Chickpea and Mushroom Samosa Pie

Happy Halfgiving!

Chickpea and Mushroom Samosa Pie
Bourbon Sweet Potatoes with Pecans
Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts and Cream
Cranberry Sauce with Dates and Oranges
Mushroom Gravy
Pull-Apart Cranberry-Pecan Buns
Redux: Pumpkin Pie
Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Made by... Maxime, Anja, and me (all)

New: Chickpea and Mushroom Samosa Pie (Based on, "Samosa Pie," recipe by Nadiya Hussain, adapted by Rachel Wharton, in "The Secret to Smooth Doughs and Fluffy Bread Is Already at Hand," in the New York Times and NYTimes Cooking. Published: April 21, 2021). Pull-Apart Cranberry-Pecan Buns (by King Arthur Flour, Whole Grain Baking. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2006). Rum Raisin Ice Cream (based on recipe by Anna Markow, in Serious Eats. Updated: April 15, 2020)

Lee's Dim Sum

Lee's Dim Sum
Salad with Snap Peas, Carrots, Cucumber, Toasted Walnuts, and Goat Cheese
Pumpkin Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream

Made by... Anja and me (pie)

New: Freena's Pumpkin Pie

Fresh Pasta with Caramelized Onion, Swiss Chard, and Garlicky Bread Crumbs

Fresh Pasta with Caramelized Onion, Swiss Chard, and Garlicky Bread Crumbs
Sausages: Spinach and Feta Chicken Sausages or Green Chili Chedd'r Plant Based Sausage
Speculaas Cookies

Made by... Norbert (pasta); Anja and Norbert (cookies)

New: Speculaas

One-Pot Japanese Curry and Rice Two Ways

One-Pot Japanese Curry and Rice Two Ways
 ...with chicken or tofu
Roasted Broccoli, Black Radish, and Red Onion
Speculaasjes Cookies

Made by... Norbert (cookies); Anja and me (curry and rice, veg)

New: One-Pot Japanese Curry and Rice (by Kay Chun, based on "One-Pot Japanese Chicken Curry and Rice," in NYTimes Cooking); Speculaasjes (by Rutger van den Broek in rutgerbakt.nl. Published: November 3, 2019)

Lentil Soup with Sausage and Kale

Lentil Soup with Sausage and Kale
Roasted Green Beans
Walnut Bread
 ...with dates or dried figs
Battenberg

Made by... Anja and me (soup, bread, and cake)

New: Battenberg (by Cassie Best, "Easiest Ever Battenberg," on BBC Good Food. "3-Ingredient Homemade Marzipan," by Elizabeth LeBau, on the Spruce Eats, updated: March 19, 2021)

Photo by Anja

Stir-Fried Dungeness Crab with Ginger, and Scallions

恭喜發財 Gongxi facai!
Happy Lunar New Year!

Stir-Fried Dungeness Crab with Ginger, and Scallions
Gailan with Oyster-Soy Sauce
Spring Rolls
Green Tea Ice Cream

Made by... Norbert (ice cream); Anja and me (crab, spring rolls)

New: Green Tea Ice Cream  (by Just One Cookbook)

Buttermilk-Brine Roast Chicken OR Redux: Butternut Squash and Fondue Pie With Pickled Chiles

Buttermilk-Brine Roast Chicken
OR Redux: Butternut Squash and Fondue Pie With Pickled Chiles
Creamy Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
Beet Salad with Mandarin Orange and Parsley
Wild Rice with Dried Cherries and Scallions
Spotted Dick with Crème Anglaise

Made by... Anja (spotted dick); Maxime (crème Anglaise); Anja and me (beet salad and rice)

New: Butternut-Brine Roast Chicken (by Samin Nosrat, "The Single Most Important Ingredient," New York Times and NYTimes Cooking. Published: April 25, 2017); Creamy Jerusalem Artichoke Soup (by Janna Gur,  The Book of New Israeli Food. New York:Schocken Books, 2007)

Miso-Roasted Vegetables and Tofu

Miso-Roasted Vegetables and Tofu
 ...with butternut squash, zucchini, pearl onions, crimini mushroom, and red bell pepper
Jasmine Rice and Quinoa
Cranberry Orange Cookies

Made by... Anja and me (veg and tofu, and cookies)

New: Cranberry Orange Cookies (by Mordavia on allrecipes.com)

Take Out

Anja's Choice: Birthday Week

Take Out
 ...from Cafe Raj (Albany, CA)
Apple Gingersnap Crumble

Made by... Anja and me (apple crumble)

New: Apple Gingersnap Crumble (by Melissa Clark, in "How to Make Thanksgiving Dinner in 8 Hours," in the New York Times and NYTimes Cooking. Published: November 7, 2017)

Tacos and Burritos Two Ways

Election 2020 Celebration for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Tacos and Burritos Two Ways
 ...with ground turkey or pinto beans
Salad with Plum, Pomegranate Arils, Chickpeas, and Toasted Walnuts
Berry Cream Cheese Cake
 ...with Blueberries

