New recipe, November 30, 2018

Spiced Chickpeas and Greens Frittata from the December 2018/January 2019 Bon Appetít. This has a wonderful tableau of flavors. We loved it, it gets a 5.

New recipe, November 29, 2018

Chickpea Salad Boats from the December 2018 Cooking Light. This is really nice, we give it a 4. Some red pepper flakes jazz it up nicely!

New recipe, November 27, 2018

Not the best photo, but this is Chicken Tetrazzini (made with turkey) from the December 2018 Cooking Light. We enjoyed this, it gets a 3.

New recipe, November 26, 2018

Creamy Four Cheese Pasta with Spinach, from the December 2018 Cooking Light. This is really good, we give this a 4.

New recipe, November 25, 2018

Filey Mignon with Apple Fennel
Slaw from the December 2018 Cooking Light. This was great! Fennel on the filet is wonderful, and the slaw is fantastic. We give this a 5!

New recipe, November 24, 2018

Winter Green Pesto Pizza from the December 2018 Cooking Light. Collard greens on pizza? Definitely! This is delicious, we give this a 5!

New recipe, November 23, 2018

Tonight's new recipe is the Vesper Martini from thespruceeats.com. And Thanksgiving leftovers! The martini is quite nice, it gets a 4.

New recipes, November 22, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving!

For breakfast we had Maple Bacon Popovers from the November 2018 Food and Wine. These were fun and tasty! We give them a 4.

The cocktail was the Pomegranate Spritzer from the December 2018 Cooking Light. Pleasant, we give it a 3.

Two wonderful turkeys, both with a 5! Dry Rubbed Turkey from the November 2018 Bon Appetít, and Smoked Turkey on a Traeger Pellet Grill from robcooks.com

Lastly, Classic Herb and Fennel Dressing from the November 2018 Bon Appetít, which is also quite good and gets a 4!

New recipe, November 21, 2018

The Cadfael Cocktail, created by my sister Barb. And it is excellent! We give it a 5.

1.5 oz gin
0.75 oz St Germaine
0.5 oz lime juice

Shake with ice, strain into a chilled martini glass or coupe.

New recipe, November 20, 2018

The Woo Woo Cocktail from bbcgoodfood.com. This is ok, we give it a 3.

New recipes, November 19, 2018

Carl prepared an amazing meal from the Silver Palate for my birthday! All extraordinary. We give them all 5s:
Wild Mushrooms Stuffed in Phyllo; Pheasant and Lentil Soup with cracklings; Apple and Onion Tart) the highlight!); and Prunes in Zinfandel

New recipe, November 17, 2018

Rosemary Crusted Pork with Mushrooms from the December 2018 Cooking Light. Wonderful flavors, we give this a 5!

New recipe, November 17, 2018

Sweet Potato and Bacon Frittata from the December 2018 Cooking Light. Very nice, this gets a 4.

New recipe, November 17, 2018

The b'Lure-Nam doc anchan, from la-story.com. B'Lure is a plant based color that changed from purple to pink based on pH. This is fairly tart, seems like it could be a little more balanced with sweetness. It gets a 3.

New recipe, November 14, 2018

Beef and Cabbage Stir Fry from the October 2018 Cooking Light. Nice, fairly typical Chinese flavors. We give this a 3.

New recipe, November 13, 2018

Celery and Parsley Salad with Wine Soaked Raisins from the November 2018 Cooking Light. The raisins and Parmesan add layers of flavor to the crunchy celery salad. This gets a 4.

New recipe, November 12, 2018

Moroccan Spiced Carrots from the September 2018 Cooking Light. These are really nice, and thebpaprija, cumin and cinnamon really add to the flavor! They get a 4.

New recipe, November 11, 2018

Slow Cooker Balsamic Short Ribs from the November/December 2018 Eating Well. Marvelous, these get a 5

New recipe, November 10, 2018

Potato Enchiladas from the November/December 2018 Eating Well. Simple and quite tasty, we give this a 4.

New recipe, November 9, 2018

The Gypsy Queen from liquor.com. Another nice drink, it gets a 4.

New recipe, November 8, 2018

The Sicilian Manhattan from dumante.com. A very pleasant drink, it gets a 4.

New recipe, November 7, 2018

An impromptu creation by Carl, 2 parts vodka and one part Dumante. It is pleasant, gets a 3.

New recipe, November 6, 2018

Fruity Chia Pudding from the November/December 2018 Eating Well. This is a fun breakfast, good flavors. It gets a 3.

New recipe, November 5, 2018

Mayan Cole Sauce (the one on the right), from The Whole Chile Pepper Book, by Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach. This is very good, familiar and not quite. It uses only pre-Columbian ingredients, so no onion or garlic here. This gets a 4.

New recipe, November 4, 2018

Chilled Shrimp and Scallops in Spicy Tomatillo Sauce from the August 2018 Food and Wine. Do not be intimidated by the habaneros—the finished dish is spicy but not excessive, and just marvelous flavors. This gets a 5!

New recipes, November 3, 2018

Two marvelous salsas that make use of our huge abundance of tomatillos: Fresh Tomatillo Salsa from the May 2013 Food and Wine (the green one) and Roasted Tomatillo Salsa with Chipotle and Arbol Chiles, adapted by JJ Goode from Truly Mexican: Essential Recipes and Techniques for Authentic Mexican Cooking by Roberto Santibaez. Both are amazing, with layers and layers of flavors. They both get 5s.

New recipe, November 2, 2018

Aleppo Spiced Meatball Salad from the October 2018 Cooking Light. We used lamb in place of beef. This is delicious, we give it a 5.

New recipe, November 1, 2018

The B'Luring cocktail from http://la-story.com/2015/01/blure-wild-hibiscus-create-phenom-drinks-12-drinks-of-christmas-day-13-bonus/.

This is pleasant and interesting, it gets a 4

New recipe, October 31, 2018

Mediterranean Chicken and Quinoa Stew from the November 2018 Cooking Light. This was pleasant, not outstanding, we give it a 3.

New recipe, October 30, 2018

It looks simple, but pasta with The Best Ever Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce (https://www.theslowroasteditalian.com/2011/06/oven-roasted-tomato-sauce.html?m=1) is pretty spectacular. We give the sauce a 4