Dinner 9/30

Stir-Fry Seitan and Snow Peas w/ Hoisin Sauce

Basmati Rice

Dinner 9/28

Tofu [chicken] Tomato
(p. 26 Indian Cooking, Lalita Ahmed)

Spicy Zucchini

Basmati Rice

Papadams

Dinner 9/27

Coffee Braised Seitan [short ribs] w/ Ancho Chile*
(p. 162 10/04 Bon Appetit)

Basmati Rice


* mmmm... this was really, really good. coffee and anchos, whouda thunk? ;)

Dinner 9/26

Sauteed Tomato, Mushroom and Zucchini over Cappelini Pasta*

Ciabatta


* the zucchini and tomatoes somehow taste better when you know they come from your own garden ;)

Dinner 9/25

Tomato/Potato Soup w/ Sage

Braised Brussel Sprouts

Sauteed Hen Of The Woods Mushrooms and Pear Tomato Salad

French Bread

Dinner 9/24

Seitan and Hen-Of-The-Woods Dinner Salad
(mache, sauteed seitan, hotw mushrooms, pear tomatoes, tamari and raspberry vinagrette)

Ciabatta

Dinner 9/23

Tex-Mex Enchilladas*

Poblano Rice

* school "open house night" can only signal one thing: leftovers ;)

Dinner 9/22

Tex-Mex Enchilladas*

Poblano Rice

* from a old issue of Saveur

Dinner 9/21

Eggplant Parmesan

Tomato Salad

Homemeade Ciabatta Bread

* yes, more tomatoes -- the yellow pear ones for the salad, and the rest of the puttanesca sauce for the the Eggplant Parm -- used Japanese-style eggplants that made mini-rounds of eggplant. It was a trial run for a future tasting plate...

Dinner 9/20

Pasta Puttanesca
(onion, garlic, red pepper, soyrizo, kalamata olives, tomato, oregano, salt and pepper, over rombi pasta)

Homemade Ciabatta Bread


* the garden is overflowing with tomatoes -- we canned 4 quarts yesterday (plus "plenty of peaches, peaches for free"), and saved the roma tomatoes for a big batch of puttanesca sauce

Dinner 9/19

Papaya and Seitan [Beef] Salad

Jasmine Rice

Braised Brussel Sprouts
(w/ star anise and tamari)

Dinner 9/18

Hen-Of-The-Woods Mushrooms over Rombi Pasta*
(sauteed mushrooms, onion, garlic and basil)

Homemade Ciabatta Bread

* interesting texture and taste. I would say it's chicken-y, but after 20 years, I've forgotten what chicken tastes like -- not like that's a bad thing ;)

Dinner 9/17

Baked Potato
(w/ soy sour cream)

Braised Carrots

Boiled Green Beans

Dinner 9/13

Mixed Greens Dinner Salad
(tomato, red onion, almonds w/ tamari vinaigrette)

Dinner 9/12

Hoisin Seitan and Green Beans

Shredded Cabbage w/ Sesame Oil

Edamame

Lunch 9/11

Inari

Avocado Sushi

Edamame

Curried Tempeh Stir-Fry

Oatloaf w/ Mushroom Gravy

Terriyaki Pizza

Rueben Sandwich

Raspberry Chocolate Cake

* a free lunch at the Mustard Seed thanks to our good friends Genevieve
and Patrick -- the kids had the pizza and oatloaf, I had the sushi, and Liz had the Rueben. Strangely, the edamame was cooked through but very cold. We ended up not eating dinner per se, as we didn't get home from lunch until 5:30pm. We had some ciabatta and artichoke hearts on the deck as a snack later...

Dinner 9/10

Broccoli and Tofu w/ Garlic Sauce

Garlic Noodle Soup w/ Tofu

Jasmine Rice

Dinner 9/9

Tofu Marsala
(tofu, crimini mushrooms, garlic, tomato paste, marsala, lemon juice)

Gemelli Pasta

Dinner 9/8

Carbonnades a la Flamande
(seitan and onions, braised in beer)

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Braised Leeks

Dinner 9/7

Eggplant Parmesan

Gemelli Pasta

Steamed Broccoli

Dinner 9/6

Stir-Fry
(tofu, red bell pepper, carrot, onion, red thai chile, tamari, sesame oil, rooster sauce)

Basmati Rice

Dinner 9/5

Cauliflower Soup w/ Pesto

Braised Fennel

Tomato Salad w/ Basil

Homemade Focaccia Bread

Dinner 9/4

Chiles Rellenos
(stuffed with potato, soyrizo, mexican oregano)

Grilled Corn

Dinner 9/3

Saffron Basmati Rice

Aloo Matar

Chana Masala

Cauliflower Samosas

Dinner 9/2

Cabbage Bhaji
(cabbage, red bell pepper, tomato, cumin, corriander, curry leaves)

Dal
(onion, garlic, ginger, brown lentils, curry leaves, onion seeds and jalapeno)

Papadams

Dinner 9/1

Tomato Tofu*
(onion, garlic, ginger, cinnamon stick, curry leaves, cardamom, clove, tomato, cumin, corriander, dried chili, stir-fried tofu)

Pulao Rice
(raisin, onion, garlic and cardamom)

Spicy Braised Carrots
(turmeric, red pepper, salt, carrots)

* the garden is bursting w/ tomatoes, so there will be many meals featuring them over the next couple of weeks...