Taco Bar

Taco Bar
 ...with choice of corn tortillas, Spanish rice, grilled chicken, pinto beans, shredded Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, guacamole, salsa, and yogurt
Salad with roasted beets and oranges

(Almost) My Mother's Lamb Curry

(Almost) My Mother's Lamb Curry
Grilled Zucchini Spears
Udon Noodles

Mexican Pasta

Maxime's choice: birthday week (the extended version)

Mexican Pasta
Sautéed lacinato kale with bacon

Slow-Baked Salmon with Lemon and Thyme

Slow-Baked Salmon with Lemon and Thyme
Sautéed spinach and beet greens with anchovy and garlic
Roasted red skinned potatoes

Senate Bean Soup

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Senate Bean Soup
Sautéed broccoli and red bell peppers
Brown soda bread

Red Cooked Chicken

Red Cooked Chicken
Warm Cabbage Salad with Apples and Walnuts
50-50 short grain brown and jasmine rice

Pizzas

Pizzas
 ...with pepperoni, or ham and pineapple
Salad with apples, dried cranberries, walnuts, and goat cheese

(Almost) My Mother's Chicken Curry

(Almost) My Mother's Chicken Curry
Gailan with Oyster-Soy Sauce
Udon Noodles

Chow Mein with Chicken and Fish Balls

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!
Happy Birthday, Maxime!

Chow Mein with Chicken and Fish Balls
Turnip Cake

Oven-Steamed Tai Snapper with Ginger and Scallions

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Oven-Steamed Tai Snapper with Ginger and Scallions
Watercress soup with shiitake mushrooms, ham, and shrimp
50-50 short grain brown rice and jasmine rice

Stemple Creek Ranch Rib Steaks

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Stemple Creek Ranch Rib Steaks
Caesar Salad
Apple Sauce*
Rice Pilaf
Ice cream cake
 ...with amaretti and almond crust with chocolate-chocolate mint chunk and raspberry-white chocolate chunk ice cream layers, and raspberries and slivered almonds on top

Spiced Vegetable Stir-Fry

Spiced Vegetable Stir-Fry
 ...with chile, soy sauce, miso soup, and lemon grass

New: Spiced Vegetable Stir-Fry (by Hugo Arnold, in The Wagamama Cookbook. Kyle Books, 2006).

Redux: Oven-Braised Beef with Tomato Sauce, Garlic, and Pearl Onions

Redux: Oven-Braised Beef with Tomato Sauce, Garlic, and Pearl Onions
Salad
Redux: Honey Whole Wheat Biscuits
Redux: Rhubarb Strawberry Pudding Cake with Whipped Cream

Take Out

Take Out
 ...from Good Mong Kok Bakery, Delicious Dim Sum, and Stella Pastry and Café (San Francisco, CA)
Sautéed collard greens

Oven-Braised Beef with Tomato Sauce, Garlic, and Pearl Onions

Happy Valentine's Day!

Oven-Braised Beef with Tomato Sauce, Garlic, and Pearl Onions
Sautéed Red Chard with anchovy and lemon
Honey Whole Wheat Biscuits
Rhubarb Strawberry Pudding Cake with Whipped Cream

Made by... Anja and Maxime (biscuits)

New: Rhubarb Strawberry Pudding Cake with Whipped Cream (Gourmet, April 2007)

Turkey Tacos

Maxime's choice: birthday week

Turkey Tacos
 ...and burritos
Salad with oranges, jicama, toasted walnuts, and goat cheese

Regular: tacos

Take Out

Yay, TSP!

Take out
 ...from Great China (Berkeley, CA)

Fish Tacos

Fish Tacos
Cole Slaw

Tofu with Broccoli

Tofu with Broccoli
Short grain brown rice

Oven-Fried Chicken

Oven-Fried Chicken
Sautéed sugar snaps, bell peppers, and onions
Mashed potatoes

Black Bean Tart

Black Bean Tart
Salad with mandarin oranges, avocado, dried cranberries, walnuts, and goat cheese

Regular: black bean tart

Minestrone Soup

Minestrone Soup
Chicken Basil Sausages*
Honey Whole Wheat Biscuits

Kimchi Soup (Jigae)

Kimchi Soup (Jigae)
Stir-Fried Bok Choy
Short Grain Brown Rice

New: Kimchi Soup (Jigae) (by David Tanis in "Cooking with Kimchi," in The New York Times, January 21, 2015)

Veracruz-Style Chicken Chili

Veracruz-Style Chicken Chili
Roasted Cauliflower
Skillet Cornbread

New: Skillet Cornbread (by Sheri Castle in The New Southern Garden Cookbook on epicurious.com, July 2011)

Pan-Fried Fish Sandwiches

Pan-Fried Fish Sandwiches
 with... deepwater red rock cod
Redux: Salad with apples, pomegranate seeds, sunflower seeds, and goat cheese, or green beans and carrots

Gado Gado

Gado gado
 with... tofu, hard boiled eggs, green beans, and carrots
Peanut Sauce
Singapore Noodles

New: Singapore Noodles (by Corinne Trang in  Noodles Every Day: Delicious Asian Recipes from Ramen to Rice Sticks, on epicurious.com July 2009)

Stemple Creek Ranch Beef Burgers

Stemple Creek Ranch Beef Burgers
Salad with Pomegranate Seeds, Apple, Sunflower Seeds, and Goat Cheese

Regular: burgers

Grilled Turkey Breast Fillets

Grilled Turkey Breast Fillets
Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Apples
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey Glaze
Cranberry Sauce