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Saturday, December 31, 2016

New recipe, December 31, 2016

Happy New Year! This is our. Ea recipe, the Midnight Sparkler Cocktsil from Epicurious. Odd color, ok flavor--we give it a 3.

New recipe, December 30, 2016

Shortcut Risotto with Brussels Sprouts from the December 2016 Cooking Light. This was surprisingly good--we give it a 4.

Thursday, December 29, 2016

New recipe, December 29, 2016

Roasted Eggplant and Cauliflower Salad with Tahini Green Goddess Dressing from the Jsnuary 2017 Food and Wine. This is delicious and satisfying. We give it a 5!

New recipe, December 28, 2016

Garlicky Spaghetti with Mixed Greens, from the January 2017 Food and Wine. This is good, we give it a 3.

New recipe, December 27, 2016

Seared Scallops with Mint Peas and Bacon from Epicurious. This is very nice (what isn't with seated scallops?). We give this a 4.

Monday, December 26, 2016

New recipe, December 26, 2016

Chicken with Bell Pepper and Hominy Stir Fry, from the November-December 2016 Eating Well. Carl said it tastes like a fajita taco, but as a salad, which is true. Lots of nicely cooked vegetables, we give this a 4.

New recipe, December 25, 2016

Our contribution to the Clark Family Christmas dinner--Goat Cheese Queso Dip from the December 2016 Cooking Light. This is delicious, and with a healthy turn as it uses blended cannellini beans to substitute for some of the sour cream. The goat cheese gives it a great flavor. As suggested, we served it with veggie chips. Very nice, it gets a 5.

New recipe, December 24, 2016

Diner Style Western Omelette from Epicurious. These turned out to be huge, and taste just like the title. We give them a 4.

New recipe, December 23, 2016

Ricotta Yogurt Parfait from the November-December 2016 Eating Well. Simple, nice flavors. We give this a 4.

New recipe, December 22, 2016

Muffin Tin Quiche from the January-February 2017 Eating Well. Very enjoyable as well as fairly healthy, we give these a 4.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

New recipe, Decembet 21, 2016

Happy Solstice! Our new recipe is Four Bean and Pumpkin Chili from the January-February 2017 Eating Well. Very nice! We give this a 4, be sure to add a bit more salt.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

New recipe, December 20, 2016

Zappa all a Pavese (Bread Soup From Pavia) from Twelve Months of Monastery Soups by Brother Victor Antoine d'Avila-Latourette. Simple, very satisfying, we give this a 3.

New recipe, December 19, 2016

Buttermilk Sage Mashed Potatoes from the November-December 2016 Eating Well. Nice flavors, this gets a 4. Served with a New York strip, and a beet salad.

New recipe, December 16, 2016

The Ancient Mariner cocktail from serious eats.com. Nice flavors, it gets a 4.

New recipe, December 18, 2016

Lamb Curry from Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann. Yum! 5!

New recipe, December 17, 2016

Chicken with Golden Raisins from Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann. This didn't work out very well. The flavors are good, but it was overcooked. We did not use chicken thighs with skin, and it may be that our slow cooker is hotter than some. But either way, it seems like there was not enough liquid in the recipe--we wonder if there is something that got left out of the recipe. At any rate, we give it a 3. Served with blistered haricots verts.

New recipe, December 16, 2016

The Lion's Tail cocktail from serious eats.com. Very enjoyable, we give it a 4.

New Recipe, December 15, 2016

Ancho Chicken Breast with Black Beans Bell Peppers and Scsllions from the January-February 2017 Eating Well. Very nice flavors, we give this a 4.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

New recipe, December 14, 2016

Steak Diane from the December 2016 Cooking Light--really nice flavors, this gets a 5. Served with a reprise of the Sauteed Haricots Verts with Rec Bell Pepper and Lemon.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

New recipe, December 13, 2016

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Cumin and Coriander from the November 2016 Food and Wine--tasty, these get a 4. We were fortunate to have quite a few leftovers, so served with another reprise of the Lemon and Prosciutto Stuffed Pork Loin Roast with Broccolini, and Root Vegetable and Mushroom Pie with Rosemary Biscuit Topping

Monday, December 12, 2016

New recipe, December 12, 2016

Sauteed Haricots Verts with Red Bell Pepper and Lemon from the December 2016 Cooking Light-excellent, it gets a 5. Served with another reprise of the Lemon and Prosciutto Stuffed Pork Loin Roast with Broccolini, and Root Vegetable and Mushroom Pie with Rosemary Biscuit Topping.

Sunday, December 11, 2016

New recipe, December 11, 2016



Jalisco Pear Recipe, a cocktail from seriouseats.com. This is very good, we give it a 5.

Saturday, December 10, 2016

New recipes, December 10, 2016

We did a reprise of the Lemon and Prosciutto Stuffed Pork Loin Roast with Broccolini, and Root Vegetable and Mushroom Pie with Rosemary Biscuit Topping, both from Epicurious. We still love these--the pork a 4, and the root vegetables a 5.

The new recipes are the Arugula and Golden Beet Salad from the December 2016 Cooking Light, which we give a 4, and Hibiscus Poached Pears from the November 2016 Cooking Light--this knocked it out of the park, and gets a 5!

Friday, December 9, 2016

New recipe, December 9, 2016


Two from the December 2016 Cooking Light: Mongolian Beef and Vegetables, and Sesame Soba Noodles. They did a nice job of making a lighter version of these and still with great flavor, we give them a 4.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

New recipe, December 8, 2016


Kimchee and Vegetable Soup from bonappetit.com, November 30, 2015.  Decent flavors, we give this a 3.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

New recipe, December 7, 2016




The Ferrari Cocktail from Mr Boston's Official Bartender's Guide. Very nice, it gets a 4.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

New recipe, December 6, 2016




From the December 2016 Cooking Light: Buttered Beet and Carrot Sauté. Simple and delicious--it gets a 5

Monday, December 5, 2016

New recipe, December 5, 2016




The Chanticleer Cocktail from The Joy of Mixology by Gary Regan. Very nice--the orange flavors blend well with the dry vermouth. We give it a 4.

Sunday, December 4, 2016

New recipe, December 4, 2016





Shanghai Stir Fried Chunky Noodles from the New York Times. Fresh udon is hard to find, so we used fettuccine. Flavors are good, some of the noodles charred, even with added oil. We give this a 3, instant 4 without the burnt noodles.

Saturday, December 3, 2016

New recipe, December 3, 2016

Radicchio Salad with Turkey, Pear, and Pomegranate from the December 2014 Bon Appetít. Very tasty, we give this a 4.




Friday, December 2, 2016

New recipe, December 2, 2016




Roasted Brussels Sprouts from the November/December 2016 Eating Well. Excellent, we give these a 5. Served with leftover steak from Shanahan's and Leftover Cabbage with Caraway.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

New recipe, December 1, 2016




Quick Chicken Tikka Masala from Epicurious. Nice, fairly typical tikka masala, we give this a 3