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)

Fresh Pasta with Baby Red Lentils and Ginger

Fresh Pasta with Baby Red Lentils and Ginger
 ...with penne
Goat Cheese Soufflés with Vanilla-Poached Peaches
Salad with Plums and Cucumbers
 ...with optional goat cheese and toasted hazelnuts

Made by... Norbert (fresh pasta); Anja and me (soufflés)

New: Goat Cheese Soufflés with Vanilla-Poached Peaches (by Yotam Ottolenghi, Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi. San Francisco:Chronicle Books, 2011)

(Almost) My Mother's Beef Curry

(Almost) My Mother's Beef Curry
 ...with carrots
3-Ingredient Sweet and Smoky Brussels Sprouts
Udon*
Baked Apples
 ...with walnuts, raisins, and brandy

New: Baked Apples (based on "How to Make Baked Apples (and Why You Should)," by Anna Stockwell on epicurious.com, posted Nov. 14, 2018)

Regular: curry

Maple Pork and Beans

Maple Pork and Beans
Greek-Style Watermelon Salad
Glazed Tokyo Turnips and Carrots
Brown Soda Bread

Made by... Anja and me (salad, and carrots and turnips)

New: Greek-Style Watermelon Salad (by Mark Bittman, New York Times Cooking)

Halfgiving (Observed) 2018

Halfgiving (Observed) 2018

Grilled Stuffed Turkey Breast
Green Beans with Toasted Walnuts and Dried-Cherry Vinaigrette
Puréed Grand Marnier Sweet Potatoes with Pecans
Crusty Cornstalk Rolls
Apple Compote with Dates and Orange
Gravy
Pumpkin Biscotti
Pumpkin Ice Cream

Made by... Norbert, Anja, and me (stuffed turkey, gravy); Anja and me (green beans, sweet potatoes, rolls, apple compote, biscotti, ice cream)

New: Crusty Cornstalk Rolls (by Ruth Cousineau, Gourmet, February 2009), Apple-Date-Orange Compote (based on "Apple Compote," by Martha Rose Shulman, The New York Times, and Cranberry Sauce with Dates and Orange), Pumpkin Biscotti (King Arthur Flour, https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/pumpkin-biscotti-recipe)

Photo by Maxime

Pizza

Pizzas
 ...with pepperoni; or with figs, proscuitto, gorgonzola, balsamic, and arugula
Salad with jicama, nectarines, purple grapes, goat cheese, and scallions

New: Pizza with figs, proscuitto, gorgonzola, balsamic, and arugula (Bon Appetit, August 2009, on epicurious.com)

Regular: pizza

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)

Wonton Noodle Soup with Watercress

Wonton Noodle Soup with Watercress
Stir-fried bok choy
Tapioca pearl pudding with lychees and mango

New: Tapioca pearl pudding with lychees and mango (Gourmet, February 2009)

Thanksgiving 2013

Thanksgiving 2013

with Joan Ika, Jansen Ika, Airin Adianto, and Naemi

Pear, leek, and gruyere turnovers
Endive and Granny Smith apples with smoked trout and herbed cream cheese

Grilled turkey
Salad with pomegranates, sweet and spicy candied pecans, and goat cheese
Wild rice dressing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots
Puréed Grand Marnier sweet potatoes with pecans
Pumpkin cloverleaf rolls
Cranberry sauce with dates and orange

Pumpkin ice cream pie with chocolate almond bark

New: pear, leek, and gruyere turnovers (Bon Appetit, March 2000, on epicurious.com); Pumpkin ice cream pie with chocolate almond bark (Bon Appetit, November 2008, on epicurious.com)

Dinner with the Zlokapa family

Dinner with the Zlokapa family

Alsatian cheese tart
Balkan potato and leek pancakes
Chicken casserole with dried fruit
Beet salad with plums and goat cheese
Rice pilaf

Cucumber water
Peach iced tea

The Zlokapas: Chocolate roulade

Southern barbecued pork on a bun

Southern barbecued pork on a bun
Cole slaw
Lemon ice cream profiteroles

New: dark and soft "chain restaurant" dinner rolls (http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/dark-and-soft-chain-restaurant-dinner-rolls-recipe#); lemon ice cream (Gourmet, June 1993, on epicurious.com)

Spicy pork and cashew stir-fry with snow peas and red bell peppers

Spicy pork and cashew stir-fry with snow peas and red bell peppers
Rice
Julie Hadem's Appelsneetje

New: Julie Hadem's Appelsneetje

Momofuku bo ssam

with the Liew family

Scallion pancakes
Chicken satay bites
Momofuku bo ssam...
...with lettuce cups, ginger-scallion sauce, chili sauce, and kimchi
Daikon and carrot pickles
Rice
Lemon poppy seed pound cake
Caramelized Bartlett pears
Vanilla ice cream

Made by... Anja (scallion pancakes, chicken satay bites, ginger-scallion sauce), Maxime (ice cream), Norbert, Anja , and Sandra (pears)

New: scallion pancakes (based on "Scallion Bread," in Mai Leung, Classic Chinese Cookbook, 1987); daikon and carrot pickles (based on "New Year's Salad," in Elizabeth Andoh, Washoku: Recipes From the Japanese Home Kitchen, 2005); lemon poppy seed pound cake (on epicurious.com, September, 1988); Caramelized Bartlett pears (based on "Caramelized Bartlett Pears with Dulce de Leche Ice Cream," Bon Appetit, November 2007, on epicurious.com)

Hanukkah potluck @ the Weksler's

Hanukkah potluck @ the Weksler's:
Spinach salad with Bosc pears, cranberries, red onion, and toasted hazelnuts

New: Spinach salad with Bosc pears, cranberries, red onion, and toasted hazelnuts (by Diane Morgan,  The New Thanksgiving Table, on epicurious.com)

Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving 2012
with Tony, Julie, and Dominique, and Kris and Louise


Miniature crab cakes with mustard mayonnaise
Fig and goat cheese crostini
Cheddar cheese crisps

Grilled turkey
Wild rice stuffing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots
Sauteed baby beets with haricots verts and lemon
Bourbon sweet potato puree with buttered pecans
Buttermilk fantail rolls
Gravy
Cranberry sauce with dates and orange

Pumpkin cheesecake

Made by: Norbert (turkey, sweet potatoes), Norbert and Sandra (gravy), Anja and Sandra (crostini with fig jam, beets and haricots verts, rolls), Anja and Maxime (crab cakes), Maxime and Sandra (cheesecake)

New: Fig and goat cheese crostini (Gourmet, September 2003), wild rice stuffing with pearl onions, dried cherries and apricots (Bon Appetit, November 1998, on epicurious.com), sauteed baby beets with haricots verts and lemon (Bon Appetit, April 2007, on epicurious.com)