Tag Archives: corn

Dinner with new friends – 18 August 2011

Posted on 2011/08/18 by berkeleybarb

R’s dear friends J&M invited us to J’s parents’ house in Berkeley. Great meal, even better company – what a wonderful evening! J and her Dad V apparently did most of the cooking. We saw V grilling kefta (lamb with … Continue reading →

Posted in Dinner at friends', Meat-centered | Tagged corn, Coteaux du Languedoc, eggplant, foccacia, Gift wine, kefta, lamb, Pinot Noir, port, salad, Sweet dessert, Syrah/Shiraz, tea, Winery wine, Zucchini | Leave a comment

Wine-tasting dinner at Local Mission Eatery, with wines from Clos Saron – 29 June 2011

Posted on 2011/06/29 by berkeleybarb

We have really been impressed with Clos Saron wines. We figured that if this restaurant liked Clos Saron, we’d like the restaurant – and we were right! We got to sit at the bar (“seats 1 and 2,” we figured … Continue reading →

Posted in Poultry-centered, Restaurant | Tagged almonds, arugula, cherry tomatoes, Clos Saron wines, corn, Duck, green beans, Local Mission Eatery, mushrooms, Pasta, Potatoes, roasted tomatoes, summer squash, tarragon, wine tasting | Leave a comment

Mexican dinner with the faculty – 4 April 2011

Posted on 2011/04/05 by berkeleybarb

This was a wonderful dinner – great food, great company. I am not typically impressed by our catered dinners – they’re good, not scrumptious – but this one I totally enjoyed. They served us a platter of small corn tortillas … Continue reading →

Posted in Catered, Meat as a flavoring | Tagged avocado, corn, jicama, Rice, salad, Sweet dessert, tacos | Leave a comment

Pizza with zucchini, corn, cilantro, and feta – 13 March 2011

Posted on 2011/03/13 by berkeleybarb

We arranged that I would cook this pizza because we were about to run out of bread. We had some cilantro left over, in fact from the last time I made pizzas with cilantro, so I decided to do this … Continue reading →

Posted in Meatless, Pizza | Tagged Berkeley Bowl wine, Cheese Board, cilantro, corn, feta, Garnacha/Grenache, lime, Pizza, Zucchini | Leave a comment

Personal pizza with zucchini, feta, corn, and cilantro – 25 February 2011

Posted on 2011/02/25 by berkeleybarb

Continuing on the “feta and cilantro” theme, I made this excellent recipe from the Cheese Board cookbook. It has one tiny zucchini in it, a couple T of canned (b/c it’s not summer) corn (Green Giant Niblets), tossed with red … Continue reading →

Posted in Meatless, Pizza | Tagged Berkeley Bowl wine, Cheese Board, cilantro, corn, feta, Garnacha/Grenache, onions, Pizza, Zucchini | Leave a comment

Personal Pizza with Romas, Feta, Corn, Lemon and Cilantro – 24 February 2011

Posted on 2011/02/25 by berkeleybarb

I knew I could leave early enough to pay attention to a pizza today – even made a trip to the Bowl (in the rain – ok, just a little) before settling in. This is a Cheese Board recipe. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Meatless, Pizza | Tagged Cheese Board, cilantro, corn, feta, leftover wine, Pizza, tomatoes | Leave a comment

Pizza with Italian sausage, poblanos, corn, tomato pesto, and cilantro at Paisan; fried olives – 13 January 2011

Posted on 2011/01/15 by berkeleybarb

D had a meeting that he knew would last late, so he decided not to cook. By the time he got home it was too late to go to Riva Cucina, so we chose pizza at Paisan. This is very … Continue reading →

Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pizza, Restaurant | Tagged cilantro, corn, Paisan, Pizza, poblanos, Primitivo, sausage, tomato pesto, tomato sauce | Leave a comment

Spaghetti with tomato sauce; corn; salad – 1 Jan 2011

Posted on 2011/01/01 by berkeleybarb

Welcome to side six…. oh rather… year two. For the previous year of this blog, please go to my365dinners. For the first dinner of the year, this at Mom’s, Mom asked me to make spaghetti sauce from scratch. I used … Continue reading →

Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta | Tagged Bordeaux, corn, Pasta, salad, spaghetti, tomato sauce | Leave a comment