New Year's Eve 2013

New Year's Eve 2013

Chinese hot pot
 ...with beef, shrimp, chicken, and fish balls
 ...cellophane noodles and Nappa Cabbage

Spaghetti with pesto sauce

With Mika Taga-Anderson

Spaghetti with pesto sauce
Chicken Caesar salad

Senate bean soup

Senate bean soup
Pan steamed green beans
Spelt popovers

Made by: Anja and Maxime (Senate bean soup)

Dinner @ the Zlokapa's

Dinner @ the Zlokapa's

Contributed:
Phyllo triangles with ground meat, onions, and pine nuts
Salad with pears, hazelnuts, dried cranberries, and red onion

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

Dinner with the Quan Wong family

Mango-curry shrimp salad in wonton cups
Temple garden chowder in the winter
Red rice with miso-roasted squash, leeks, red pepper, and tofu
Lemon chiffon cake with raspberry sauce

New: mango-curry shrimp salad in wonton cups (Bon Appetit, October 2001, on epicurious.com); temple garden chowder in the winter (by Elizabeth Andoh, Washoku. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 2005); lemon chiffon cake with raspberry sauce (Bon Appetit, July 1991, on epicurious.com)

Turkey burgers

Turkey burgers
 ...with avocados and tomatoes, or onions and mushrooms
Salad with pomegranate seeds, goat cheese, and pecans

Regular: turkey burgers

Christmas 2013

Christmas 2013

Spiced lamb chops with mint-mango sauce
Brussels sprouts with cream
Latkes
Lemon frozen yogurt
Redux: cream puffs

Made by... Anja and Maxime (frozen yogurt); Anja, Norbert, and me (latkes)

New: Lemon frozen yogurt (based on "Lime-Yogurt Sherbet" in Gourmet, May 2001)

Chicken casserole with dried fruit

Chicken casserole with dried fruit
Sautéed broccoli, red bell pepper, and onion
Rice pilaf*

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with corn meal

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with corn meal
Lacinato kale
Rice pilaf

Mapo tofu

Mapo tofu
Stir-fried Nappa cabbage and spinach
Rice

Tacos

Tacos
Salad with oranges, almonds, and raisins

Regular: tacos

Penne with roasted zucchini and Italian sausage

Penne with roasted zucchini and Italian sausage

Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch T-bone steaks

Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch T-bone steaks
Sautéed green beans
Roasted Yukon Gold potatoes with golden chanterelles

Claypot chicken with lap cheong

Claypot chicken with lap cheong
Stir fried baby bok choy with shiitake mushrooms
Rice

Roasted Alaskan cod with lemons, olives, and rosemary

Roasted Alaskan cod with lemons, olives, and rosemary
Sautéed gobo and carrots with teriyaki sauce
Four-grain pilaf

New: four-grain pilaf (by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann, The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook. Boston: Harvard Common Press, 2002)

Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Curried cauliflower soup

Regular: black bean tart

Dinner @ Zachary's Pizza

Dinner @ Zachary's Pizza (Berkeley, CA)

Penne with roasted butternut squash, red bell peppers, and garlic

Penne with roasted butternut squash, red bell peppers, and garlic
Salad with pear, dried cranberries, chevre, and toasted almonds

Baked pork chops with parmesan-sage crust

Baked pork chops with parmesan-sage crust
Cranberry sauce with dates and orange
Pan-steamed broccoli
Roasted new potatoes with fresh thyme and parsley

Minestrone soup

Minestrone soup
Salad
Brown soda bread

Thin spaghetti with mussels and cod in coconut-lime sauce

Thin spaghetti with mussels and cod in coconut-lime sauce
Sautéed spinach and tomatoes with slivered almonds

Chicken and tofu hotpot

Chicken and tofu hotpot
 ...with udon noodles and Nappa cabbage

Pizza

Pizzas
 ...with pepperoni, or sausage
Salad with mandarin oranges and avocado

Regular: pizza

Take out

Take out
 ... from Hanami Sushi (Morgan Hill, CA)

Redux: The Chesson's beans and rice

Redux: The Chesson's beans and rice
Pan steamed broccoli

Chicken and chickpea stew

Chicken and chickpea stew
Pita crisps

(Almost) My mother's lamb curry

(Almost) My mother's lamb curry
Beet and orange salad
Sautéed beet greens with lemon
Rice

The Chesson's red beans and rice

The Chesson's red beans and rice
Warm cabbage salad with apples and walnuts

Poached Alaskan cod with shiitake

Poached Alaskan cod  with shiitake
Stir-fried bok choy with shiitake
Rice

Roast chicken

Roast chicken
Pan-steamed green beans
Redux: wild rice stuffing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots
Redux: Bourbon sweet potato puree with buttered pecans
Redux: cranberry sauce with dates and orange
Redux: gravy

Redux: Thanksgiving 2013

Redux: Thanksgiving 2013