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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

New recipe, November 26, 2019

Applejack Sour from the November 2019 Bon Appetít. This is a marvelous cocktail, and gets a 5.

Monday, November 25, 2019

New recipe, November 25, 2019

Sacha's Pork Shoulder from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner. Simple and yet delightful flavors. We give this a 4.

Sunday, November 24, 2019

New recipe, November 24, 2019

Spicy Noodle Soup with Mushrooms and Herbs from NYT Cooking. Great flavors, very satisfying. We give this a 5.

New recipes, November 23, 2019

Two from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner: Mushroom Gratin and Entrecôtes Marchand de Vin. Both are delicious, we give them both 5s.

Friday, November 22, 2019

New recipe, November 22, 2019

Chicken Chasseur from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner. Delicious on a winter's night. We give it a 4.

New recipe, November 21, 2019

Tomato Soup from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner. It is sophisticated and delicious and gets a 5!

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

New recipe, November 20, 2019

Cheese Soufflé from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner (a lovely gift from Dwight!). We need to work on our soufflé technique, but the flavors are great. We give this a 4.

New recipe, November 19, 2019

My birthday cocktail—the Turmericana cocktail from https://www.donjulio.com/en-us/tequila-drinks/turmericana
Really fun flavors, and unusual. We give this a 5.

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

New recipe, November 18, 2019

Smoky Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well. These were tasty, we give them a 4.

Sunday, November 17, 2019

New recipe, November 17, 2019

Cocoa Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well. These are very tasty—we give them a 5.

Saturday, November 16, 2019

New recipe, November 16, 2019

Blueberry Lime and Cashew Smoothies from Epicurious. These are a pretty color. The flavors seemed average to us, we give these a 3.

Friday, November 15, 2019

New recipe, November 15, 2019

Roasted Garlic Mashed potatoes from the November 2019 Eating Well. We used blue potatoes instead of russets, because who doesn't need more xanthocyanins? Only ok, we give this a 3.

New recipe, November 13, 2019

The Diablo cocktail from exoticotequila.com.
Unusual flavors and tasty. This gets a 4.

New recipe, November 15, 2019

Lemon Garlic Chicken with Green Beans from the October 2019 Eating Well. Very nice combination of flavors, highlighted by the roasted pine nuts! We give this a 4

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

New recipe, November 12, 2019

Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade, which is a riff off the Blueberry Lemonade from dam delicious.net, substituting sparkling water for plain water. Very tasty, nice balance of sweet and tart. We give this a 4. It would be nice with Prosecco in place of the sparkling water.

Monday, November 11, 2019

New recipe, November 11, 2019

Old Bay Roasted Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well.

New recipe, November 11, 2019

Old Bay Roasted Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well.

New recipe, November 11, 2019

Old Bay Roasted Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well. We give these a 4!

Sunday, November 10, 2019

New recipe, November 10, 2019

Chia Pudding with Berries and Popped Amaranth from NYT Cooking. This is really good, and popped amaranth is just fun. We give this a 4.

Saturday, November 9, 2019

New recipe, November 9, 2019

Arroz con Pollo from the Instant Pot app. Nice flavors, didn't cook quite as expected. We give this a 3.

Friday, November 8, 2019

New recipe, November 8, 2019

Coconut Sriracha Chicken Tenders from the November 2019 Eating Well. The sriracha makes this dish which is delightful and spicy. We give it a 4.

New recipe, November 7, 2019

Mashed Celeriac with Herbs from the November 2019 Eating Well. This is a really wonderful combination, it gets a 5.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

New recipe, November 6, 2019

Za'atar Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well. Pleasant, we give these a 5!

New recipe, November 6, 2019

Za'atar Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well. Pleasant, we give these a 5!

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

New recipe, November 5, 2019

Huevos Rabos de Mestiza from Mexico The Cookbook by Margarita Carrillo Arronte. Delicious, this gets a 4

New recipe, November 5, 2019

Huevos Rabos de Mestiza from Mexico The Cookbook by Margarita Carrillo Arronte. Delicious, this gets a 4

Monday, November 4, 2019

New recipe, November 4, 2019

Spicy Salmon Cakes from the November 2019 Eating Well. Nice flavors, this gets a 4.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

New recipe, November 3, 2019

Spicy Roasted Marinara with Spaghetti Squash from foodnetwork.com. Very tasty (the marinara!!)—it gets a 5.

New recipe, November 2, 2019

Cannellini Bean Pasta with Beure Blanc from NYT Cooking. This was simple and tasty. We give this a 4.

New recipe, November 1, 2019

Mashed Rutabaga with Bacon from the November 2019 Eating Well. Our bacon was old—this gets a 3 as made, but we want to try it again with fresher bacon.

New recipe, October 31, 2019

Key Lime Caipirinha from noble pig.com.

This is fabulous-it gets a 5!

New recipe, October 30, 2019

The Devil's Kiss cocktail from make it perfectly.com
This is sweet, but the cayenne on the rim tones it down. We give this a 4.

New recipe, October 29, 2019

Indian Spiced Tomato and Egg Casserole from NYT Cooking. Very tasty, we give this a 4.

New recipes, October 28, 2019

Two fives! Whole Roasted Kabocha Squash with Umami Butter and Candied Pepitas from the November 2019 Eating Well, and Winter Squash and Wild Mushroom Curry from NYT Cooking.