(Almost) My Mother's Lamb Curry

(Almost) My Mother's Lamb Curry
Stir-fried bok choy
Short grain brown rice

Chicken and Tofu Donburi

Chicken and Tofu Hotpot
Stir-fried Napa cabbage
50-50 long grain brown and jasmine rice

Baked penne with turkey meatballs

Baked penne with turkey meatballs
Sautéed collards greens with bacon

Fish with Mediterranean Flavors

Fish with Mediterranean Flavors
Sautéed sugar snaps, red and yellow bell peppers, and onions
Long grain brown rice

Thai-style red curry with roast duck

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Thai-style red curry with roast duck
50-50 long grain brown and white jasmine rice

Chicken tostadas

Chicken tostadas
Corn soup with roasted corn guacamole

Made by... Anja and Maxime (tostadas)

New: corn soup topped with roasted corn guacamole (epicurious.com, May 2009)

Take Out

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Take Out
 ...from Manpuku Restaurant (Berkeley, CA)

(Almost) My Mother's Chicken Curry

(Almost) My Mother's Chicken Curry
Gailan With Oyster-Soy Sauce
Short Grain Brown Rice

Red Wine Pot Roast With Porcini

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Red Wine Pot Roast With Porcini
Caesar Salad
Mashed Potatoes

Tacos

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Tacos
Salad with asparagus, radishes, goat cheese, and sunflower seeds

Regular: tacos

Pan-fried Albacore Tuna with Wasabi Mayonnaise

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Pan-fried Albacore Tuna with Wasabi Mayonnaise
Vegetable and Fish Ball Chow Mein
Strawberry and vanilla-brownie chunk ice cream cake with chocolate-almond ganache and chocolate cookie crust

Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Sautéed zucchini

Regular: black bean tart

Fresh pasta with red sauce

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Fresh pasta with red sauce
Salad with apple, cranberries, walnuts, and goat cheese

Made by... Norbert

Dinner @ California Pizza Kitchen

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Dinner @ California Pizza Kitchen (Emeryville, CA)

Chinese noodle soup with ham and bok choy

Gongxi facai
Happy Lunar New Year

Chinese noodle soup with ham and bok choy
Spring rolls

Mapo tofu

Mapo tofu
Stir-fried Napa cabbage
50-50 white and brown long grain rice

Pork spareribs with pineapple and ginger

Pork spareribs with pineapple and ginger
Sautéed lacinato kale
Oven-roasted Yukon gold potatoes

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with corn meal

Pan-fried tilapia fillets dusted with corn meal
Green beans and red bell peppers with mushroom sauce
Wild rice and bulgur with leeks and toasted almonds

New: Wild rice and bulgur with leeks and toasted almonds (by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufman in The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook. Boston: Harvard Common Press, 2002)

Soba noodles with tofu, egg, kimchi, and vegetables

Soba noodles with tofu, egg, kimchi, and vegetables

Chicken pot pie

Chicken pot pie
Roast Brussels sprouts

Made by... Anja and Maxime (pot pie)

Pizza

Pizzas
 ...with Italian sausage and red bell pepper, and pepperoni
Salad with apple, pomegranate seeds, and goat cheese

Regular: pizza

(Almost) My mother's chicken curry

(Almost) My mother's chicken curry
Stir-fried Napa cabbage and carrots with ginger
50-50 long grain brown rice and white jasmine rice mix

Red beans and rice

Red beans and long grain brown rice
Sautéed beet greens and red Swiss chard

Tuna noodle casserole

Tuna noodle casserole
Roast beet and orange salad

Oven steamed Tai snapper with ginger and scallions

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Oven steamed Tai snapper with ginger and scallions
Stir-fried clams with black beans, ginger, and scallions
Stir-fried broccoli with onions
Long grain brown and jasmine rice 50-50 mix

Grilled tofu steak salad

Grilled tofu steak salad
Azuki meshi (Glutinous rice cooked with azuki beans)

New: Grilled tofu steak salad (by Hugo Arnold in The Wagamama Cookbook. Kyle Books, 2006). Azuki meshi (by Madhur Jaffrey in World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991).

Noodles of longevity

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Noodles of longevity
Redux: pork and chicken potstickers
Triple chocolate ice cream
Chinese delight

Made by... Anja and Maxime (ice cream)

New: Chinese delight (epicurious.com, February 2008)

Pork and chicken potstickers

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Pork and chicken potstickers
Tofu fu yung soup
Salad