Friday, January 31, 2014

Pure cut chicken with ginger-scallion dip

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Pure cut chicken with ginger-scallion dip
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce
Baked nian2gao1
Rice

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Stemple Creek Ranch hamburgers

Stemple Creek Ranch hamburgers
 ...with caramelized onions and mushrooms, and avocados and tomatoes
Salad with sunchokes, orange, and toasted walnuts

Regular: burgers

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Pasta with cannellini beans and sage

Pasta with cannellini beans and sage
Sautéed collard greens with bacon

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Pan-cooked fish with preserved lemon, green olives, and capers

Pan-cooked fish with preserved lemon, green olives, and capers
Roasted cauliflower
Brown basmati rice with onions, peas, and corn

Monday, January 27, 2014

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Roast chicken

Roast chicken
Pan-steamed broccoli
Bacon smashed potatoes

Made by... Anja and Maxime (potatoes)

New: bacon smashed potatoes (Gourmet, November 2009)

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Minestrone soup

Minestrone soup
Pine nut-Parmesan biscuits

New: pine nut-Parmesan biscuits (by King Arthur Flour in Whole Grain Baking. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2006.)

Friday, January 24, 2014

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Tofu in creamy nut butter sauce with scallions

Tofu in creamy nut butter sauce with scallions
Green beans and carrots
Roasted brown rice with gomasio

New: roasted brown rice with gomasio (by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufman in The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook. Boston: Harvard Common Press, 2002)

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Mexican pasta

Mexican pasta
Salad with jicama, orange, sunflower seeds, and goat cheese

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Stir-fried seafood with oyster sauce and udon noodles

Stir-fried seafood with oyster sauce and udon noodles
Stir-fried long choy sum with shiitake mushrooms

Monday, January 20, 2014

Stir-fried eggplant, rainbow peppers, and tofu

Stir-fried eggplant, rainbow peppers, and tofu
Leek, turnip and rice soup
Brown rice

New: stir-fried eggplant, rainbow peppers, and tofu (by Martha Rose Shulman, in The New York Times, October 16, 2012); leek, turnip and rice soup (by Martha Rose Shulman, in The New York Times, December 13, 2011)

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Veracruz-style chicken chili

Veracruz-style chicken chili
Salad with tangerines, orange, peas, goat cheese, and roasted sunflower seeds
Corn muffins with green onions

Friday, January 17, 2014

Beef curry

Beef curry
Stir-fried baby choy sum
Brown rice

Made by... Norbert and me (baby bok choy)

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Very green fish stew

Very green fish stew
Pan-fried zucchini
Rice

New: very green fish stew (David Tanis, One Good Dish: the pleasures of a simple meal. New York: Artisan, 2013)

Monday, January 13, 2014

Roasted chicken thighs with barbecue sauce

Roasted chicken thighs with barbecue sauce
Roasted endives with Emmentaler and Parmesan cheese
Roasted sweet potato with honey glaze

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Chicken Caesar salad

Chicken Caesar salad
Red lentil and carrot soup
Buttermilk-rye bread

Made by... Anja and Maxime (Chicken Caesar salad)

New... buttermilk-rye bread (by King Arthur Flour in Whole Grain Baking. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2006)

Friday, January 10, 2014

Rice bowl with oven-baked miso-glazed tofu, red peppers and kimchi

Rice bowl with oven-baked miso-glazed tofu, red peppers and kimchi

New: rice bowl with oven-baked miso-glazed tofu, red peppers and kimchi (based on "Brown Rice Bowl..." by Martha Rose Shulman in The New York Times, October 28, 2013)

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Pasta with lentils and kale

Pasta with lentils and kale
Aidell's Italian Style with Mozarella Cheese dinner sausages*

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Pan-seared tuna with wasabi mayonnaise

Pan-seared tuna with wasabi mayonnaise
Oven-roasted broccoli and carrots
Potato and parmesan cake

New: potato and parmesan cake (Gourmet, October 2003)

Monday, January 6, 2014

Black bean, sausage, and sweet potato soup

Black bean, sausage, and sweet potato soup
Salad with orange, peas, scallions, and walnuts
Short grain brown rice

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Pizzas

Pizzas
 ...with pepperoni, or ham and pineapple
Salad

Regular: pizza

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Friday, January 3, 2014

French onion soup

French onion soup
Crustless quiche
Salad with oranges, peas, and walnuts
Garlic toast

New: French onion soup (Gourmet, December 2006)

Wednesday, January 1, 2014