Stemple Creek Ranch Beef Burgers

Stemple Creek Ranch Beef Burgers
 ...with avocados and tomatoes, or sautéed onions and mushrooms
Salad with apples, dried cranberries, nuts, and goat cheese

Regular: burgers

Fresh Ramen

Fresh Ramen
 ...Wagamama Ramen: chicken broth, chicken, hard-cooked eggs, fish cakes, crab sticks, stir-fried bok choy and celery cabbage, bamboo shoots, and scallions
Glazed Tokio Turnips

Made by... Norbert

Potato and Chorizo Soup with Crunchy Kale

Potato and Chorizo Soup with Crunchy Kale
Spring Mix Greens with Sprouts, Yellow and Orange Bell Peppers, Cucumber, and Grilled Chicken

Take Out

Maxime's Choice: Birthday Week

Take Out
 ...from Zachary's Pizza (Berkeley, CA)
Salad with Asparagus, Oranges, Toasted Walnuts, and Goat Cheese

Momofuku Bo Ssam

Maxime's Choice: Birthday Week

Momofuku Bo Ssam
 ...with ginger-scallion sauce,  kimchi, and bo ssam sauce
Butter Lettuce
Sautéed Sugar Snaps and Yellow and Orange Bell Peppers
Jasmine Rice
Redux: Ice Cream Cake

Thai-style red curry with roast duck

Maxime’s Choice: Birthday Week

Thai-style red curry with roast duck
Udon Noodles
Redux: Ice Cream Cake

Tofu with Creamy Nut Butter Sauce and Scallions

Tofu with Creamy Nut Butter Sauce and Scallions
 ...with hard-cooked eggs, greens beans, and carrots
50-50 Short Grain Brown and Jasmine Rice
Redux: Ice Cream Cake

Grilled Duck

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Maxime’s Choice: Birthday Week

Grilled Duck
 ...with hoisin sauce and scallions
Steamed Bread (Man4 Tou2)
Stir-Fried Choy Sum
Soup Balls (Tang1 Yuan2) with peanut filling and black sesame filling

Fresh Pasta with Meat Sauce

Maxime’s Choice: Birthday Week

Fresh Pasta with Meat Sauce
Sautéed Zucchini
Redux: Ice Cream Cake

Made by... Norbert (pasta and sauce)

Redux: Mexican Pasta with Black Beans

Redux: Mexican Pasta with Black Beans
Salad with Roast Beets, Oranges, Walnuts, and Goat Cheese

(Almost) My Mother's Chicken Curry

(Almost) My Mother's Chicken Curry
 ...with Crimini Mushrooms
Sautéed Red Chard and Beet Greens
Udon Noodles
Redux: Ice Cream Cake

Bulgogi

Maxime's Choice: Birthday Week

Bulgogi
...with butter lettuce, short grain white rice, and kimchi
Miso soup
 ...with tofu, seaweed, carrots, and scallions
Stir-Fried Choy Sum
Sushi*
Pan-Fried Nian2 Gao1 and Lo2Bo4 Gao1
Ice Cream Cake
 ...with chocolate cookie crumb crust and middle, with chocolate and orange ice cream layers, and blueberries ringing the edge

Mexican Pasta with Black Beans

Mexican Pasta with Black Beans
Caesar Salad with the works
 ...with anchovies, freshly grated Parmesan, and croutons

Mapo Tofu

Mapo Tofu
Gailan with Oyster-Soy Sauce
Short Grain Brown Rice

Turkey Tacos

Turkey Tacos
 ...and burritos
Salad with Pears, Dried Cranberries, Roasted Almonds, and Goat Cheese

Regular: Tacos

Fresh Ramen with Tonkatsu

Fresh Ramen with Tonkatsu
 ...with Roasted Kabocha Squash, and Cabbage with Carrots and Scallions
Frosted Butter Cookies

Made by... Norbert (ramen), and Anja and Maxime (cookies)

Chow Mein with Chicken and Fish Balls

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Chow Mein with Chicken and Fish Balls
Spring Rolls

Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Beef

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!
Maxime's Choice: Birthday Week

Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Beef
Green Beans
Scallion Pancakes
Tang Yuan with Black Sesame or Peanut Fillings

Whole Striped Bass with Ginger and Scallions

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Whole Striped Bass with Ginger and Scallions
Buddha's Delight
Stir-Fried Spinach
50-50 short grain brown rice and jasmine rice

Pizza

Maxime's Choice: Birthday Week

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

Regular: pizza

Tofu Fu Yung Soup

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Tofu Fu Yung Soup
Pan-Steamed Broccoli
Shandong Restaurant Pot Stickers*
Tang Yuan with Black Sesame or Peanut Filling


New: Tang Yuan (adapted from: http://www.chinasichuanfood.com/tang-yuan-recipe-black-sesame-filling/ and http://rasamalaysia.com/peanut-dumplings-recipe/2/)

Pure Cut Chicken

Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Pure Cut Chicken
 ...with ginger-scallion sauce
Spicy Eggplant
50-50 Short Grain Brown and Jasmine Rice

Pot Stickers

Gongxi Facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Pot Stickers
Winter Melon (Dong Gua) Soup
Chinese New Year Cake (Nian2 Gao1)

Fresh Pasta with Tomato Sauce with Sausage

Fresh Pasta with Tomato Sauce with Sausage
Grilled Yellow Squash
Nian2 Gao1

Made by... Norbert (pasta and sauce)

(Almost) My Mother's Chicken Curry

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

Pan-Fried Tilapia Fillets Dusted with Cornmeal

Pan-Fried Tilapia Fillets Dusted with Cornmeal
Roasted cauliflower with mustard-lemon
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey Glaze

Venetian-Style Borlotti Bean and Pasta Soup

Venetian-Style Borlotti Bean and Pasta Soup
Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Japanese Tofu and Root Vegetable Stew (Nimono)

Japanese Tofu and Root Vegetable Stew (Nimono)
Sautéed Zucchini
Soba Noodles

New: Japanese Tofu and Root Vegetable Stew (Nimono) (by Melissa Clark, based on, "Japanese Chicken and Root Vegetable Stew" in The New York Times, 28 January 2016)

Black Bean Tart

Black Bean Tart
Salad with Ham, Apples, Dried Cranberries, and Goat Cheese

Regular: Black Bean Tart