New recipes, October 31, 2011

Festive Tuna Salad, and Cucumber and Pomegranate Salad from Epicurious. Both of these are very tasty!

Wine: Dr Loosen Riesling 2010. On the sweet side, but worked nicely with these dishes.

New recipe, October 30, 2011

Marinated London Broil with Lemon and Garlic from Epicurious, with roasted vegetables and sliced tomatoes.
Wine: Dr Loosen "Red Slate" Mosel Dry Riesling 2009. This has apricot and citrus in the aroma--the flavor is good, not quite up to the aroma. Overall very nice, and a good match to the lemon and other flavors in the meat.

New recipe, October 29, 2011

Acorn Squash Velouté with Ginger and Mustard Seeds from Epicurious, with an arugula salad with turkey and ham.  No wine this evening, as we are heading to a neighbor's Halloween party.

New recipe, October 28, 2011

"A Fork on the Left" cocktail, from the Denver Post, in honor of Emily Post's 139th birthday. We are going to a dinner event, so the new recipe was a cocktail again.

New recipe, October 27, 2011

Tender Chanterelle Salad from Epicurious--delicious! We had it with a repeat, the Lamb Chops with Pomegranate and Dried Fig Relish from Epicurious, with rice on the side. Both of these recipes scream for repetition!
Wine: Oak Grove Petite Syrah 2009 Reserve

New recipe, October 26, 2011

Adonis Cocktail, from the Mr Boston's Official Bartender Guide. Two reasons for a cocktail: 1) we both had dinner meetings. 2) our lovely wet early winter storm has resulted in a power failure for our block.

New recipe, October 25, 2011

Irish Manhattan from Epicurious.  We had an event tonight, so the cocktail is the new recipe.

New recipes, October 24, 2011

Turnip with Coconut from Yummly.com, and Curried Lamb with Rice from Southernfood.about.com.
Honestly we expected more flavor from both.
No wine--we headed out to an event after dinner.

New recipe, October 23, 2011

Tuna Steaks with Garlic, Tomatoes, Capers and Basil from Epicurious. Served with herbed quinoa and a mâché salad.
Wine: Bionzo Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2006

New recipe, October 22, 2011

Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Baby Carrots from Epicurious, with a salad of the last heirloom tomatoes from our garden. Make this dish--it was wonderful!
Wine: Bionzo Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2006--excellent match!!

New recipe, October 21, 2011

Arugula Salad with Lemon Parmesan Dressing from Epicurious--delicious! We had it with the last of the Dijon Pork Tenderloin Stew from EatingWell.com, which is still good, perhaps better each day!
No wine, we drove to Tabernash after dinner.

New recipe, October 20, 2011

Cucumbers with Wasabi and Rice Vinegar from Epicurious, with the Dijon Pork Tenderloin Stew from EatingWell.com. Yum!
Wine: Bleasdale The Broadside Langhorn Creek Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2008

New recipe, October 19, 2011

Dijon Pork Tenderloin Stew from EatingWell.com on a bed of spaghetti squash.
Wine: Domaine Pontifical Chateauneuf du Pape 2011

New recipes, October 18, 2011

Both from Epicurious: Quick Moroccan Vegetable Couscous, and Lamb Chops with Pomegranate and Dried Fig Relish (but I used fresh figs--why not?)
The couscous was good--I overcooked the veggies a bit. But the lamb and relish were fabulous!
Wine: Bleasdale The Broadside Langhorn Creek Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2008. They do know lamb down-under, and this was a great fit!

New recipes, October 17, 2011

The Devil's Chicken (Pollo al Diavolo) from Mario Batali's Molto Italiano, and Delicata Squash and Roasted Mushrooms with Thyme from Epicurious.
Wine: went back to the Undone Rheinhessen Dry Riesling 2009, which worked well with the spicy chicken as well as the earthy sweet flavors of the squash dish

New recipe, October 16, 2011

Spicy Sicilian Chicken, from Mario Batali's Molto Italiano.  I used the requisite number of hot peppers, but this was not as firey as Mario wants it.  It was still very tasty.  I remain in awe of what mint can do in a savory dish!
Wine: Undone Rheinhessen Dry Riesling 2009. An unlikely match for a chicken dish with red wine, but it has lovely aromas of honey and citrus blossom. While it is dry, those aromas and flavors are a nice counterpoint to the earthy, salty, spicy meal.

New Recipes, October 15, 2011

Soy Citrus Marinated Scallops from Epicurious. Accompanied by Quinoa with Toasted Pistachios and a Ponzu-Maple Syrup Dressing (inspired by a meal I had recently--did the proportions of ponzu and maple syrup entirely by taste; I had about 1/4 cup roasted pistachios in 4 cups of cooked quinoa), and Thai style cucumbers--there is a teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of sugar (I used stevia), and 3 tablespoons of acid--usually it is all rice wine vinegar, but this time half the acid was lime juice--bright and tasty! Some red pepper flakes add a little zing.  This was all very tasty, and worked together very well.  we will do this again!
Wine: Côté Est Catalan 2009--excellent with this meal!

