Taco bar

Taco bar with fixings:
shredded chicken with salsa; zucchini, corn, and black beans; Monterey Jack & cheddar cheese mix; chopped tomatoes; lettuce

Tortilla chips with salsa and guacamole
Quinoa salad, corn bread, gluten-free/vegan chocolate chip cookies* (all three of these brought for potluck lunch)

New: zucchini, corn, and black bean filling for tacos (based on "zucchini and corn tacos" from Self, July 2009, on epicurious.com)

Red lentil soup with lemon

Red lentil soup with lemon
Broccoli pancott
Rice

Penne with turkey meatballs and marinara sauce

Penne with turkey meatballs and marinara sauce
Salad

Black beans and rice with chicken and apple salsa

Black beans and rice with chicken and apple salsa
Butternut squash soup
 
New: black beans and rice with chicken and apple salsa (Bon Appetit, January 2012, on epicurious.com)

Potato and chorizo soup with crunchy kale

Potato and chorizo soup with crunchy kale
Mark Bittman's broiled Alaskan cod with tomatoes and capers

On vacation: August 21-26, 2012

On vacation: August 21-26, 2012 in Ashland, OR

Macaroni and cheese with bacon and truffle oil

Macaroni and cheese with bacon and truffle oil
Wild rice and chicken salad with tarragon
Braised Bussels sprouts with cream

Made by... Anja and me (macaroni and cheese)

New: macaroni and cheese with bacon and truffle oil (Tillamook cheese ad, Gourmet, opposite pg. 119, October 2008); wild rice and chicken salad with tarragon (Bon Appetit, March 1992, on epicurious.com)

Stemple Creek Ranch beef burgers

Stemple Creek Ranch beef burgers with fixings (portobello mushrooms, onions, avocado, tomato, and/or cheese)
Salad

Made by... Norbert

Regular: burgers

Dinner @ Santa Ramen

Dinner @ Santa Ramen (San Mateo, CA)
with the Kanazawa family

Chicken and chickpea stew

Chicken and chickpea stew
Sauteed white zucchini with lemon and mint
Whole wheat pita crisps

New: Chicken and chickpea stew (based on Georgia Downward, in Self, October 2011, on epicurious.com)

Lamb with Apple Sauce

Lamb with Apple Sauce
Beet and orange salad
Rice pilaf*

New: lamb with apple sauce (from Claudia Roden, The New Book of Middle Eastern Food. Afred A. Knopf, 2009)

Velvet chicken

Velvet chicken
Stir-fried choy sum with ginger-soy sauce
Rice

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with corn meal

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with corn meal
Cabbage, potato, and leek soup
Corn on the cob

New: Cabbage, potato, and leek soup (by Melissa Clark, "A Good Appetite: Cabbage Flexes Its Muscles Three Ways," in The New York Times, March 9, 2012)

Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Sauteed kohlrabi and broccoli with bacon

Barbecued whole chicken

Barbecued whole chicken
Salad
Redux: Brown soda bread

Made by... Norbert (chicken, salad)

Lentil soup with Italian sausage and escarole

Lentil soup with Italian sausage and escarole
Salad
Brown soda bread

(Almost) My mother's chicken curry

(Almost) My mother's chicken curry
Stir-fried gailan with oyster-soy sauce
Rice

White beans, sage, and bacon soup

White beans, sage, and bacon soup
Sauteed collard greens with onions

Spicy pork and cashew stir-fry with snap peas and red bell pepper

Spicy pork and cashew stir-fry with snap peas and red bell pepper
Rice

Oven-steamed Tai snapper

Oven-steamed Tai snapper
Manila clams with fermented black bean sauce
Stir-fried on-choy (water spinach) with garlic
Rice

Turkey tacos

Turkey tacos
Salad

Regular: tacos

Zongzi

Zongzi
Redux: green goddess potato salad; grilled chicken with barbecue sauce; chicken and nectarine salad with toasted cumin mayonnaise; salad greens; and chocolate, cranberry, and macadamia nut cookies

Take out

Go Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics!

Take out...
from Lanesplitter Pizza (Berkeley, CA)

with green salad with nectarines, cucumber, red bell pepper
chocolate crackled cookies

Made by... Anja (cookies)

Grilled chicken with barbecue sauce

Grilled chicken with barbecue sauce
Warm cabbage salad with apples and walnuts 
Green goddess potato salad

Braised tofu, fish balls, and vegetables

Braised tofu, fish balls, and vegetables
Rice

Slow-baked salmon with lemon and thyme

Slow-baked salmon with lemon and thyme
Baked curried brown rice and lentil pilaf
Sauteed broccoli florets, carrots, and onions

New: baked curried brown rice and lentil pilaf (on eatingwell.com)