Sunday, September 30, 2012

Turkey burgers

Turkey burgers with fixings...
... sauteed onions and mushrooms; or avocados and tomatoes
Pear, dried cranberries, pepitas, and queso aƱejo salad

Made by... Norbert and me (burgers and fixings); Maxime (salad)

Regular: burgers

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Friday, September 28, 2012

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Chicken pot pie

Chicken pot pie
Sauteed kohlrabi
Crostini with red pepper hummus

New: chicken pot pie (based on "Easy Chicken Pot Pie," in Bon Appetit, February 2003, on epicurious.com); flaky pastry lids by David Tanis in "City Kitchen: All's Fair in Love of Lobster and Pie," The New York Times, February 8, 2012; red pepper hummus (Bon Appetit, January 1994, on epicurious.com)

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Broiled salmon with bok choy, ginger, and oyster sauce

Broiled salmon with bok choy, ginger, and oyster sauce
Rice

New: broiled salmon with bok choy, ginger, and oyster sauce ("Sake Amiyaki Gohan," from The Wagamama Cookbook, by Hugo Arnold, 2004)

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Friday, September 21, 2012

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Beef stew

Beef stew
Warm cabbage salad with apples and walnuts 
Semifreddi's wheat panini and ciabatta buns*


New: Mom's Beef Stew (in Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann, Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook. Boston, MA: Harvard Common Press, 2005)

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Broiled monchong

Broiled monchong
Stir-fried on-choy (water spinach) with garlic
Rice

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Gado gado

Gado gado...
with fried tofu, hard boiled eggs, green beans, and carrots
Hot chipotle barbeque sauce and creamy nut butter sauce
Rice

New: tofu with hot chipotle barbeque sauce (by Martha Rose Shulman, July 31, 2012, The New York Times)

Friday, September 14, 2012

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Lamb shanks braised with garlic, fresh rosemary, and white wine

Lamb shanks braised with garlic, fresh rosemary, and white wine
Sauteed snap peas and red bell peppers
Egg pappardelle

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Chicken tostadas

Chicken tostadas
Jicama sticks

New: Chicken tostadas (Gourmet, July 2008, on epicurious.com)

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Turkey tacos

Turkey tacos
Salad with mandarin oranges,radishes, and candied walnuts

Made by... Norbert and me (tacos and salad)

Regular: turkey tacos

Friday, September 7, 2012

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Chicken and white bean soup with herb swirl

Chicken and white bean soup with herb swirl
Salad with bosc pears, dried cranberries or goat cheese, and roasted pumpkin seeds
Brown soda bread

New: chicken and white bean soup with herb swirl (Bon Appetit, March 2009, on epicurious.com)

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Chicken-vegetable fried rice

Chicken-vegetable fried rice
Tofu triangles in creamy nut butter sauce with scallions
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce

New: chicken-vegetable fried rice (based on "Tofu-Vegetable Fried Rice," in Stir-Fry by Diane Rossen Worthington, Weldon Owen Inc., San Francisco, 1994)

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Broiled tuna steaks with wasabi-green onion mayonnaise

Broiled tuna steaks with wasabi-green onion mayonnaise
Roasted new red potatoes
Sauteed Romano beans

Monday, September 3, 2012

Chicken breasts with garbanzo beans, tomatoes, and paprika

Chicken breasts and thighs with garbanzo beans, tomatoes, and paprika
Curried cauliflower soup
Pita crisps

Made by... Anja and me (cauliflower soup)

New: chicken breasts and thighs with garbanzo beans, tomatoes, and paprika (based on "Roasted Chicken Breasts With Garbanzo Beans, Tomatoes, and Paprika," Bon Appetit, May 2008, on epicurious.com)

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Pizzas...

Pizzas...
with pepperoni, or ham, black olives, and green bell pepper
Salad

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Stemple Creek Ranch beef burgers and Niman Ranch hotdogs

Dinner with the Liew family

Endives and Granny Smith apples with herbed cream cheese with smoked trout
Stemple Creek Ranch beef burgers and Niman Ranch hotdogs*
cole slaw
sliced heirloom tomato salad and fruit salad (brought by Pam)
Apple pie with vanilla ice cream

Made by... Norbert (burgers); Anja and me (cole slaw); and Maxime (ice cream)