New recipe, March 31, 2015

We went to see a screening of "My All American," a wonderful movie that will be released this fall--worth your time! So tonight's new recipe is an unnamed cocktail from chowhound.com for a Breckenridge Bitters cocktail. This is very tasty, as long as you are a fan of bitters. We give this a 4.

New recipe, March 30, 2015

Fregola with Green Peas Mint and Ricotta from the April 2015 Bon Appetít. Very pleasant flavors, this gets a 3.

Wine: Domaine de Pellehaut Harmonie de Gascogne Rosé 2013

New recipe, March 29, 2015

The 57 Chevy Margarita from the Fireball Whisky website. Very nice, we give it a 4.

New recipe, March 28, 2015

The Fiery Manhattan from the Fireball Whisky website. Really tasty-it gets a 4!

New recipe, March 27, 2015

Crazy Horse's Neck from the Fireball Whisky website--making good use of one of Carl's birthday gifts (thanks Mary and Kenny!). Good flavors--we give this a 3. Seems like summer drink

New recipe, March 26, 2015

Carl gave a talk on Wellbeing this evening, so we celebrated his birthday with the German Chocolate Cake Cocktail from the Food Network. You chew the lemon, take a sip and then exhale. And yes, it really does taste like a German chocolate cake. We give it a 3.

New recipe, March 25, 2015

Scallop and Bacon Pizza from the March 2015 Food and Wine. This is a fun pizza (which tested Mark's non-existent pizza dough skills). We give it a 4.

Wine: Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2010

New recipe, March 24, 2015

Crispy Pork Chops the Warm Fennel Salad from the March 2015 Food and Wine. Very nice, it gets a 4.

Wine: Black Diamond Pinot Noir 2013

New recipes, March 23, 2015

Two from the April 2015 Food and Wine: Bruschetta with Peperonata, and Rigatoni all'Amatriciana. Both are very tasty--they both get a 4.

Wine: Villamedoro Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2008

New recipe, March 21, 2015

Shrimp Salad with Green Curry Dressinghttp://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/shrimp-salad-with-green-curry-dressing from the April 2015 Food and Wine. Yum!. This gets a 4.

Wine: Victor Hugo Les Mis 2012 Paso Robles Estate Bottled Rosé

New recipe, March 20, 2015

Happy Spring!! We celebrated with the Spring Forward Cocktail from Epicurious. The Rosemary vodka is easy to make, and is great in this cocktail. We give it a 5.

New recipe, March 19, 2015

Cauliflower Cashew Soup from the March 2015 Bon Appetít. Yummy, this gets a 4.

Wine: Sofia Chardonnay 2012

New recipe, March 18, 2015

The Artisan Cocktail, from the Dumante.com website. It has Dumante Verdenoce and vodka. A 4. Very pleasant.

New recipe, March 17, 2015

The Sicilian Manhattan from the dumante.com website--made with Dumante Verdenoce, Kentucky Bourbon and blood orange bitters. A 4!

New recipe, March 15, 2015

Orange and Tomato Simmered Chicken with Couscous from the January/February 2015 Cooking Light. Delicious, except needs a bit more salt. We give it a 4

Wine: 14 Hands Pinot Grigio 2012

New recipe, March 14, 2015

Steamed Artichokes with Garlic Butter from the March 2015 Bon Appetít. Artichokes are wonderful, the butter is a nice add.

Served with spaghetti with marinara sauce.

Wine: Fattoris du Lucignsno Conte Lodovico Guicciardini Chianti Colli Fiorentini 2011

New recipe, March 12, 2015

Roasted Shrimp with White Beans and Feta from the January/February 2015 Cooking Light. Very tasty-a great combination of flavors. We give this a 4.

No wine this evening

New recipe, March 13, 2015

Braised Fennel with Parmesan Breadcrumbs from the March 2015 Cooking Light. Great flavors, it gets a 4. We did have fairly large fennel, but still think the recipe underestimated the cooking time.
Served with a pan fried pork chop.

No wine this evening.

New Recipe, March 10, 2015

Spinach and Quinoa Salad with Shrimp from the March 2015 Cooking Light (yes, I used arugula). Tasty! Gets a 4.

No wine tonight

New recipe, March 11, 2015

Mushroom Asparagus and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza from the March 2015 Cooking Light. Delicious--it gets a 4.

Wine: Zenato Alanera Rosso Veronese

New recipe, March 2, 2015

Watercress Salad with Sesame Garlic Dressing from the March/April 2015 Eating Well. Excellent, we give this a 4 (sorry, I forgot the photo!).

Served with a duck confit from Costco that was quite tasty!

Wine: Skyline 2012 Artisan White

New recipe, March 2, 2015

Steak with Cheddar Roasted Cabbage from the March/April Eating Well. Very tasty, we give this a 4.

Wine: Chateau Les Rosiers Bordeaux 2009