New recipes, January 31, 2012

Lamb Chops with Lemon from the April 2011Bon Appétit, served with Spicy Bitter Melon, from Mangoes and Curry Leaves by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, and heirloom tomatoes with green onions. The lamb is great, gets a 4. The bitter melon is interesting--even with the techniques to de-bitter it, the first taste is full of interesting flavors, including a strong bitter flavor. It gets mellower with each taste, but still challenging. Would love to taste it made by someone that makes it all the time. We give it a 2.

Carl's nephew Zac is here with his friend Jason.  They have been game to try all these new flavors--such fun!

Wine: Redwire Hawkes Bay 2007