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- Ravioli with radicchio and mascarpone; endive and milk-soaked croutons – 31 December 2011
- Grilled swordfish; citrus/avocado salad; rice; and a great wine match – 30 December 2011
- Scallion soup; endive and crouton salad – 29 December 2011
- Pasta with leftover pork tenderloin in pomegranate sauce; chard stems – 27 December 2011
- Leftover chicken breast with mayo-dijon-lemon sauce; Thai jasmine rice; sugar snap peas with mint – 26 December 2011
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Ravioli with radicchio and mascarpone; endive and milk-soaked croutons – 31 December 2011
D, R, and I had an excellent New Year’s Eve dinner. I needed to use up some mascarpone from Christmas dinner, and tried searching “mascarpone pasta” on epicurious, and this is what I came up with. The other dish was … Continue reading
Posted in Meatless, Pasta
Tagged Clos Saron wines, croutons, Endive, mascarpone, Radicchio, Ravioli, rose wine, Winery wine
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Grilled swordfish; citrus/avocado salad; rice; and a great wine match – 30 December 2011
I cooked a recipe/meal from a cookbook from Tsunami in Memphis, given to us by R&E. I had cooked this before. When our friend V gave D several perfectly ripe avocados, I decided to use one in this meal. Good … Continue reading
Posted in Fish-centered
Tagged avocado, basmati rice, calstar, Chardonnay, lemon, lime, orange, swordfish, Winery wine
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Pork loin with pomegranate sauce; green beans with ginger – 25 December 2011
Well, we planned three meals today but should have planned only two. Given we had breakfast at about 10:30 and lunch at 3, we had a hard time getting hungry for dinner. And of course there were the Christmas Cookies … Continue reading
Posted in Meat-centered
Tagged ginger, green beans, Pinot Noir, pomegranate, Pork, Winery wine
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Curry a la ‘F’; salad – 13 December 2011
I finished off the lamb curry I started on Sunday, and we had that after carrying home and setting up the Christmas tree! The curry is from my Scottish friend F, who sent me both the recipe and a bottle … Continue reading
Posted in Curry, Meat-centered
Tagged curry, lamb, Naan, pomegranate, salad, Two-Mile Wines, Winery wine
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Ham with red onion; braised fennel; boiled turnips and steamed turnip greens – 10 December 2011
D got inspired by some veggies at the Grand Lake farmers’ market today and cooked a wonderful winter dinner, using techniques from Alice Waters’ book about simple foods. He braised fennel wedges, and boiled turnips while steaming their greens above … Continue reading
Posted in Meat-centered
Tagged Donkey and Goat, fennel, ham, mandarin oranges, Octoberfeast bread, onions, turnip greens, turnips, Winery wine
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Gumbo and Piano Music at Two Mile’s Repeal Day party – 5 December 2011
I got an e from Two Mile Wines inviting us to celebrate Repeal Day – the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. Couldn’t miss that, now, could we? But oops, I managed, as is usual in unusual dinner situations, to … Continue reading
Posted in Catered, Poultry-centered, Stew
Tagged Cheese, crackers, gumbo, pate, Rice, Two-Mile Wines, Winery wine
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Lamb with lemon and thyme, grilled; Brussels sprouts; pilaf – 22 October 2011
I had to cook something quick b/c D&R were the featured artists at The Gardener today, and I wanted to go there too, which would not leave a lot of time for cooking afterwards. I took D there at 1, … Continue reading
Posted in Meat-centered
Tagged Brussels sprouts, Clos Saron wines, lamb, pilaf, Pinot Noir, Winery wine
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Spaghetti with fresh tomato-mushroom sauce; salad with dry-farmed early girl tomatoes – 12 October 2011
I came to one limit of my major teaching binge today, so I decided we should celebrate. D pulled some tomato sauce out of the fridge that he had made previously, and added some mushrooms, which he sauteed before adding … Continue reading
Posted in Meatless, Pasta
Tagged mushrooms, Pasta, salad, tomato sauce, tomatoes, Two-Mile Wines, Winery wine
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Dinner with new friends – 18 August 2011
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
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Made-up-on-the-spot pasta; salad with avocado – 15 August 2011
D took over cooking after his show ended yesterday, and he is great at dealing with an overloaded fridge and making good food come out of it. He was going to do his signature pasta of mushrooms, pinenuts, and parsley … Continue reading
Posted in Meat as a flavoring, Pasta
Tagged arugula, avocado, ham, haricots, mushrooms, no-knead bread, Pasta, salad, Winery wine, Zinfandel
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My 365 Dinners - 2011 