Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Salad with nectarines, radishes, cucumbers, goat cheese, and pepitas

Regular: Black bean tart

Oven-Baked Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops

Oven-Baked Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops
Sautéed snow peas, red bell pepper, and onions
Sweet potatoes

Chicken and Tofu Hot Pot with Rice Noodles

Chicken and Tofu Hot Pot with Rice Noodles
Stir-fried Napa cabbage

Grilled albacore tuna skewers

Grilled albacore tuna skewers
Sautéed spinach with garlic and lemon
Brown basmati rice with peas, scallions, and Parmesan cheese

Grilled chicken thighs with cilantro gremolata

Grilled chicken thighs with cilantro gremolata
Warm cabbage salad with apples and walnuts
50-50 jasmine-long grain brown rice

Grilled stuffed turkey breast

Happy Halfgiving!

Grilled stuffed turkey breast
Sautéed green beans
Cranberry-tangerine sauce
Gravy
Garlic mashed potatoes
Lemon chiffon cake with raspberry sauce

Made by... Anja and Maxime (dessert)

Stemple Creek Ranch Hamburgers

Stemple Creek Ranch Hamburgers
 ...with sautéed onions and mushrooms, or tomatoes and avocado
Salad with nectarines, cucumber, goat cheese, and roasted almonds

Regular: burgers

Potluck

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

Contributed:
Yellow and blue tortilla chips and guacamole
Peppers stuffed with rice two ways
 ...with lamb-rosemary sausage, tomatoes, and corn; or with pine nuts, currants, and herbs
Stemple Creek Ranch  beef sliders on pita bread
Spinach and Potato Patties with yogurt sauce with cucumber and crushed mustard seeds (M. Jaffrey)
Raspberry zinger-decaffeinated orange pekoe iced tea
Norbert's beer

New: Peppers stuffed with rice and pine nuts, currants, and herbs (Claudia Roden, "Peppers Stuffed with Rice," The New Book of Middle Eastern Food. New York: Knopf, 2009). Spinach and Potato Patties (Martha Rose Shulman, "Recipes for Health" in The New York Times, May 12, 2014).

Pasta and Cannellini Soup

Pasta and Cannellini Soup
Sautéed lacinato kale

Stir-Fried Rainbow Peppers, Eggplant, and Tofu

Stir-Fried Rainbow Peppers, Eggplant, and Tofu
Short-grained brown rice

Mark Bittman's Alaskan Cod in Tomato-Fennel Broth

Mark Bittman's Alaskan Cod in Tomato-Fennel Broth
Asparagus
50-50 jasmine-long grain brown rice

Mexican pasta

Norbert's choice: birthday week

Mexican pasta
Sautéed broccoli, carrots, and onions

Tacos

Norbert's choice: birthday week

Tacos
Salad with jicama, plums, goat cheese, and roasted pepitas

Regular: tacos

Dinner @ Addis Ethiopian Restaurant

Norbert's choice: birthday week

Dinner @ Addis Ethiopian Restaurant (Oakland, CA)

Thai red curry with roast duck

Norbert's choice: birthday week

Thai red curry with roast duck
Jasmine rice

Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch T-bone Steaks

Norbert's choice: birthday week

Grilled Stemple Creek Ranch T-bone Steaks
Caesar salad
Rice pilaf*

Noodles of Longevity

Noodles of Longevity
Chinese mustard greens with braised tofu and edamame

Grilled Swordfish Kabobs with Mango Salsa

Grilled Swordfish Kabobs with Mango Salsa
Grilled orange and red bell peppers
Green Goddess Potato Salad

Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa

Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa

Sautéed dinosaur kale kielbasa

Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu
Grilled zucchini spears
Long grain brown rice

Pizzas

Pizzas
 ... with pepperoni, or ham and pineapple
Salad with peaches, sugar snaps, goat cheese, and chopped almonds

Made by... Anja and Maxime, with support from Norbert (pizza)

Regular: pizza

Cumin Lamb Stir-Fry

Cumin Lamb Stir-Fry
Stir-fried baby bok choy
50-50 long grain brown and jasmine rice

Made by: Norbert (lamb)

New: Cumin Lamb Stir-Fry (Melissa Clark, "Lamb at Play in a Field of Cumin," in The New York Times, March 26, 2014).

(Almost) My Mother's Chicken Curry

(Almost) My Mother's Chicken Curry
Stir-fried bok choy with shiitake mushrooms
Knife-cut Noodles

Swordfish tacos

Swordfish tacos
 ... with salsa fresca, avocado, and cucumbers
Cole slaw

Penne with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage

Penne with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage

Azuki Meshi

Azuki Meshi (Glutinous Rice Cooked with Azuki Beans)
Cabbage cooked with bean curd

New: Cabbage cooked with bean curd (by Madhur Jaffrey, World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking. New York: Knopf, 1991.)

Pork Ribs with Molasses Glaze

Pork Ribs with Molasses Glaze
Sautéed collard greens with bacon
Roasted fingerling potato salad with herb sauce

New: Roasted fingerling potato salad with herb sauce (Bon Appetit, June 2010, on epicurious.com)

Grilled Chicken with Barbecue Sauce

Grilled Chicken with Barbecue Sauce
Sautéed green beans and carrots with cumin-butter
Redux: Ciabatta integrale

Tomato-Basil Pasta Salad

Tomato-Basil Pasta Salad
Grilled eggplant with yogurt sauce
Saag's Basil Cracked Pepper Sausage*

Made by... Maxime (pasta)

Maple Pork and Beans

Maple Pork and Beans
Sautéed asparagus and bell peppers
Ciabatta integrale

New: ciabatta integrale (by King Arthur Flour, Whole Grain Baking. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2006).

Tacos

Tacos
Salad with sugar snaps, radishes, and goat cheese

Regular: tacos