New recipe, September 30, 2015

Roasted Chicken and Vegetable Quinoa Salad from the September/October 2015 Eating Well. Great flavors! This gets a 4.

No wine, enjoyed a Pikantus Weizenbock

New recipe, September 29, 2015

Pasta with 15 Minute Burst Cherry Tomato Sauce from Epicurious. Garlicky, simple, enjoyable. It gets a 3.

No wine this evening.

New recipe, September 28, 2015

It was a long day, so tonight was leftovers (from yesterday's excellent meal), and the new recipe (enjoyed by Mark) is the Campari Orange cocktail from the Campari website. Nice, it gets a 3.

New recipe, September 27, 2015

So Carl landed in the hospital early today after a fall that gave him several facial fractures and a tiny amount of intracranial bleeding. But he is doing really well, and so it felt like the right thing to do when I got home was to make a new recipe, and take pictures of the lunar eclipse--heading back to normal.

So I made Dry Rubbed Flank Steak with Grilled Corn Salsa from the September 2015 Bon Appetít. Really tasty, it gets a 5! Served with leftover Roasted Butternut Squash with Pomegranate and Tahini, from Cooking Light.

Wine: Bleasdale The Broadside Langhorne Creek 2008

New recipe, September 26, 2015

Grilled Zucchini with Ricotta and Pomegranate Molasses from the September 2015 Food and Wine. Quick, and we thought it was solid but not spectacular. We give this a 3.

New recipe, September 25, 2015

Roasted Butternut Squash with Pomegranate and Tahini from the October 2015 Cooking Light. Great flavors, don't be afraid to add salt if it needs it. We give a 4.

New recipe, September 24, 2015

We both had meetings, so the new recipe is the Bronx Cocktail from Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology. Nice, we give it a 3.

New recipe, September 23, 2015

Fast Chicken Chili with Butternut Squash from the October 2015 Cooking Light. This is delightful! We give it a 5.

Wine: Carramimbre Roble 2005

New recipe, September 22, 2015

The Americano Cocktail from Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology--nice, we give it a 3.

New recipe. September 21, 2015

Spiced Beef Tostadas with Cilantro Lime Rice from the October 2015 Cooking Light. Nice, classic flavors, these get a 3.

Wine: Coto de Hayas Campo de Borja Crianza 2010

New recipe, September 20, 2015

Saag Paneer from the September 16, 2015 Denver Post. Served with tomatoes and naan.

We saw mustard fields everywhere in India, but it was never clear how mustard oil is used in Indian cooking, so I was immediately drawn to this recipe, which uses mustard oil. The flavor to me is the concentrated essence of mustard greens, and it does punch up this dish nicely! Just be sure to add salt! We give this a 4.

The article says you can get paneer and mustard oil at Whole Foods--sadly not at mine. I found both at Sathvik Foods, 2720 S Havana.

Wine: Yalumba Sangiovese Rosé 2013

New recipes, September 19, 2015

We had dinner with Ron and Beth Eller. The first course was the Buffalo Mozzarella with Neat and Messy Roasted Tomatoes from the September 2015 Food and Wine. It is definitely messy, best done with a fork. We thought it needs a bit more salt than the recipe allowed for, and give it a 4.
Wine: Jonathan Didier Pabiot Pouilly Fumé 2013

Next, Carrot Ribbon Salad with Lavendar Ricotta Dressing from the October 2015 Cooking Light. Fantastic, it gets a 5.
Wine: Palladium Pinot Grigio 2013

Main course: Pork Chops with Fennel and Juniper also from the September 2015 Food and Wine. Great flavors, but over cooked when I followed the recipe--gotta check the meat sooner! We give it a 3, easily a 4 if cooked right.

Wine: Corte Oavone 2004 Brunello do Montalcino

Dessert: strawberries and Kiwi with sweetened yogurt, and fresh dates stuffed with goat gouda

New recipe, September 18, 2015

We had a variety of delicious leftovers, so the new recipe is a cocktail from the Domaine de Canton website--the Ginger Sidecar. Very nice we give this a 4.

