Black Bean Soup with Tomato Salsa

Black Bean Soup with Tomato Salsa
Roasted Turnips and Carrots with Sage
50-50 Short Grain Brown and Jasmine Rice

Spiced Beef and Onion Pitas with Parsley Sauce

Spiced Beef and Onion Pitas with Parsley Sauce
Baba Ghanoush

New: Baba Ghanoush (Madhur Jaffrey, World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking. New York: Knopf, 1991).

Soba Noodles with Tofu, Hard Cooked Eggs, Sautéed Spinach, Tomatoes, Bamboo Shoots, and Scallions

Soba Noodles with Tofu, Hard Cooked Eggs, Sautéed Spinach, Tomatoes, Bamboo Shoots, and Scallions
 ...in a Dashi-Kombu Broth

Turkey Tacos

Turkey Tacos
 ...and Burritos
Salad with Pomegranate Seeds, Pear, and Roasted Nuts

Regular: Tacos

Redux Plus: Thanksgiving 2016

...with the Hadem and Thijssen Family

Redux: Endive and Granny Smith Apple with Smoked Trout and Herbed Cream Cheese
Redux: Grilled Turkey
Redux: Puréed Grand Marnier Sweet Potatoes with Pecans
Redux: Mashed Potatoes
Redux: Cranberry Sauce with Dates and Orange
Redux: Gravy
Redux: Buttermilk Fantails

Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts

Made by... Norbert (Brussels Sprouts)

Fresh Pastas

with the Hadem and Thijssen family

Fresh Pastas
 ...with meat sauce, and with butter-sage sauce
Salad with Roasted Beets, Oranges, Sunflower Seeds, and Goat Cheese
Redux: Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie with Chocolate Pecan Bark and Caramel Sauce

Made by... Julie, Dominique, Norbert, and Anja (pastas and sauces)

Thanksgiving 2016

Thanksgiving 2016
 ...with the Hadem and Thijssen family

Endive and Granny Smith Apple with Smoked Trout and Herbed Cream Cheese

Grilled Turkey
Green Beans with Toasted Walnuts and Dried-Cherry Vinaigrette
Puréed Grand Marnier Sweet Potatoes with Pecans
Mashed Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce with Dates and Orange
Gravy
Buttermilk Fantails

Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie with Chocolate Pecan Bark and Caramel Sauce

Made by... Norbert (turkey); Norbert, Anja, and Maxime (ice cream cake); Norbert, Anja, and me (sweet potatoes); Norbert and me (green beans, gravy); Anja and me (endive and smoked trout, fantails)