Penne with broccoli rabe and sausage

Penne with broccoli rabe and sausage

Redux plus: Thanksgiving 2013

Redux: Grilled turkey
Redux: Salad with pomegranates, sweet and spicy candied pecans, and goat cheese
Redux: Wild rice dressing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots
Redux: Puréed Grand Marnier sweet potatoes with pecans
Redux: Pumpkin cloverleaf rolls
Redux: Gravy
Redux: Cranberry sauce with dates and orange
Redux: Pumpkin ice cream pie with chocolate almond bark

Mashed potatoes
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts

Thanksgiving 2013

Thanksgiving 2013

with Joan Ika, Jansen Ika, Airin Adianto, and Naemi

Pear, leek, and gruyere turnovers
Endive and Granny Smith apples with smoked trout and herbed cream cheese

Grilled turkey
Salad with pomegranates, sweet and spicy candied pecans, and goat cheese
Wild rice dressing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots
Puréed Grand Marnier sweet potatoes with pecans
Pumpkin cloverleaf rolls
Cranberry sauce with dates and orange

Pumpkin ice cream pie with chocolate almond bark

New: pear, leek, and gruyere turnovers (Bon Appetit, March 2000, on epicurious.com); Pumpkin ice cream pie with chocolate almond bark (Bon Appetit, November 2008, on epicurious.com)

Red rice with miso-roasted squash, leeks, red pepper and tofu

Red rice with miso-roasted squash, leeks, red pepper and tofu
Miso-roasted zucchini

New: red rice with miso-roasted squash, leeks, red pepper and tofu (by Martha Rose Shulman in The New York Times, October 28, 2013)

Stir-fried Dungeness crab with ginger and scallions

Stir-fried Dungeness crab with ginger and scallions
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce
Rice

Stemple Creek Ranch beef hamburgers

Stemple Creek Ranch beef hamburgers
 ...with avocados and tomatoes, or sautéed mushrooms and onions
Salad

Regular: burgers

Redux: macaroni and cheese

Redux: macaroni and cheese
Sautéed Romano beans

Chicken with lemon, green olives, and capers

Chicken with lemon, green olives, and capers
Pan-steamed broccoli
Rice

Made by... Anja and Maxime (chicken)

(Almost) My mother's beef curry

(Almost) My mother's beef curry
Stir-fried baby bok choy
Rice

Pan-fried albacore tuna with wasabi mayonnaise

Pan-fried albacore tuna with wasabi mayonnaise
Citrus collards with dried cranberries
Brown basmati rice with red onions, peas, and corn

New: citrus collards with dried cranberries (based on "citrus collards with raisins redux," on epicurious.com, March 2009); brown basmati rice with red onions, peas, and corn (used brown basmati rice instead of white, by Beth Hensperger and Judy Kaufmann, The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cook Book. Boston: Harvard Common Press, 2002)

Mujadara (lentils and rice) with crispy leeks

Mujadara (lentils and rice) with crispy leeks
Sautéed red chard with lemon and anchovies

Chicken stew with sweet potatoes, almonds, and apricots

Chicken stew with sweet potatoes, almonds, and apricots
Roasted cauliflower
Rice

Turkey tacos

Anja's choice: birthday week

Turkey tacos

Sautéed green beans and carrots

Regular: tacos

Fresh pasta with red sauce

Anja's choice: birthday week

Fresh pasta with red sauce
Salad

Made by... Norbert (all)

Dinner @ Renee's Place

Anja's choice: birthday week

Dinner @ Renee's Place (Albany, CA)

Shichimi spiced duck ramen

Anja's choice: birthday week

Shichimi spiced duck ramen with watercress
Stir-fried bok choy with shiitake mushrooms
Rice

Spaghettini ai frutti di mare

Spaghettini ai frutti di mare
Romano beans and orange bell peppers

Short ribs braised in coffee ancho chile sauce

Anja's choice: birthday week

Short ribs braised in coffee ancho chile sauce
Caesar salad with croutons
Rice pilaf*
Apple pie a la mode

New: short ribs braised in coffee ancho chile sauce (Gourmet, January 2003)

Happy union noodles

Happy union noodles
 ...with chicken, chikuwa, and baby bok choy

Turkey pot pie

Anja's choice: birthday week

Turkey pot pie
Sautéed zucchini

Potluck

Potluck
 ...with the Zlokapa, Tao-Jones, and Brouet/Saunders families

We contributed:
Moroccan-style chicken phyllo rolls with spicy tomato sauce
Tiny curried butternut squash empanadas with spicy sour cream
Stuffed mushrooms
Salad of baby greens with pomegranate seeds, oranges, sweet and spicy candied pecans, and goat cheese
Double chocolate walnut biscotti
Wine, beer, fruit juices, mineral water, tea

Made by: Anja (salad dressing), Norbert (assisted with stuffing the mushrooms)

New: Moroccan-style chicken phyllo rolls (Gourmet, December 2003); tiny curried butternut squash empanadas with spicy sour cream (by Didi Emmons, Vegetarian Planet. Boston: Harvard Common P, 1997); stuffed mushrooms (Gourmet, April 2003); salad (based on "arugula salad with pomegranate and toasted pecans," on epicurious.com, November 2005, and "sweet and spicy candied pecans," Bon Appetit, September 1999, on epicurious.com); double chocolate walnut biscotti (Gourmet, December 1994)

Potato and chorizo soup with crunchy kale

Anja's choice: birthday week

Potato and chorizo soup with crunchy kale
Pancotto

Pumpkin stuffed with everything good

Pumpkin stuffed with everything good
Glazed Tokyo turnips and greens

Mark Bittman's fish tacos

Mark Bittman's fish tacos
 ...with cucumber salsa
Salad with avocado, red bell pepper, tomatoes, sunflower seeds, and goat cheese

Chili with black beans, kidney beans, and beef brisket

Chili with black beans, kidney beans, and beef brisket
Sautéed kale and spinach
Spelt popovers

Thai tofu with red curry sauce

Thai tofu with red curry sauce
Coconut-scallion rice

Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Spinach salad with tangerines and walnuts


Regular: black bean tart

Macaroni and cheese

Macaroni and cheese
Green beans

Mahogany glazed pork

Mahogany glazed pork
Sautéed kale
Rice

(Almost) My mother's chicken curry

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