Tagine T'Faia (Tagine with Hard-Boiled Eggs and Almonds)

Tagine T'Faia (Tagine with Hard-Boiled Eggs and Almonds)
Zucchini with onions, garlic, and mint
50-50 jasmine and long grain brown rice

Redux: macaroni and cheese

Redux: macaroni and cheese
Sautéed lacinato kale

Black bean tart

Black bean tart
Salad with plums, grapes, and goat cheese

Made by... Norbert and me (tart), Norbert (salad)

Regular: Black bean tart

(Almost) My Mother's Lamb Curry

(Almost) My Mother's Lamb Curry
Stir-fried Napa cabbage and spinach
Rice

Two dinners

Norbert and me (happy anniversary!):
Dinner @Trattoria Corso (Berkeley, CA)

Anja and Maxime:
Senate bean soup
Sautéed green beans
Spelt popovers

Sautéed fish on snow peas and cabbage with miso sesame vinaigrette

Sautéed fish (petrale sole) on snow peas and cabbage with miso sesame vinaigrette
Sushi-roll rice salad

Made by... Norbert and me (fish), Norbert and Anja (salad and vinaigrette)

New: Sautéed cod on snow peas and cabbage with miso sesame vinaigrette (Gourmet, July 2002)

Bean Curd With Broccoli

Bean Curd With Broccoli
Short grain brown rice

New: Bean Curd With Broccoli (by Madhur Jaffrey, in World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking. New York: Knopf, 1991)

Turkey burgers

Turkey burgers
 ...with avocado and tomato, or sautéed onions and mushrooms
Salad with roast beets

Regular: burgers

Tacos

Dinner with the Kanazawa family

Tortilla chips* with black bean dip and charred tomatillo salsa verde
Crab dip with sliced baguettes (brought by the Kanazawas)
Fresh corn soup with roasted corn guacamole
Tacos: steak picadillo soft tacos and grilled chicken tacos
Salad with cherry tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, parsley, and scallions
Flan (brought by the Kanazawas)
Lemon chiffon cake with strawberry sauce

Made by... Norbert (tomatillo salsa, corn soup and guacamole, steak tacos), Anja and Maxime (cake and sauce)

New: Southwestern black bean dip (Gourmet, May 1996)

Red lentil soup with lemon

Red lentil soup with lemon
Sautéed bell peppers and carrots
Short grain brown rice

Made by... Norbert (bell peppers and carrots)

Macaroni and cheese

Macaroni and cheese
Sautéed red chard, beet, and radish greens with pepitas and lemon

Pan-fried petrale sole dusted with corn meal

Pan-fried petrale sole dusted with corn meal
Shrimp gazpacho with croutons
Roasted Yukon gold potatoes
Tartare sauce

Made by... Anja and Maxime (gazpacho and croutons)

New: Shrimp gazpacho with croutons (Gourmet, July 1996)

Red-cooked slow cooker chicken

Red-cooked slow cooker chicken
Stir-fried on choy with garlic
Short grained brown rice

Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu
Sautéed romano beans
50-50 jasmine and long grained brown rice

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Soup

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Soup
Sautéed lacinato kale
50-50 jasmine and long grain brown rice

Thai-Style Grilled Duck with Red Curry

Happy Father's Day!

Thai-Style Grilled Duck with Red Curry
Rice noodles
Ice cream cake: chocolate cracker crust, cherry-chocolate chunk ice cream, cherry layer, walnut-banana ice cream, white chocolate-walnut chunk bittersweet chocolate ganache, and "Yay Dad!" chocolate cracker decoration

Turkey tacos

Turkey tacos (and burritos)
Salad with figs, goat cheese, and roasted walnuts

Regular: tacos

(Almost) My Mother's Beef Curry

(Almost) My Mother's Beef Curry
Stir-fried Nappa cabbage and spinach
Long grain brown rice

Stir-fried Chinese wheat noodles with shiitake mushrooms, baby bok choy, and Chinese barbecued pork

Dining al fresco @CalShakes' Raisin in the Sun

Stir-fried Chinese wheat noodles with shiitake mushrooms, baby bok choy, and Chinese barbecued pork
Baked and steamed barbecued pork buns*
Apple
Egg tart*

Fish tacos and burritos with tomatillo salsa

Fish tacos or burritos with tomatillo salsa
Green salad with kohlrabi slaw

Thai Tofu with Red Curry Sauce over Coconut-Scallion Rice

Thai Tofu with Red Curry Sauce over Coconut-Scallion Rice

Ragout of lentils, turkey meatballs and mint

Ragout of lentils, turkey meatballs and mint
Grilled zucchini
Whole wheat focaccia

Pizzas

Pizzas
 ... with pepperoni, or mushroom and eggplant
Salad

Regular: pizza

Dinner @ AAA Banquet

Dinner @ AAA Banquet

Slow cooker lamb shanks with cannellini beans

Slow cooker lamb shanks and cannellini beans braised with garlic, rosemary, and white wine
Cauliflower with lemon-butter sauce
Whole wheat focaccia

Mark Bittman's fish poached in soy sauce

Mark Bittman's fish poached in soy sauce
Gailan with oyster-soy sauce
50-50 jasmine-long grained brown rice

Chicken burritos or chicken tacos

Chicken burritos or chicken tacos
Salad with roasted corn guacamole

Pasta with lentils and kale

Pasta with lentils and kale

Steamed chicken with shiitake mushrooms and baby bok choy

Steamed chicken with shiitake mushrooms and baby bok choy
50-50 jasmine and brown rice

Steak Picadillo Soft Tacos

Steak Picadillo Soft Tacos
Cole Slaw

New: Steak Picadillo Soft Tacos (Bon Appetit, April 2011, on epicurious.com)