New recipe, November 12, 2012

Tonight we had Honey Glazed Shrimps from the Classical Cookbook by Andrew Dalby and Sally Grainger. As written, this is pretty salty--we would cut back on the fish sauce next time, but otherwise the flavors are nice--it gets a 3 as is. Served with rice and steamed butternut squash.  Fun to get to try these reconstructions of Roman and Greek recipes!

Wine: Droin Chablis 2010

New recipes, November 11, 2012

We went to see "A Day in Pompeii" today at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science with Dwight Davidson. It is a great exhibit! So naturally we left with . . .the cookbook! The Classical Cookbook by Andrew Dalby and Susan Grainger, to be specific. The new recipe today came from that book, Toronaean Shark or Tuna (we used tuna). A wonderful tuna with a rub of cumin, parsley, mint and oregano. We gave it a 4. The accompanying salad with a dressing of olive oil, red wine vinegar and fish sauce gets a 3.

Wine: Ribbonwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2010. While not apparently typical of Roman wine (which was sweet), it was a good match!