New recipes, May 5, 2012

We did an old favorite from Epicurious, Lamb Chops with Pomegranate and Dried Fig Relish. Still gets a 5! The new dishes are from the Cooks Illustrated Cookbook: Roasted Green Bean and Potato Salad with Radicchio, and Roasted Fennel and Mushroom Salad with Radishes. The very successful trick with both of these is combining roasted and cooled vegetables with fresh vegetables. We give the fennel salad a 5, and the bean salad a 4. A great dinner, and very enjoyable after a long ride!

Wine: Small Gully Wines Robert's Shiraz, 2006