New recipe, September 17, 2015

The Summer Bourbon Smash from the Domaine de Canton website, since we had more of the tasty Japanese Chicken Noodle Soup for dinner.

This is quite tasty--the ginger gives it a nice added dimension. We give it a 5

New recipe, September 16, 2015

Japanese Chicken Noodle Soup from the September/October 2015 Eating Well. Subtle, really nice flavors. We give this a 4.

Wine: Los Vascos Sauvignon Blanc 2014

New recipe, September 15, 2015

We went to see Matilda at the Denver Center tonight (you gotta love the Miss Trunchbull!), so the new cocktail is the Negroni from the Domaine de Canton website. This substitutes the ginger of Domaine de Canton for the vermouth in the traditional recipe. Nice variant! We give this a 4.

New recipe, September 14, 2015

Beef and Bulgur Burgers with Blue Cheese from the September/October 2015 Eating Well. This was good, did not blow us away. We give it a 3.

Wine: La Truffière Côtes du Rhône 2003

New recipe, September 13, 2015

Chicken Rice Pilaf from the September 2015 Food and Wine. A simple dish, with lots of flavor. We like this a lot--it gets a 4. Served with cucumber with spiced yogurt.

Wine: Domaine Gilles Barge Condrieu La Solarie 2010

New recipe, September 12, 2015

Red Flannel Hash from the September/October 2015 Eating Well. This is a very simple but very tasty and satisfying meal. We give this a 4.

Wine: Yalumba Sangiovese Rosé 2013

New recipe, September 11, 2015

Freekeh Tabbouleh with Spiced Lamb Kofta from the September/October 2015 Eating Well. The lamb and yogurt were the best part of this, we give it a 4 overall.

Wine: Black Diamond Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2013

New recipe, September 10, 2015

Millet Stuffed Peppers with Ginger and Tofu from the September/October 2015 Eating Well. Very tasty--baked tofu is s new ingredient for us. It gets a 4.

No wine, had a Smithwick's Winter Spirit Ale

New recipe, September 9, 2015

Squash and Red Lentil Curry from the September/October 2015 Eating Well. Pretty easy, very tasty! Definite 4. Served with a Dwight Davidson impromptu salad, every bit as good!

No wine, had an Erdinger Dunkelweizen

New recipe, September 8, 2015

Balsamic Glazed Beets with Pecans from the Sepember/October 2015 Eating Well.  If you don't like beets these won't change your mind, but the recipe is really quite good--we give it a 4. Served with an arugula salad and more of the Roast Pork Shoulder with Star Anise and Soy Sauce,  from the July 2015 Bon Appetít.

Wine: Exem Bordeaux 2010

New recipe, September 7, 2015

Roasted Autumn Vegetables and Chicken Sausage from the September/October 2015 Eating Well. Very nice! We give this a 4.

Wine: Poggiotondo Chianti Superiore 2009

New recipe, September 6, 2015

The new recipe is the Jicama Salad from the September 2015 Food and Wine--the lime, basil and celery really amp this up--we loved it! It gets 5.

We also did a repeat of the Roast Pork Shoulder with Star Anise and Soy Sauce,  from the July 2015 Bon Appetít. Wonderful flavors--still gets a 5.

Wine: Gérard Bertrand Minervois 2008

New recipe, September 5, 2015

We did a repeat of the Steak Au Poivre from Evan Goldstein's Perfect Pairings. This is still a 5! The new recipe is the Frisée-Lardon Salad from the September 2015 Bon Appetít--pretty simple to make, but spectacular--another 5!

Wine: Smith Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (thanks, Rich and Tim!)

New recipe, September 4, 2015

The Princess Mary's Pride cocktail from Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology. This has a pleasant flavor profile--we give it a 3.

New recipe, September 3, 2015

Fresh Corn Carbonara from Epicurious. This is nice, it gets a 3.

New recipe, September 2, 2015

Dark Sparklers from the September 2015 Food and Wine. Nice flavors--plum and pepper are surprisingly nice together. We give this a 4.

New recipe, September 1, 2015

With a plethora of leftovers, tonight's new recipe is the Leap Year Cocktail from Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology. We give this a 3.