MONDAY Chicken Salad Sandwiches | Garlic~Thyme “Mayonnaise” | Cranberry~Orange Coolers | Truffle~Parmesan Popcorn Sunday dinners are different. More often than not, the table is set in the dining room, flowers and candles dress the tabletop, dinner starts a bit earlier and we linger around the table a little longer, savoring a meal as well Continue reading → «Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Homemade Soda & Popcorn»
MONDAY Fillet of Beef Sandwiches | Mustard, Horseradish & Greek Yogurt Sauce You expect a sandwich to be good, really good…dinner worthy…when you start with perfectly-roasted fillet of beef tenderloin {left-over from last evening’s dinner}, but what you don’t envision is the condiment spread you put on that pile of lovely meat becoming the star Continue reading → «Fillet of Beef Sandwiches with Mustard~Horseradish “Mayonnaise”»
SUNDAY Sambal Chicken Skewers | Apricot, Kale & Quinoa Salad I distinctly remember the morning I first saw the photo of these chicken skewers gracing the cover of the July 2013 issue of Bon Appétit… I was standing in the checkout line at our local market around 11:00am and one of the clerks was Continue reading → «Sambal Chicken Skewers & Apricot, Kale and Quinoa Salad»
TUESDAY A Salad of Duck Confit, Baby Lettuces, Treviso Radicchio, Scallions & Cherries | Crème Fraîche & Mustard Vinaigrette Oh, how I love duck confit. The crisp skin, the unctuous flavorful meat. There are few things better. Seriously. It’s up there with bacon. Not only is the taste of it profound, the very idea Continue reading → «Duck Confit & Cherry Salad with Creme Fraiche and Mustard Vinaigrette»
FRIDAY Grilled Whole Chicken | Grilled Peaches, Figs & Dried Blueberries | Arugula Greens with a Mustard Vinaigrette If you are a frequent visitor to The Dinner Concierge, you may remember our recent gift of freshly-caught salmon from our neighbor, Dave. Well, earlier this week, Cynthia {Dave’s wife} emailed me shortly after dinner raving about Continue reading → «Grilled Whole Chicken with Peaches, Figs & Blueberries»
FRIDAY Burgers on the Grill | Sweet & Spicy Ketchup | Creamy Cucumber & Grilled Potato Salad Someone heard me yesterday and turned the heat up a bit. Morning fog gave way to brilliant sunshine fairly early today and we hit a high temperature of 80°F. Our French doors were open all day letting in Continue reading → «Grilled Burgers & A Creamy Cucumber-Grilled Potato Salad»
WEDNESDAY Oven-Roasted Salmon with Soy-Ginger Glaze | Garlic Soba Noodles According to my menu {as posted} we should be having Spicy Peanut Noodles with Steamed Vegetables this evening but a wonderful thing happened earlier this afternoon which called for a change of plan. Shortly after lunch our neighbor, Dave, knocked at my kitchen door Continue reading → «Oven-Roasted Salmon & Garlic Soba Noodles»
THURSDAY Grilled Sausages | Lemon Risotto | Roasted Asparagus This evening’s dinner was supposed to be a Pantry Soup…a variety of ingredients taken from the pantry, fridge & freezer that become transformed {with a little bit of kitchen magic} into a savory and satisfying meal, pleasing the palates of everyone gathered at the dinner Continue reading → «Grilled Sausages, Lemon Risotto & Roasted Asparagus»
TUESDAY Chicken Apple Sausages on the Grill | Baked Beans with Maple and Molasses But first, a {short}Birthday Dinner recap…Yesterday was so very warm here {I dare say even hot}…temperatures peaked around 82°F. There was absolutely no breeze and a dull haze hung over the Bay all day. Needless to say, the birthday dinner I Continue reading → «Chicken Apple Sausages on the Grill, Baked Beans with Maple and Molasses & A Birthday Snapshot»
SUNDAY Roasted Chickens with Clementines & Pernod | Spring Tabbouleh The mercury reached 80°F today! We ate dinner tonight by candlelight, outside sitting under twinkle lights listening to the tide come in. Please tell me it is NOT Monday tomorrow… But let’s hit the rewind button on today…it did not begin as leisurely as Continue reading → «Roasted Chicken with Clementines & Pernod and a Spring Tabbouleh»
