Tuesday Night Dinner 27-Jan-2026

Green salad with blue cheese dressing

Smoky spiced-pecan roasted sweet potatoes (https://www.seriouseats.com/smoky-spiced-pecan-roasted-sweet-potatoes-recipe)

Easy pan-roasted pork tenderloin with bourbon-soaked figs (https://www.seriouseats.com/pan-roasted-pork-tenderloin-bourbon-fig-glaze-recipe)

Butternut squash pie (from Dad’s garden, https://www.seriouseats.com/bravetart-butternut-pumpkin-pie-recipe) topped with homemade creams

Tuesday Night Dinner 20-Jan-2026

Green salad with blue cheese dressing

Elk meatballs with homemade pasta and mushroom (store bought crimini) sauce (adapted from https://www.seriouseats.com/the-best-swedish-meatballs-recipe)

Butternut squash soup (from Dad’s garden, https://www.seriouseats.com/classic-butternut-squash-soup-recipe) with croutons from homemade sourdough

Butternut squash pie (from Dad’s garden, https://www.seriouseats.com/bravetart-butternut-pumpkin-pie-recipe) topped with whipped cream.

Tuesday Night Dinner 30-Dec-2025

Green salad with blue cheese dressing

Grilled Lamb-Stuffed Pita (Cook’s Illustrated 2017ANNUAL). Very good burger mix and sauce, but what were they thinking? I read this recipe and could not believe it, but tried because I thought they must have tested it. The bread got completely burnt after only like 2-3 minutes per side (as any reasonable person would expect) and of course they mean pita pocket bread instead of just any pita flatbread. It is really hard to cut a normal pita bread in half that way.

Rolo cookies (https://thefoodcharlatan.com/rolo-cookies-recipe/) with canteloupe ginger lime ice cream ( https://www.homesicktexan.com/cantaloupe-ice-cream/) 

Tuesday Night Dinner 16-Dec-2025

Various appetizers (brie and crackers, toasted almonds, cheese filled marinated peppers, olives, crudités)

Green salad with blue cheese dressing

Beets in butter

Roasted sweet potatoes

Tuscan style rosemary/garlic/lemon pork loin roast with vinegrette (From The Best of 2017, America’s Test Kitchen)

Red wine poached pears (https://www.seriouseats.com/red-wine-poached-pears-recipe-8764366) on puffpastry with crème pâtissière, blood orange supremes, and pomegranate arils