New recipe, November 25, 2026

Spicy Roasted Mushrooms with Polenta. Another brilliant Ottolenghi recipe in NYT Cooking. Roasted mushrooms and tomatoes bring a rich umami flavor to the creamy polenta, and then it gets topped with what amounts to a homemade chile crisp. Yum! This gets a 5!

New recipe, November 24, 2023

Turkey Pho from vietworldkitchen.com. A new Turkey Pho recipe for us. We liked this a lot-such a nice contrast to the big Thanksgiving dinner. We give this a 4.

New recipes, Thanksgiving, November 23, 2023

First, a Cranberry Aperol Spritz from delish.com. A very tasty variant of the classic, we give it a 4.

Next, Thanksgiving Dressing from NYT Cooking. We like the addition of apples, but the consistency was a bit gummy—I think toasting the bread cubes might prevent this. This was ok, we give it a 3.

And finally, Lardo Crisped Roasted Turkey from Food and Wine. This is spectacular! You get a beautifully crisped skin and very moist and tasty meat. And you get to use lardo, a cured herbed fatback, an ingredient that is new to me. This gets a 5.

New recipe, November 22, 2023

Crispy Parmesan Eggs from NYT Cooking. Had a hard time getting the Parmesan off the pan, but you can't beat the flavor of crispy Parmesan. This was nice—it gets a 3.

New recipe, November 21, 2023

Butternut Squash and Goat Cheese Galette. We saved time but using Duprey puff pastry dough. Very tasty, especially with that little bit of smoked paprika. We give this a 4.

New recipe, November 20, 2023

Open Face Grilled Eggplant Sandwiches. Another example of how a few great ingredients can create a superb dish. The grilling creates a marvelous smokiness in the eggplant. We give this a 5.

New recipe, November 19, 2023

Gold Rush Cocktail from delish.com. This hit a nice balance between the sweetness of the honey and the tartness of the lemon. We give it a 4.

New recipe, November 18, 2023

Big Apple Manhattan from delish.com. This is ok, didn't really stand out. We give this a 3.

New recipe, November 17, 2023

Slow Cooker Lentil Soup with Sausage and Appkes from NYT Cooking. Sounds humble but it has a delicious flavor balance. This gets a 4.

New recipe, November 16, 2023

Pasta with Sausage Basil and Apple from Food and Wine. This is quick and easy, and has a nice layer of different flavors with the wine, cream, mustard and basil. We give this a 4.

New recipe, November 25, 2023

Tahini Ramen Salad from NYT Cooking. Very tasty, great sauce, we give this a 4.

New recipe, November 14, 2023

Roasted Honey Nut Squash and Chickpeas with Hot Honey from NYT Cooking. Just delightful , and easy too. This gets a 5!

New recipe, November 13, 2023

Seared Gnocchi with Roasted Arugula from Food and Wine. Simple but a wonderful combination of flavors. This gets a 5!

New recipe, November 12, 2023

Fried Tofu with Spicy Ginger Sesame Sauce. This one is all about the sauce, which is great. This gets a 4,

New recipe, November 11, 2023

Quinoa Egg Bowl with Pecorino from Food and Wine. A delicious bowl, this gets a 4.

New recipe, November 10, 2023

Orzotto Alla Carbonara from NYT Cooking. Kind or like risotto meets carbonara. Very good flavors, this gets 4.

New recipe, November 9, 2023

Maple Soy Pork Chops with Shichimi Togarashi from NYT Cooking. The photo doesn't do it justice, this is a delicious melange of flavors. It gets a 5.

New recipe, November 8, 2023

Ratatouille pie from NYT Cooking. This comes together with all kinds of delicious flavors. It gets a 5!

New recipe, November 7, 2023

Easiest Chicken Noodle Soup from NYT Cooking. This really was easy and had great flavors. It gets a 4.

New recipe, November 6, 2023

No new recipes on November 4 and 5 because of travel. Today's new recipe is The Queen's Cocktail from The Lush Life. The Queen may have liked this, but it is a bit sweet for us. We give it a 3.

New recipe, November 3, 2023

Chorizo Taquitos from NYT Cooking. Spicey and enjoyable. These get a 3.

New recipe, November 2, 2023

Spinach Basil and Plum Salad from Food and Wine. No plums to be had so we used pears. Still very tasty, this gets a 4.

New recipe, November 1, 2023

Mahi Mahi Coconut Curry with Carrots and Fennel from Food and Wine. Delicious flavor combination even as leftovers! This gets a 5.

New recipe, October 31, 2023

In all the craziness of Halloween I forgot to take a photo of the Italian Wedding Soup from NYT Cooking. It was pretty darn good and something perfect to eat between trick or treaters. It gets a 4.

New recipe, October 30, 2023

Missed the photo. We made the Loaded Baked Frittata from NYT Cooking. Very good! It gets a 4.

New recipe, October 29, 2023

Deathbed Manhattan from NYT Cooking. Doesn't really distinguish itself from other Manhattans to us. This gets a 3.

New recipe, October 28, 2023

Skillet Chicken with Mushrooms and Caramelized Onions from NYT Cooking. This has a good set of flavor layers and is quite elegant. It gets a 5.

New recipe, October 27, 2023

The White Lady from Epicurious. A gin sour but with some orange liqueur and simple syrup which gives it a nice balance. We give this a 4.

New recipe, October 26, 2023

Instant Pot Congee from NYT Cooking. The congee is soothing, and the real interest comes from the toppings, including chopped ginger and chile crisp. This gets a 4.

New recipe, October 25, 2023

Missed getting a photo of Pasta con Palta (Creamy Avocado Pesto Pasta) from NYT Cooking. This was pleasant but didn't really distinguish itself. It gets a 3.

New recipe, October 24, 2023

Super Tomatoes Sandwich from NYT Cooking. This was made with perfect tomatoes from our garden. Adding tarragon mayo and ripe avocado notched it up even more. This gets a 4.

New recipe, October 23, 2023

Peanut Butter and Pickle Sandwich from NYT Cooking. Bread and Butter pickles work nicely with peanut butter. Not sure it rises above PB&J. This gets a 3.

New recipe, October 22, 2023

Mortadella Sandwich with Ricotta and Pistachio Pesto from NYT Cooking. This was a nice sandwich, with a few uncommon ingredients. It gets a 3.

New recipe, October 21, 2023

Toor Dal (Split Yellow Pigeon Peas) from NYT Cooking. The peas have some seasoning as they cooking, but then a bunch of other spices are briefly tempered (Sauteed) in ghee and are added to the peas. Adds many delicious layers of flavor. This gets a 4.

New recipe, October 30, 2023

Blistered Shishito Peppers with the Best Dip from https://natashaskitchen.com/blistered-shishito-peppers/. The dip is a lemon garlic aioli, and we have to agree it is awesome. We had. Great crop of shishitos this year so this was perfect. It gets a 5.

New recipe, October 19, 2023

Amaro Dour from NYT Cooking. This is quite good, has a little sweetness to balance the sour, so it gets a 4.