New recipe, September 30, 2016

Chipotle Hanger Steak with Sour Cream Mashed Sweet Potato from the October 2016 Cooking Light. Nice flavors. We give this a 4

New recipe, September 29, 2016

We went to the excellent production of The Glass Menagerie at the Denver Center, so our new recipe is The Sound and the Slurry cocktail from Tequila Mockingbird. Very good, we give it a 4

New recipe, September 28, 2016

Curried Chicken Thighs with Pomegranate Mint Dauce from the October 2016 Cooking Light. This is a delight-we give it a 5. Served with sliced tomatoes from the garden.

New recipe, September 27, 2016

Pantry Pasta from the September 2016 Bon Appetít. Nice mix of flavors! We give this a 4.

New recipe, September 26, 2016

Wiener Schnitzel with Potato Cucumber Salad from the September 2016 Food and Wine. Delicious, it gets a 4.

New recipe, September 25, 2016

Strip Steaks with Smoky Cilantro Sauce and Roasted Vegetables from the September/October 2016 Rating Well. Very good, we give this a 5. Served with heirloom tomatoes from the garden

New recipe, September 24, 2016

Braised Lamb Chops with White Beans from Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann. Excellent, we give this a 5.

New recipe, September 23, 2016

Strozzapreti Carbonara with Radishes from the September 2016 Bon Appetít. Nice, it gets a 4.

New recipe, September 22, 2016

Cocchi Americano and Vodka, an impromptu recipe. This gets a 3

New recipe, September 21, 2016

Grapefruit Gimlet from Epicurious. Nice, it gets a 4.

New recipe, September 20, 2016

Rio Stellato cocktail from Cocchi Americano. It gets a 4

New recipe, September 19, 2016

Warm Mushroom and Chatted Onion Salad from the October 2016 Food and Wine. Nice. This gets a 4.  Served with a reprise of the Oregano Scented Lamb Shoulder Chop with Tomatoes and Olives from the September 2016 Food and Wine.

New recipe, September 18, 2016

Oregano Scented Lamb Shoulder Chop with Tomatoes and Olives from the September 2016 Food and Wine. It gets a 4 partly because the chop was cooked perfectly

New recipe, September 17, 2016

Reposado Margarita from the Don Julio website. Very nice--the nutmeg is a great add. We give it a 5.

New recipe, September 16, 2016

Fortify and Vodka, an impromptu recipe. It gets a 4

New recipe, September 15, 2016

Turmeric Pork Chops with Green Onion Rice from the October 2016 Cooking Light. Great flavors, we give this a 4.

New recipe, September 14, 2016

Fall is coming quickly! Tonight's new recipe is Chinese Duck Curry from The Ultimate Thai and Asian Cookbook, by Deh-Ta Hsiung, Becky Johnson and Sallie Morris. This is a nice combination of Chinese and Thai flavors. We give it a 4--it could have been a bit spicier.

New recipe, September 13, 2016

Dark and Limey cocktail from the October 2016 Cooking Light. We give this a 3. It needs a bit more sweetness, and since we used powdered turmeric, we wonder how it would be with fresh.

New recipe, September 12, 2016

White Bean and Vegetable Bowls from the October 2016 Cooking Light. This is pleasant, we give it a 3.

New recipe, September 11, 2016

Balti Lamb Tikka, from the Best Ever Indian Cookbook, by Mridula Baljekar, Rafi Fernandez, Shehzad Husain and Manisha Kanani. Very nice, we give it a 4. Served with grilled Olathe corn, and chard and tomatoes from the garden.

New recipe, September 10, 2016

It was a busy day, so the new recipe is the Hpnotiq Blue Fish Cocktail. It seemed too tart to us--would have liked a little more balance. We give it a 3.

New recipe, September 9, 2016

Middle Eastern Bean Soup from the September/October 2016 Rating Well. Very nice, we give it a 4.

New recipe, September 8, 2016

Balti Lamb with Cauliflower from the Best Ever Indian Cookbook, by Mridula Baljekar, Rafi Fernandez, Shehzad Husain and Manisha Kanani. Very nice, we give it a 4.

New recipe, September 7, 2016

Asian Peanut Noodle Salad from the September 7, 2016 Denver Post. Very nice, we give it a 4, and added a bit of extra Sriracha. Served with a reprise of the Tomato Fig and Blue Cheese Salad from  cooking.nytimes.com. If you are wondering how these went together, fear not. We ate them one at a time.

New recipe, September 6, 2016

Potsticker and Vegetable Stir Fry from the September/October 2016 Eating Well. Actually, this was a riff on the recipe, (we used egg rolls instead of potstickers, used a variant mix of veggies), but it was still quite good.

It gets a 4.

New recipes, September 5, 2016

Savory Summer Squash Muffins from the September/October 2016 Eating Well. These are very tasty, we give them a 5. Served with the Tomato Fig and Blue Cheese Salad from cooking.nytimes.com. This is fabulous, it gets a 5. Also served with a grilled steak.

New recipe, September 4, 2016

Veggie Loaded Pizza from Bon Appetít "Cooking Without Recipes". This was really tasty--we give it a 4.

New recipe, September 3, 2016

Slow Cooker Ratatouille from the August 31, 2016. Typical ratatouille flavors, very simple to make. We give this a 4.

New recipe, September 2, 2016

Grilled Eggplant Planks with Creole Salsa from the July 2016 Cooking Light. Delicious, this gets a 4. Served with fresh tomatoes and a sausage.

New recipe, September 1, 2016

Chickpea Curry (Chhole) from the September/October 2016 Eating Well. Using canned chickpeas makes this really quick, and it is delicious. It gets a 5.

New recipe, August 31, 2016

Scrambled Egg Curry from the September/October 2016 Eating Well. Simple and tasty, it gets a 4. Served with tomatoes from the garden and Naan.