Tofu triangles in creamy nut butter sauce with scallions

Tofu triangles in creamy nut butter sauce with scallions
Stir-fried Nappa cabbage and carrots
Rice

Borlotti bean and pasta soup

Borlotti bean and pasta soup
Sautéed Savoy cabbage and carrots

Mark Bittman's fish curry

Mark Bittman's fish curry
Sautéed kale with garlic

Lasagne

Lasagne
Sautéed green beans

Turkey tacos

Turkey tacos
Salad

Regular: turkey tacos

Oven-roasted chicken

Oven-roasted chicken
 ...with Yukon Gold potatoes and zucchini

Lentil soup with Italian sausage and leeks

Lentil soup with Italian sausage and leeks
Salad
Rice

On vacation: August 20-24, 2013

On vacation: August 20-24, 2013 in Ashland, OR

Chicken cacciatore

Chicken cacciatore
Sautéed Swiss chard with tomatoes and onion

Stemple Creek Ranch beef burgers

Stemple Creek Ranch beef burgers
 ...with sautéed mushrooms and onions, or avocado and tomato
on soft and dark "chain restaurant" dinner rolls
Salad

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

New: soft and dark "chain restaurant" dinner rolls (kingarthurflour.com)

Regular: Stemple Creek Ranch beef burgers

Beach picnic

Pepperoni and cheese, or fig jam on sliced baguette
Vegetable sticks: jicama, baby carrots, and cucumbers
Chocolate, cranberry, and macadamia nut cookies

New: Chocolate, cranberry, and macadamia nut cookies (based on "White Chocolate, Cranberry, and Macadamia Nut Cookies," in Bon Appetit, December 2006, on epicurious.com)

Dinner @ the Quan/Wong's

Dinner @ the Quan/Wong's

contributed: fig and goat cheese crostini with whole wheat baguette

Fried rice

Fried rice
Duck soup with tofu and Napa cabbage
Redux: stir-fried long beans

Spaghettini ai frutti di mare

Spaghettini ai frutti di mare
Roasted cauliflower with mustard-lemon

Made by... Anja and Maxime

Minestrone soup

Minestrone soup
Whole wheat baguette

New: whole wheat baguette (Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using Nutritious Whole Grains, by King Arthur Flour. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2006)

Peking duck

Peking duck
 ...with man4tou2 (steamed buns), hoisin sauce, and scallions
Stir-fried long beans
Whole wheat scallion pancakes

New: whole wheat scallion pancakes (based on scallion pancakes in Mai Leung, Classic Chinese Cookbook, 1987, and whole wheat scallion pancakes in Whole Grain Baking: Delicious Recipes Using Nutritious Whole Grains, by King Arthur Flour. Soodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2006)

Thin spaghetti with pesto sauce

Thin spaghetti with pesto sauce
Salad with beets and goat cheese
Aidell's artichoke and garlic sausages *

Spicy pork and cashew stir-fry with snow peas and red bell peppers

Spicy pork and cashew stir-fry with snow peas and red bell peppers
Rice

Thai red curry with Japanese eggplant, green beans, and seared tofu

Thai red curry with Japanese eggplant, green beans, and seared tofu
Rice

Oven-fried chicken

Oven-fried chicken
Oven-fried zucchini
Potato salad

Mark Bittman's roast white fish with leeks and bacon

Mark Bittman's roast white fish (rock cod) with leeks and bacon
Sautéed beet greens and red Swiss chard with onions and preserved lemon
Rice

Oxtail soup with greens

Oxtail soup with greens
Rice

Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Caesar salad

Made by... Anja and Maxime

Regular: black bean tart

Fresh pasta with red sauce

Fresh pasta with red sauce
Sautéed baby spinach

Made by... Norbert

Pizzas

Pizzas
 with... goat cheese and figs, or sausage and red bell pepper
Salad

Made by... Norbert

Regular: pizza

(Almost) My mother's chicken curry

(Almost) My mother's chicken curry
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce
Rice

Wonton soup with noodles

Wonton soup with noodles
 with...Napa cabbage and baby bok choy
Stir-fried snow pea sprouts