Monday Night Dinner

So summer happened, and I apparently decided to take a hiatus from posting about Dinner.  This wasn’t so much a deliberately planned hiatus, so much as something that just happened.  We still had Dinner every week, I just didn’t write about it.  So, here’s a round-up of what we ate this summer in between engaging in such cultural activities as attending Shakespeare on the Common’s performance of Twelfth Night (or What You Will), sampling a variety of spirits at a local distillery, and going to a variety of summer movies. Read the rest of this entry ?

Dinner – September 2nd . . . . A Return to Normalcy
Cherry BBQ Sauce Baked Chicken
Peach Slaw
Corn on the Cob
Sliced Tomatoes
Watermelon

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This summer was bookend by seeing California friends in places that were not California.  In May* one Bay Area friend tacked a trip to Boston/Nantucket onto a conference in Toronto.  We took her on a tour of all our favorite bakeries in Boston – which is to say Sofra and Flour – and then stuffed her full of food at Dinner.

* okay, it wasn’t even remotely summer in May this year, but for the sake of a neat framing device we’re going to call it proto-summer.

Then in the last week of August I got up at an absurd hour on a Tuesday morning to catch a flight to Portland, OR to cash in on Jes’s impulsive suggestion that I join them for their summer vacation.   Read the rest of this entry ?

Dinner – August 19th . . . . A Variation on a Classic
Late Summer Tomato Soup
(baked) Mozzarella Sticks
Braised Garlic Bread
Salad
Watermelon Read the rest of this entry ?

Dinner – August 12th . . . . Eek!  Where Did Summer Go?
Ham Biscuits
Devilled Eggs
Tomatoes with Mozzarella
Beet & Nectarine Terrine
Radishes/Watermelon Pickles
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Dinner –   August 5th . . . . Did You Know Canned Creamed Corn is Vegan?
Ginger-Maple Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin
Coconut Creamed Corn with Coconut ‘Bacon’
Tomatoes
Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
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Dinner 
Sabich Sandwich
– roasted eggplant
– sliced tomatoes & cucumber
– tahini sauce
– hummus
– hard boiled eggs

Salad
Dried Fruit Medley
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Dinner – July 15th . . . . Summer Birthday Dinner or How to Work a Theme
Basil Scented Sangria

Barbacoa Beef Tacos
– Tomatillo Salsa Verde
– Spicy Barbacoa Sauce
– Smashed Avocados
– Quick Pickled Onions
– Cojita

Mango Slaw
Chopped Salad with Mexican Green Goddess Dressing
Watermelon

Strawberry Margarita Jello Shots
Brownie Ice Cream Sundaes with Dulce De Leche Sauce Read the rest of this entry ?