Southern red beans and rice

Southern red beans and rice
Romano beans

Chicken fajitas

Chicken fajitas
Salad

Salmon teriyaki

Salmon teriyaki
Pumpkin simmered in dashi and kombu with beef sukiyaki
Rice

New: Pumpkin and beef (from "Pumpkin Kabocha No Nimono,)" by Mark Bittman in The New York Times, October 28, 2012)

Redux: Thanksgiving

Redux: Grilled turkey
Redux: Cranberry sauce with dates and orange
Tokyo turnips
Mashed potatoes

Redux: Thanksgiving

Redux: Grilled turkey
Redux: Brussels sprouts with cream
Redux: Wild rice stuffing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots
Redux: Bourbon sweet potato puree with buttered pecans
Redux: Buttermilk fantail rolls
Redux: Gravy
Redux: Cranberry sauce with dates and orange

Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Salad

Regular: black bean tart

Redux: Thanksgiving

Redux: Grilled turkey
Redux: Wild rice stuffing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots
Redux: Bourbon sweet potato puree with buttered pecans
Redux: Buttermilk fantail rolls
Redux: Gravy
Redux: Cranberry sauce with dates and orange

Brussels sprouts with cream

Dinner @ À Coté

Dinner @ À Coté (Berkeley, CA)
with Tony, Julie, and Dominique

Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving 2012
with Tony, Julie, and Dominique, and Kris and Louise


Miniature crab cakes with mustard mayonnaise
Fig and goat cheese crostini
Cheddar cheese crisps

Grilled turkey
Wild rice stuffing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots
Sauteed baby beets with haricots verts and lemon
Bourbon sweet potato puree with buttered pecans
Buttermilk fantail rolls
Gravy
Cranberry sauce with dates and orange

Pumpkin cheesecake

Made by: Norbert (turkey, sweet potatoes), Norbert and Sandra (gravy), Anja and Sandra (crostini with fig jam, beets and haricots verts, rolls), Anja and Maxime (crab cakes), Maxime and Sandra (cheesecake)

New: Fig and goat cheese crostini (Gourmet, September 2003), wild rice stuffing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots (Bon Appetit, November 1998, on epicurious.com), sauteed baby beets with haricots verts and lemon (Bon Appetit, April 2007, on epicurious.com)

Baked pork chops with parmesan-sage crust

Baked pork chops with parmesan-sage crust

Broccoli
Semifreddi's wheat panini and ciabatta buns*

Noodles of longevity

Anja's choice: birthday week

Noodles of longevity

Pan-fried ahi tuna with wasabi mayonnaise

Pan-fried ahi tuna with wasabi mayonnaise
Oven-baked potato and yam fries
Sauteed beet greens

Roasted chicken with muhammara sauce

Anja's choice: birthday week

Roasted chicken with muhammara sauce
Roasted parsnips and carrots
Pita crisps

Made by... Norbert and me (parsnips and carrots)

Fresh pasta with red sauce

Anja's choice: birthday week

Fresh pasta with red sauce
Salad

Made by... Norbert (all)

(Almost) My mother's chicken curry

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

Made by... Norbert (gailan)

Red lentil soup with lemon

Red lentil soup with lemon
Sauteed broccoli with Aidell's Cajun Style Andouille sausage
Rice

Potato and chorizo soup with crunchy kale

Anja's choice: birthday week

Potato and chorizo soup with crunchy kale
Roasted Belgian endives with ham and cheese

Stemple Creek Ranch sirloin steak

Anja's choice: birthday week

Stemple Creek Ranch sirloin steak
Caesar salad with croutons
Apple sauce*
Rice pilaf*
Apple pie a la mode

Take out

Anja's choice: birthday week

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

Pasta with cannellini, bacon, and sage soup

Anja's choice: birthday week

Dinner with Skyler Liu

Pasta with cannellini, bacon, and sage soup
Salad with apples, walnuts, and dried cranberries
Crostini

Tacos

Anja's choice: birthday week

Tacos
Salad

Made by... Norbert and me (all)

Regular: tacos

Split pea soup with gouda toasts

Split pea soup with gouda toasts

Lamb shoulder chops with tomatoes and marjoram

Lamb shoulder chops with tomatoes and marjoram
Sauteed collard greens
Rice

New: lamb shoulder chops with tomatoes and marjoram (Bon Appetit, May 1990, on epicurious.com)

Taxpayers' chicken chili

Taxpayers' chicken chili
Salad

New: taxpayers' chicken chili (Bon Appetit, April 1999, on epicurious.com)

Mark Bittman's roasted fish with new potatoes

Mark Bittman's roasted fish with new potatoes
Roasted beets with sauteed beet greens

New: Mark Bittman's roasted fish with new potatoes (by Mark Bittman, "Broiled, Sauteed, Roasted, Poached," The New York Times Magazine, March 31, 2011)

Pan-roasted stilton chicken with apples

Pan-roasted stilton chicken with apples
Salad
Semifreddi's wheat panini and ciabatta buns*

New: pan-roasted stilton chicken with apples (by Janice Cole, Chicken and Egg, on epicurious.com, April 2011)

Dinner @ Amber India

Dinner @ Amber India (Mountain View, CA)

Pizzas...

Pizzas...
with pepperoni, or sausage and green bell pepper
Salad

Made by... Norbert and me (all)

Pepper chicken with hummus

Pepper chicken with hummus
Pan-steamed broccoli
Pita crisps

Made by... Anja (hummus), Anja and me (broccoli)

Black and orange Halloween pasta

Black and orange Halloween pasta

New: black and orange Halloween pasta (based on epicurious.com and Didi Emmons, Vegetarian Pasta)