Made by... Anja and me (tacos and salad)

New: Berry Cream Cheese Cake (by Yossy Arefi in Snacking Cakes, epicurious.com. Published: November 2020)

Regular: tacos

Spaghetti with Spicy Tomato Broth

Spaghetti with Spicy Tomato Broth
Vegetarian Italian-Spiced Sausage OR Spinach-Feta Chicken Sausage
Broccoli Rabe with Balsamic Reduction
Tomato Soup Spice Cake

Made by...Anja and me (all)

New: Tomato Soup Spice Cake (by King Arthur Flour)

Photo by Anja

Omurice

Omurice (Japanese Rice Omelet)
Stir-Fried Nappa Cabbage
White Sugar Sponge Cake (白糖糕 – báitáng gāo)

Made by... Anja, Maxime, and me (omurice); Anja and me (white sugar sponge cake); Maxime (nappa cabbage)

New: Omurice (by Hannah Kirshner in NYTimes Cooking); White Sugar Sponge Cake (by Judy in thewoksoflife.com. Published: April 11, 2020, last updated: April 17, 2020)

Photo by Anja

Take Out

Take Out
 ...from Lee's Deli (San Francisco, CA)
Cantonese Steamed Custard Buns (Nǎi huáng bāo, 奶黄包)

Made by... Anja, Maxime, and me (custard buns)

New: Cantonese Steamed Custard Buns (by Judy in thewoksoflife.com. Published: Sep. 19, 2016. last updated: Apr. 11, 2020)

Spicy Clam Pasta with Bacon, Peas, and Basil OR Redux: Spanish Tortilla

Spicy Clam Pasta with Bacon, Peas, and Basil OR Redux: Spanish Tortilla
Cabbage with Carrot and Scallions
Earl Grey Tea Cake With Dark Chocolate and Orange Zest

Made by... Anja (Earl Grey Tea Cake With Dark Chocolate and Orange Zest)

New: Earl Grey Tea Cake With Dark Chocolate and Orange Zest (by Samantha Seneviratne in NYTimes Cooking); Spicy Clam Pasta With Bacon, Peas and Basil (by David Tanis, "Tinned Fish, Three Ways," in New York Times and NYTimes Cooking. Published: June 8, 2020)

Fillo Coils with Spinach and Cheese

Anja's Roll With It! Graduation Celebration

Fillo Coils with Spinach and Cheese
Persian Sweet-and-Sour Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Kahk (Savory Bracelets)
Matcha Swiss Roll

Made by... Anja, Maxime, and me (fillo coils and cbbage rolls); Anja and me (kahk and Swiss roll)

New: Fillo Coils with Spinach and Cheese, Persian Sweet-and-Sour Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, and Kahk (Savory Bracelets) (by Claudia Roden,  The New Book of Middle Eastern Food. New York: Knopf, 2009); Matcha Swiss Roll (by Nami, on justonecookbook.com)

Photo by Anja

Photo by Anja

Photo by Anja

Photo by Anja

Halfgiving (Observed) 2020

Halfgiving (Observed) 2020

Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington
Green Beans with Toasted Walnuts and Dried-Cherry Vinaigrette
Garlic Knots
Redux: Mushroom Gravy
Redux: Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry Walnut Upside Down Cake
Vanilla Ice Cream

Made by... Maxime, Anja, and me (mushroom wellington); Maxime and Anja (green beans and garlic knots);  Maxime and me (ice cream); Anja and me (cake)

New: Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington (by Alexa Weibel on NYTimes Cooking); Cranberry Walnut Upside Down Cake (Gourmet, November 2005)

Beans and Greens Polenta Bake

Beans and Greens Polenta Bake
Spicy Tomato Soup
Scottish Shortbread
Redux: Orange Custard

Made by... Anja and me (polenta bake); Anja and Maxime (tomato soup); Anja (shortbread)

New: Beans and Greens Polenta Bake (by Anna Stockwell on epicurious.com, April 2020); Scottish Shortbread (by King Arthur Flour, Whole Grain Baking. Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2006)

Take Out

Take Out
 ...from Cafe Raj (Albany, CA)

Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream

New: Earl Grey Tea Ice Cream (by Laura O'Neill, Benjamin van Leeuwen, and Peter van Leeuwen, on epicurious.com. Published: July 2015)

Stemple Creek Ranch New York Strip Steak

Stemple Creek Ranch New York Strip Steak
Sautéed Lacinato Kale with Mandarin Orange
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Oyster Mushrooms
Lemon Snowball Cookies

New: Lemon Snowball Cookies (by King Arthur Flour on kingarthurflour.com)

Photo by Sandra

Fish in Artichoke and Tomato Broth

Fish in Artichoke and Tomato Broth
 ...with Alaskan Cod
Green Beans
Trader Joe's Garlic Naan
Chinese Walnut Cookies

New: Chinese Walnut Cookies (by Kaitlin in The Woks of Life. Published: July 23, 2015, updated: July 25, 2019)