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The only known food issues for dinner this week: a guest who won't eat fruit in anything other than dessert (lemon is Not A Fruit for these purposes, as long as it's sufficiently not intact). So, no chutney on chicken, no apple in the salad, and so on. Of course, every time I host this guest, I find myself inspired by fruity recipes. Ah, well.

wine, bread from When Pigs Fly
potato-bean soup, with pinto beans, yellow-eyed peas, onion, garlic, potatoes, carrot, parsnip, and fresh rosemary, plus salt and pepper
roasted beets and rutabagas*
steamed broccoli
sauerkraut
chicken baked with jasmine rice, preserved lemon, and pine nuts
green salad: red leaf lettuce, arugula, jicama, scallions, pickled red onions, and cucumber, with rice vinegar dressing
baked fruit: apples, cranberries, and oranges with a topping of white wheat flour, chickpea flour, ground walnuts, and nutmeg
tea, dried fruit, nuts, mini meringues
* "roasted swedes" just looks a bit too omnivorous of Scandinavians, or perhaps they've been the subject of speeches and jests

The food is done but for the salad. Now it's time to get the place straightened.