung-Bau chicken with peanuts (from The Classic Chinese Cookbook by Mai Leung. New York: Harper & Row, 1976)

Cuban black beans

Cuban black beans
Sauteed purple Swiss chard with pearl onions
Rice

Made by... Maxime and me (Swiss chard and pearl onions)

Fresh pasta with red sauce

Fresh pasta with red sauce
Salad
Chocolate mini-cupcakes

Made by: Norbert (pasta and salad), Anja (cupcakes)

Spiced lamb chops with mint-mango sauce

Spiced lamb chops with mint-mango sauce
Pan-roasted Brussels sprouts
Rice pilaf*

New: spiced lamb chops with mint-mango sauce (Bon Appetit, June 2004, on epicurious.com)

Turkey tacos

Turkey tacos
Salad

Regular: turkey tacos

Soba noodles with broccoli

Soba noodles with broccoli
Broiled tofu with cilantro pesto

Claypot chicken rice with lap cheong

Claypot chicken rice with lap cheong
Stir-fried bok choy
Rice

Julie Kanazawa's parchment-wrapped salmon with citrus

Julie Kanazawa's parchment-wrapped salmon with citrus
Pan-roasted baby artichokes
Roasted red potatoes

Split pea soup with gouda toasts

Split pea soup with gouda toasts
Salad

Tomato basil pasta salad

Tomato basil pasta salad
Oven-fried chicken fingers


Made by... Maxime and me (pasta)

New: tomato basil pasta salad (by Alicia Kendig, Splash, Sep./Oct. 2011, Vol. 19, iss. 5)

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