April 3, 2011 new recipes

Tonight we moved into spring! We had Sauteed Chicken and Radishes with Mustard and Tarragon, from Epicurious.com. If you, like me, have never cooked a radish before, here is a reason to do it! Sauteed, radishes gain and earthy sweetness, and lose some of their sharpness. This was an absolutely fabulous dish!

On the side, we had Asparagus and Grapefruit with Tarragon Creme Fraiche. We saw a recipe for something like this recently, but have not been able to find it. Carl made this up, and it was quite nice, and a good match with the chicken.

The not so good match was the 2007 Henri de Lanzac Chateau de Segries Lirac. It is a really nice wine, but is mostly Syrah, which just didn't make it with these dishes. A Pinot Noir might have been a good match with the chicken. We aren't sure what would be best with the Asparagus, except that the flavors in the dish are a pretty good match for the flavors in a Sauvignon Blanc--might be too much of the same thing, but might be a good match!