New recipe, August 20, 2023

Sweet and Sour Eggplant with Garlic Chips from NYT Cooking. Eggplant from our garden. Simple recipe but very good. It gets a 4.

New recipes, August 18, 2023

Chilled Zucchini Soup with Lemon and Basil from NYT Cooking, Beef Poke from Food and Wine, and Jacque Pepin's Favorite Poundcake (with diced Colorado peaches). The soup and poke are extraordinary and get 5s. The cake is very tasty but seemed a bit dry. There wasn't an altitude adjustment which could be the issue. We give it a 3.

New recipe, August 18, 2023

Bottled Manhattan from Food and Wine. This is a Manhattan, and is a good way of delivering the cocktail in bulk, do you don't have to make each glass on the spot. This gets a 4.

New recipe, August 17, 2023

Prizefighter No. 1 from Epicurious. This is a mild drink with lots of flavor. We give this a 4.

New recipe, August 16, 2023

Smashed Cucumber, Avocado and Shrimp Salad from NYT Cooking. Delicious, it gets a 5. The avocado contributes its own flavor and becomes part of the dressing giving it an unctuous quality. Yum!

New recipe, August 15, 2023

Slow Cooker Corn Chowder from NYT Cooking. We were pleasantly surprised at how good this was—it gets a 4. We found the slow cooker function on an Instant Pot, at least on low, didn't result in it being finished as fast as expected

New recipes, August 14, 2023

Bratwurst with Mustardy Fried Potatoes and Citrus Spiced Red Cabbage, both from Food and Wine. These both have great flavors, though the cabbage was a bit salty. Overall, we give both a 4.

New recipe, August 13, 2023

In Cold Blood from Food and Wine. A Manhattan variation using Cynar as the bittering agent. Nice, we give this a 4.

New recipe, August 12, 2023

Shrimp in Rundown Sauce with Cavatelli from NYT Cooking. It looks like a creamy tomato pasta sauce, but it is jazzed up with ginger, lemongrass, lime, and coconut milk instead of cream. It gets a 4. We think it is a little heavy on the pasta—the shrimp get a little physically lost in the pasta

New recipe, August 11, 2023

Medieval Hummus from NYT Cooking. This is really a recipe from the 13th century. Clearly hummus but delightfully different from what we expect it gets a 5.

New recipe, August 10, 2023

Saag Shrimp from NYT Cooking. This has bright, wonderful flavors! We give it a 5.

New recipe, August 9, 2023

German Lentil Soup from Food and Wine. This is nice, with the lamb adding some particular interest. We give this a 4

New recipe, August 2, 2023

I neglected to take a photo, but we made the Smashed Cucumber and Chicken Salad from NYT Cooking. This is an easy and pleasant recipe. We give it a 3.

New recipe, August 7, 2023

Poc Chuc (Citrus Marinated Grilled Pork) from NYT Cooking. The pork takes on a lot of citrus flavor and is delicious. We used thin pork chops, an alternative to pork shoulder in the recipe, but this would have been even better with the shoulder. The pork tastes great, and is enhanced even more by the accompaniments. We give this a 5.

New recipe, August 6, 2023

Cold Noodles with Tomatoes from NYT Cooking. Who would think that you could make a delicious broth with 2 cups of cold water? This is a simple but delicious recipe. We give it a 5.

New recipe, August 5, 2023

Sheet pan Chicken Thighs with Spicy Corn from NYT Cooking. The flavors work beautifully together, we give this a 5.

New recipe, August 4, 2023

Gin and Tonic with Bitters and Orange from NYT Cooking. A touch of simple syrup and the bitters jazz this classic up a bit. It gets a 4.

New recipe, August 3, 2023

Tequila Highball from NYT Cooking. The club soda makes it refreshing. It is pleasant, it gets a 3.

New recipe, August 2, 2023

Rose Cooler from NYT Cooking. This is pleasant and refreshing. We did not have the thyme to add to it. As made this gets a 3.

New recipe, August 1, 2023

Happy Colorado Day! Today's new recipe is the Porto Cooler from NYT Cooking. Refreshing cool drink, we thought it was pleasant but not outstanding. It gets a 3.