New recipe, July 31, 2013

The last night of our family reunion. We made Blueberry Ginger Sorbet, from the August 2013 Eating Well. This is very tasty! We give it a 4.

New recipe, July 30, 2013

Lime Mango Sorbet from the August 2013 Eating Well.  Nice, we give this a 3.

New recipe, July 29, 2013

New recipe, July 28, 2013

New recipe, July 27, 2013

New recipes, July 26, 2013

New recipe, July 25, 2013

New recipe, July 24, 2013

Crabless Cakes from the August 2013 Food and Wine, served with a green salad. Great flavors, we give it a 4! Two things to improve it--would add more bread crumbs as needed to get it to hold together better, and would consider substituting some nonfat Greek yogurt for some of the mayonnaise to reduce the oil.

Wine: Secco Italian Bubbles 2011 Rosé

New recipe, July 23, 2013

Tonight we went to see the new Cirque du Soleil show, Amaluna. Spectacular! So the new recipe is a cocktail, the Peach Julep from the August 2013 Bon Appétit. We like this a lot--it gets a 5.

New recipe, July 22, 2013

Eggplant and Porcini Meatballs in Tomato Sauce, from the August 2013 Food and Wine. Wonderful! These get a 4. Served with fresh tomatoes and peppers from the garden

Wine: Al Verdi Sangiovese 2008

New recipe, July 21, 2013

This is the second day of the Courage Classic. The tour supplies the meals, so the new recipe is the Kaimuki Daiquiri, from the July 2013 Bon Appétit. It needs a bit more simple syrup, we give it a 3.

New recipe, July 20, 2013

Today is the first day of the Courage Classic. They supply the meals, so the new recipe is a cocktail: Peachy Bourbon Lemonade, from the August 2013 Cooking Light. Very tasty! We give this a 4.

New recipe, July 19, 2013

Corn and Black Bean Quinoa Salad from the August 2013 Eating Well. Yum! We give this a 4.

Wine: Atalapagua Rosé 2012

New recipe, July 18, 2013

New recipe, July 17, 2013

From the August 2013 Cooking Light: Grilled Pork with Mango and Rum Sauce, served with green salad with tomatoes and white beech mushrooms. We would use more jerk spice, we give this a 3.

Wine: Victor Hugo Les Mis 2013 Paso Robles Rosé

New recipe, July 16, 2013

Cavatelli with Roasted Broccoli Rabe and Harissa from the August 2013 Food and Wine. Very tasty! We give this a 4. Served with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers from the garden!

Wine: Domaine du Tariquet Rosé de Pressée 2012

New recipe, July 15, 2013

We had dinner tonight with Mark's dad Mike, so the new recipe is a cocktail, the Sidecar from the Montanya Rum blog. The flavors are nice, it seems like the peppery flavors of the rum are a little at odds with the citrus. We give this a 3.

New recipe, July 14, 2013

Skirt Steak with Bloody Mary Tomato Salad from the August 2013 Food and Wine. We give this a 4--with a little more horseradish and salt in the tomato salad, it could be 5!

Wine: Chateau Simard Saint Emilion 1999

New recipe, July 13, 2013

Today we rode the Triple Bypass--120 miles, 10,000 vertical feet, not too much rain. It was a great ride. By the time we got home, we had time for a cocktail:

Honey Lavender Lemonade from the Montanya Rum website. This is delicious! We give it a 5.

New recipes, July 12, 2013

New recipes, July 11, 2013

Grilled Sirloin Steak with Mango and Chile Salad. Served with Coconut Ginger Rice. Both from the August 2013 Cooking Light. The mango salad makes this--we give it a 5, and the rice gets a 4.

Wine: Domaine du Tariquet Rosé Pressée 2012

New recipe, July 10, 2012

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Watermelon Arugula Salad from the Denver Post. We had a great watermelon--this is nice! We give it a 4.

Wine: Apaltagua Carmenere Rosé 2012

New recipe, July 9, 2013

Red Rice Salad with Peaches and Cucumber from the August 2013 Eating Well. Another hit--a definite 4! Served will grilled sirloin.

Wine: Domaine de la Fouquette Cuvée Rosée d'Aurore 2012

New recipe, July 8, 2013

Sambal Chicken Skewers, from the July 2013 Bon Appétit. Yes, this is spicy! People often ask us if a recipe is spicy, and if it isn't something we think of as spicy, we have to say we don't know, since heat tolerance can vary so much from person to person. Even for us, this is spicy (which isn't a bad thing), so if you don't like spicy food, don't make this. We loved this -it gets a 4!  Served with Roasted Baby Squash with Feta and Thyme from Kalyn's Kitchen. Still gets a 5!

Wine: Victor Hugo Les Mis 2012 Paso Robles Rosé

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New recipe, July 7, 2013

Grilled Lamb Chops with Chili Mint Sauce (page 72) from the Traeger Everyday Cookbook. We give this a 3, but to be fair, we skipped the Chili Mint Glaze, which sounded too sweet. Served with the Peach and Radish Salad with French Feta and Almonds from the August 2013 Eating Well--still a 5!

Wine: Domaine du Tariquet Rosé de Pressée 2012

New recipe, July 6, 2013

We joined Rich Lamm, Tim Charney and friends in the mountains, so our contribution is the Teocalli Caldera Martini, from the Montanya Rum website. This is delicious, we give it a 5! Keep in mind this takes some time--you need to infuse the rum with cucumbers, and you need to infuse a lavender honey simple syrup. So it mixes quickly, but it takes 4-5 days to get the ingredients ready. Worth it!

New recipe, July 5, 2013

Peach and Radish Salad with French Feta and Almonds (which I can't find a link for at the moment), from the August 2013 Eating Well. This is spectacular and gets an enthusiastic 5! Served with grilled shrimp.

Wine: Secco Italian Bubbles 2011 Rosé

New recipe, July 4, 2013

Our contribution to the Nobles annual 4th picnic--Yellow Gazpacho from the August 2013 Eating Well. Delicious, will be spectacular when we have perfect yellow tomatoes in our garden. This gets a 4.

New recipe, July 3, 2013

Grilled Steak Salad with Tomatoes and Eggplant from the August 2013 Eating Well. Yum--it gets a 5!

Wine: Domaine du Tariquet Rosé de Pressée 2012

New recipe, July 2, 2013

Chicken Salad with Pecans and Dried Cherries from the August 2013 Eating Well. Yum! We give this a happy 4.

Wine: a good match: Domaine de la Fouquette Cuveé Roseé d' Aurore 2012

New recipe, July 1, 2013

Seaside Tomato Gazpacho from the August 2013 Eating Well. Fabulous, this gets an unequivocal 5!

Served with leftover Beginner Brisket and Roti Chapati.

Wine: Apaltagua Carmenere Rosé 2012, a nice match