Zuppa bastarda

Zuppa bastarda
Collard greens
Brown soda bread

New: zuppa bastarda (by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufman, Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook. Boston, MA: Harvard Common Press, 2005)

Chow mein with chicken and shrimp

Gongxi facai!

Chow mein with chicken and shrimp
Spring rolls

Turkey taco dinner

Turkey taco dinner
Salad

Regular: tacos

Sweet and sour pork

Gongxi facai!

Sweet and sour pork
Sauteed broccoli
Pork and shrimp pot stickers
Rice

New: Sweet and sour pork (by Mai Leung, The Classic Chinese Cookbook, New York: Harper & Row, 1976)

Pasta with lemon cream and bacon

Pasta with lemon cream and bacon
Salad

New: Pasta with lemon cream and bacon (based on "Pasta with lemon cream and proscuitto," in Bon Appetit, January 2003, on epicurious.com)

Velvet chicken

Gongxi facai!

Velvet chicken
Sauteed choy sum
Rice

Chinese hot pot

Gongxi facai!

Chinese hot pot with...
beef, chicken, salmon, shrimp, yamasa chikuwa (fish cake)
watercress, Napa cabbage, ramen, and cellophane noodles

Tofu claypot

Gongxi facai!

Tofu claypot
Rice

Lunar New Year's Eve

Lunar New Year's Eve

Wonton noodle soup with spinach

Pizzas...

Pizzas... with pepperoni, or pineapple and ham
Salad

Made by: Norbert (pizzas)

(Almost) My mother's beef curry

(Almost) My mother's beef curry
Sauteed carrots and red bell peppers
Rice

Three bean chili with ground turkey

Three bean chili with ground turkey
Belgian endive and apple salad with cranberry vinaigrette
Corn bread

Fettucine with Brussels sprouts and pine nuts

Fettucine with Brussels sprouts and pine nuts
Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with almond meal

Braised chicken thighs with Indian flavors

Braised chicken thighs with Indian flavors
Curried cauliflower soup
Rice

New: braised chicken thighs with Indian flavors (by John Willoughby, in "Deep Flavor, No Browning Required," in the New York Times, March 30, 2011); curried cauliflower soup (by Martha Rose Shulman, in "Recipes for Health: Vegetable Soups, Smooth and Hearty," in the New York Times, December 13, 2011)

Tagine of meatballs and peas

Tagine of meatballs and peas
Sauteed Swiss chard with garlic
Rice

New: tagine of meatballs and peas (by Marlena Spieler, "Seduce Your Senses With Fragrant Moroccan Stews," in the San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 1999)

Minestrone soup

With the Kanazawa family

Caramelized-onion tartlets
Minestrone soup

Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Salad with Bosc pears, pecans, and dried cranberries

Regular: black bean tart

Cavatappi with roast zucchini

Cavatappi with roast zucchini

Roasted chicken thighs with cilantro gremolata

Roasted chicken thighs with cilantro gremolata
Broccoli and carrots
Rice

Broiled Alaskan cod with tomatoes and capers

Broiled Alaskan cod with tomatoes and capers
Artichokes
Oven-baked salt and pepper potato and yam fries

New: broiled Alaskan cod with tomatoes and capers (by Mark Bittman, "Broiled, Sauteed, Roasted, Poached," The New York Times Magazine, March 31, 2011)

Turkey burgers

Turkey burgers
Salad

Regular: turkey burgers

Clay pot pork

Clay pot pork
Sauteed long beans with oyster-soy sauce
Rice

New: clay pot pork (by John Willoughby, "Deep Flavor, No Browning Required," in the New York Times, March 30, 2011)

Pasta with lentils and kale

Pasta with lentils and kale

Dirty rice

Dirty rice
Garden-grown butternut squash soup with grilled apple slices
Barbecued chicken wings
Solange's twice-fried plantain

Made by... Norbert (grilled apple slices, chicken wings), Anja and me (plantains)

Chicken and tofu hot pot

Chicken and tofu hot pot

Turkey pot pie with a buttermilk-dill biscuit crust

Turkey pot pie with a buttermilk-dill biscuit crust
Glazed Tokyo turnips

Spaghettini with tuna, clams, and mussels

Spaghettini with tuna, clams, and mussels
Pan-roasted white zucchini

Senate bean soup

Senate bean soup
Roasted beets and mandarin oranges
Garlic bread from Semifreddi's ciabatta roll and wheat panini*

Chicken with tomatoes and honey

Chicken with tomatoes and honey (Djaj matisha mesla)
Sauteed Swiss chard with onions
Rice

Japanese-style oxtail soup with baby spinach

Japanese-style oxtail soup with baby spinach
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce
Rice