Dinners w/o 12/23 & 12/30:

Happy 2013 everyone!  Here are our dinners for last and this week. Thanks for your continued reading, cooking and comments!

week of 12/23:

Sunday – out

Monday–   out

Tuesday –  Christmas dinner
Paella (really good and easy paella recipe!)- we added shrimp, clams and mussels to the mix http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easy-Paella/Detail.aspx?prop24=RD_RelatedRecipes
Green salad

Wednesday –  out for sushi

 Thursday –  Michele out
Bob made grilled pork tenderloin (marinated for a few hours in olive oil, soy sauce, fresh rosemary and chopped garlic)
Steamed brown rice
Steamed broccoli

Friday –Test drove recipe for new years eve
Homemade fresh pasta – easy and delicious! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/chef-annes-all-purpose-pasta-dough-recipe/index.html
Pasta with truffle butter – super easy and SOOOO  good! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/tagliarelle-with-truffle-butter-recipe/index.html 
Arugula salad with lemon juice, olive oil and shaved parmesan

Saturday – out of town

week of 12/30:

Sunday – out of town 

Monday–   New Years Eve Dinner with friends
Spicy tuna on crispy rice http://goop.com/recipes/small-bites/spicy-tuna-on-crispy-rice
Homemade fresh pasta –http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/anne-burrell/chef-annes-all-purpose-pasta-dough-recipe/index.html
Pasta with truffle butter http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/tagliarelle-with-truffle-butter-recipe/index.html 
Grilled beef tenderloin roast (marinated for a few hours in olive oil, chopped fresh garlic, salt/pepper)
Arugula salad with shaved parm, drizzled olive oil and pomegranate seeds

Tuesday –
Chicken tacos http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/chicken-tacos-10000001132654/index.html
Green salad

Wednesday –
Grilled salmon with pesto – grill salmon with a bit of olive oil, salt/pepper.  When cooked top with homemade or store bought pesto
Cous cous
Grilled asparagus 

Thursday –
Chicken with herbed goat cheese http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/chicken-with-herbed-goat-cheese-recipe/index.html
Zucchini with parmesan http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/zucchini-with-parmesan-recipe/index.html

Friday –
Nordstrom Café tomato soup with grilled cheese croutons http://community.tasteofhome.com/community_forums/f/30/t/640367.aspx (soup from the freezer) kids get cheddar cheese, parents get gruyere http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/easy-tomato-soup-grilled-cheese-croutons-recipe/index.html
Green salad

Saturday – TBD