Tag Archives: asparagus

Cheeses and cold asparagus for dinner at an unspecified time – 11 August 2011

Posted on 2011/08/11 by berkeleybarb

I thought D&R would be home for dinner, but without a pre-known time, so I went out and bought baguettes and cheeses at the Cheese Board, and some asparagus, which I cooked and chilled, and for which I made some … Continue reading →

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Wheel pasta with tomato-basil sauce; bruschetta with cranberry beans; cold asparagus with aioli – 27 June 2011

Posted on 2011/06/27 by berkeleybarb

Well, I really had to use up last week’s tomato sauce, and the basil I bought for the eggplant-sandwich pizza the other day had wilted into a sad little bunch of lifeless leaves in one day, so I combined the … Continue reading →

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Small plates – 14 June 2011

Posted on 2011/06/14 by berkeleybarb

OK, to use up the radicchio from Monday’s pasta, I could buy some prosciutto and wrap and grill radicchio wedges. Then to use up the prosciutto, I could make a pizza… But what to have along with the radicchio and … Continue reading →

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Pizza Margherita; asparagus with morels – 11 June 2011

Posted on 2011/06/11 by berkeleybarb

I knew we would be out of bread, and that I would probably have lunch at the farmers’ market (Himalayan! Super!) while D was doing a small show. I decided not to make bread for dinner, but instead to consider … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti with tomato-basil sauce; salad – 5 June 2011

Posted on 2011/06/05 by berkeleybarb

I’m writing this on the 15th, and looking back at the pictures – quite a few of them, interestingly – to figure out what we had for dinner. D’s dad P was here, and D was cooking. He made a … Continue reading →

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Asparagus bread pudding; garden salad with nasturtium – 15 May 2011

Posted on 2011/05/15 by berkeleybarb

Ah, the annual asparagus bread pudding 🙂 It’s a lot of work, mostly in cleaning and picking leaves off the herb stems, but it is so worth it! The recipe is from Georgeanne Brennan’s Potager, an outstanding cookbook. We save … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti with tomato/hamburger sauce; salad with asparagus – 22 April 2011

Posted on 2011/04/22 by berkeleybarb

D came home at six, but went out to work some more on kitchen cabinet doors, so he made a quick dinner when he came in at 7 or so. He cooked some of the tomatoes from the “I’m going … Continue reading →

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Pasta with fresh tomato-basil sauce; salad of cauliflower and asparagus – 18 April 2011

Posted on 2011/04/18 by berkeleybarb

D went to the Bowl today, and came across a bag of el-cheapo tomatoes (buy these to use today), so he made a pasta using those, with some of the basil left over from Saturday. The rest is just olive … Continue reading →

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Grilled lamb kebabs; roasted asparagus with feta; pilaf – 2 April 2011

Posted on 2011/04/02 by berkeleybarb

We went to Costco this morning and, among 27 other bottles of wine, picked up one for “Christmas in March” (ok, it’s April, but I had a tooth problem then). Then we had to make a meal to go with … Continue reading →

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