New recipe, August 16, 2026

Fennel and Lentil Salad with Caper Mustard Dressing from NYT Cooking. Simple but great flavors, we give this a 4.

New recipe, August 15, 2026

Amaro Spritz from NYT Cooking. This can be made with any amaro. So I used Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro—smoked rhubarb amaro. Not really a good match for this—it gets a 2.

New recipe, August 14, 2026

Caramelized Peaches with Rum and Cream from NYT Cooking. The flavors are good, though the Jamaican rum we used may have been a little too dominating. We give this a 4.

New recipe, August 13, 2026

Peach Cucumber and Mozzarella Salad with Gochujang Vinaigrette from NYT Cooking. Palisade peaches and home grown cucumber, and such a tasty vinaigrette! We give this a 5.

New recipe, August 12, 2026

The Eastside from Food and Wine. Gin with lime, cucumber and mint. Nice cooling flavors. We give this a 4.

New recipe, August 11, 2026

Il Fiorito from Food and Wine, kind of a cross of an Hugo Spritz with an Aperol Spritz. Very nice! We give this a 5.

New recipe, August 10, 2026

Hugo Spritz from NYT Cooking. We’ve made an Hugo Spritz before, but it was too light on the St Germaine. This is much better! We give it a 4.