The Chesson's red beans and rice

The Chesson's red beans and rice
Sauteed sunburst squash with green beans

Velvet chicken lo mein with choy sum

Happy birthday to me!

Velvet chicken lo mein with choy sum
Redux: bittersweet chocolate cake and strawberry ice cream

Oven-fried chicken

Oven-fried chicken
Salad of sugar snaps, endive, and mixed lettuces
Tortilla chips* with tomato salsa and guacamole
Bittersweet chocolate cake
Redux: strawberry ice cream

Made by: Maxime and Norbert (chicken); Anja and Norbert (cake); and Norbert (salad)

New: oven-fried chicken (on eatingwell.com). Notes: We all enjoyed the recipe, which we modified. The meat was tender and juicy, and the spices we added gave a nice kick. Marinated the chicken in buttermilk mixture for approximately 7 hrs. Added 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper to the flour mixture and substituted oregano for the thyme because that's what we had in the house. Baked for 35 minutes. Spray oil on each piece carefully; only the areas that are sprayed turn brown, crisp, and crunchy.

Pizza

Pizza...
with pepperoni; sausage green, bell pepper, and mushroom; or, sausage, green bell pepper, and black olives
Salad
Strawberry ice cream

Made by... Norbert (salad); Maxime (ice cream); Norbert, Anja, and me (pizzas)

Regular: pizza

Steak

Steak
Caesar salad with croutons
Latkes with apple sauce*
Judy's Country Crackers* with white bean dip with roasted garlic and anchovies

Made by... Anja, Maxime, and me (latkes), Maxime and me (salad)

New: white bean dip with roasted garlic and anchovies (based on Creamy White Bean Dip, Bon Appetit, July 2003, on epicurious.com)

Chicken, green bean, corn, and farro salad with goat cheese

Chicken, green bean, corn, and farro salad with goat cheese
Broccoli pancotto

New: chicken, green bean, corn, and farro salad with goat cheese (Bon Appetit, August 2009, on epicurious.com); broccoli pancotto (Bon Appetit, February 2003, on epicurious.com)

Spaghettini ai frutti di mare

Spaghettini ai frutti di mare
Artichokes

Black bean soup with mini-turkey Italian sausage meatballs and fresh tomato salsa

Black bean soup with mini-turkey Italian sausage meatballs and fresh tomato salsa
Sauteed green beans with balsamic vinegar
Rice

Chicken with fresh ginger

Chicken with fresh ginger
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce
Rice

Turkey burgers

Turkey burgers...
with fixings: caramelized onions, sauteed portobello mushrooms, tomato
Salad

Made by: Norbert (burger and salad)

Regular: turkey burger

Lamb kebabs with mint pesto

Lamb kebabs with mint pesto
Eggplant Parmesan deconstructed
Redux: corn muffins with green onions

Made by... Norbert and me (kebabs)

Pasta with zucchini and basil

Pasta with zucchini and basil
Veggie balls with tomato-cheese sauce* or barbecue sauce*

New: veggie balls (by Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow, The Meatball Shop Cookbook, reprinted on epicurious.com, Dec. 2011)

Coconut curry rice with tofu and broccoli

Coconut curry rice with tofu and broccoli

Mark Bittman's fish tacos with cucumber salsa

Mark Bittman's fish tacos with cucumber salsa...
with avocado, tomatoes, and lettuce
Watermelon and galia melon

Southern barbecued pork on a bun

Southern barbecued pork on a bun
Warm cabbage salad with apples and walnuts
Pickled cucumbers

New: Southern barbecued pork on a bun (in Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann, Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook. Boston, MA: Harvard Common Press, 2005); warm cabbage salad (based on warm red cabbage salad in EatingWell, March/April 2007, on eatingwell.com)

Chicken stew with sweet potatoes, almonds, and apricots

Chicken stew with sweet potatoes, almonds, and apricots
Sauteed dinosaur kale
Rice

Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Salad of roasted beets and tangerines

Regular: black bean tart

Penne with red lentils, andouille sausage, and ginger

Penne with red lentils, andouille sausage, and ginger
Sauteed beet greens
Salad

Shredded chicken with ginger and cilantro

Shredded chicken with ginger and cilantro
Butter lettuce wraps
Stir-fried Nappa cabbage
Rice

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with corn meal

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with corn meal
Gazpacho
Sauteed spinach with lemon
Corn muffins with green onions

New: corn muffins with green onions (based on corn muffins with green onions and sour cream, Bon Appetit, November 1994, on epicurious.com)

Roasted Belgian endives with cheese and ham

Roasted Belgian endives with cheese and ham
Oven-roasted potato fries with shichimi

Roast chicken and new red potatoes

Roast chicken and new red potatoes
Cabbage and corn slaw with cilantro and orange dressing

New: cabbage and corn slaw with cilantro and orange dressing (Bon Appetit, July 2007, on epicurious.com)

Turkey tacos

Turkey tacos
Salad

Whole wheat spaghetti with chick peas and broccoli

Whole wheat spaghetti with chick peas and broccoli

Beef hamburgers

Beef hamburgers
Salad

Chicken and corn stew

Chicken and corn stew
Salad

Mark Bittman's curried fish with zucchini

Mark Bittman's curried fish with zucchini
Redux: Take out from Cafe Raj

Take out

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

Southern red beans and rice

Southern red beans and rice
Sauteed romano beans

Cold peanut noodles

Cold peanut noodles...
with shredded chicken and cucumbers
Sauteed broccoli

Egg salad or mortadella sandwiches

Egg salad or mortadella sandwiches
Salad