New recipe, October 14, 2011

Grilled Flank Steak with Spicy Pepper and Watermelon Salad from Epicurious. Yum!! We have made the salad before, but we've never made the flank steak, which has a great marinade and is quite tasty itself, and even better with the salad.  Make this dish!
Wine: Tenuta Sant' Antonio Nanfre Valpolicella 2008

New recipe, October 13, 2011

The Flying Dutchman, from Drinks Mixer.  Another night with meetings!

New recipe, October 12, 2011

Couscous and Lamb Salad from Epicurious.  Tasty!

Beverage: St Martin Winter Ale

New recipe, October 11, 2011

 Negroni, from Epicurious.  A meeting night!

New recipes, October 10, 2011

Greek Chicken with Potatoes, and Marinated Eggplant with Capers and Mint, both from Epicurious. Fresh tomatoes on the side.  The eggplant (with the mint) was especially nice!  We used quite a bit less oil than it called for and it was still delicious!
Wine: Ribbonwood Marlborogh Sauvignon Blanc 2010

New recipe, October 9, 2011

We are living large! The new dish is Indian Spiced Pork (Tenderloin) with Raita from Cooking Light. Fantastic. With it we had a salad of yellow pear tomatoes and basil from the garden with balsamic, leftover Truffled Lentil Spoon with Bacon Viniagrette (we did faux bacon by using olive oil and some smoked paprika) from Rick Tramonto's Amuse-Bouche, and the Salad of Watermelon, Goat Cheese, Micro Greens and Figs. Not really related to one another, but a delightful combination, nonetheless.
Wine: Sebastiani Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2009

New recipe, October 8, 2011

Tonight was a dinner party, with our friends Kate and Scott Noble, Amy and Jeff Longley, and Julie and Matt Filby.  The Amuse Bouche was Truffled Lentil Spoon with Bacon Viniagrette from Rick Tramonto's Amuse-Bouche.  We had this with a Gruet Blanc de Noir Sparkling Wine--a lovely champagne-like wine made in New Mexico.  The appetizer was the Salad of Watermelon, Goat Cheese, Microgreens (we used pea greens) and Figs we have made before.  The salad was Arugula Salad with Pomegranate and Toasted Pecans from Epicurious.  We had both of these with with the 1764 Pierre Chainier Sauvignon Blanc 2009.  The main course (and new recipe) was Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Port Sauce from Epicurious and herbed roasted root vegetables, served with a Chateau Les Rosiers Bordeaux 2009.  Dessert was fresh blueberries and raspberries with yogurt flavored with grand marnier, served with an Orange Mead made by Scott Noble.  Yum!

New recipe, October 7, 2011

Grilled Chicken with Roasted Tomato and Oregano Salsa from Epicurious, fresh Colorado corn on the cob, and an arugula salad.
Wine: Al Verdi Sangiovese 2008

New recipe, October 6, 2011

Grilled Steak with Pepper Relish from EatingWell.com with an arugula salad.
Wine: Eos Estate 2006 French Connection

New recipe, October 5, 2011

It was a long day, including a dinner meeting.  So tonight's recipe was the Lemon Margarita from Epicurious. Simple, and very tasty!

New recipes, October 4, 2011

Lamb Steak with Porcini Mushrooms, from Kroger Private Collections (the recipe was on the package, and this recipe linked is the same!), and Roasted Butternut Squash with Curry and Coriander from Epicurious, with a green salad with Maggi Vinaigrette. Though these recipes come from different culinary traditions, they work together very well!
Wine: Château de Bellevue Lussac St Emilion 1998
Excellent meal with an excellent wine!
These were all great!

New recipes, October 3, 2011

Arugula Salad with Pomegranate and Toasted Pecans from Epicurious. We had it with Adobo Rubbed Sirloin. The rub came from the fabulous recipe for African Adobo Rubbed Tuna Steaks from Epicurious--the rub is just as excellent with beef! Fabulous meal!
Wine: Amethyst Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

New recipe, October 2, 2011

The new recipe was Brussels Sprouts for People Who Think They Hate Brussels Sprouts from Epicurious. We had to repeat last night's fabulous Roast Pork with Potatoes and Butternut Squash from Cooking Light (no potatoes for us).
Wine: Brophy Clark Pinot Noir 2009

New recipe, October 1, 2011

Roasted Pork with Potatoes and Butternut Squash from Cooking Light (we did all squash), and roasted asparagus on the side.  Very tasty!
Wine: Ribbonwood Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2010