New recipe, July 31, 2017

Candied Pancetta Stacks from the August 2017 Cooking Light. These are tasty and beautiful, but not easy to eat (the stack falls apart when you cut it). We give them a 4. Served with sautéed leg of zucchini (a leg of zucchini is what you get when you forget to look at your zucchini for a couple days and then find a squash the size of your three years old's leg!).

New recipe, July 30, 2017

Lamb Burgers with Fennel Slaw from the July 2017 Bon Appetít. This is fabulous--the slaw is really nice, but the lemon caper aioli (much easier than you think) is the keystone. We give this a 5!

New recipe, July 29, 2017

Barbados Rum Punch from the August 2017 Cooking Light. We did not like this--it gets a 2. With fresh pineapple juice and coconut milk, this would probably be better, but in our view any canned or processed pineapple juice, including a pineapple-coconut juice, is a complete waste of time. The canning process destroys the juice.

New recipe, July 29, 2017

Farro Burrito Bowls from the July 2017 Cooking Light. These are surprisingly tasty (it is all in the dressing!). We give these a 5.

New recipe, July 27, 2017

Egg Foo Yong with Mushroom Sauce from the August 2017 Cooking Light. This is fine, nothing that really stands out. We give it a 3.

New recipe, July 26, 2017

Grilled Vegetable Frittata from the July 2017 Cooking Light. Very good, it gets a 4. Using grilled vegetables gives a nice extra dimension.

New recipe, July 25, 2017

Steak and Veggies with Zesty Chimichurri from the August 2017 Cooking Light. Excellent, a 5.

New recipe, July 24, 2017

Cold Infused Blackberry Pepper Sida from the July 2017 Bon Appetít. Nice, not too sweet, gets a 4.

New recipe, July 23, 2017

Hot Sweet Grilled Watermelon from the July 2017 Cooking Light. Sounds odd, but actually pretty good. It gets a 4.

New recipe, July 22, 2017

Grill Smoked Baba Ghanoush from the July 2017 Cooking Light. Fabulous--a 5.

New recipes, July 21, 2017

From the August 2017 Cooking Light: Green Gazpacho with Shrimp, and Peach Glazed Pork Tenderloin. The gazpacho gets a 5, and the pork gets a 4. Served with a reprise of the Watermelon Tomato Salad from the same issue--still a 5.

New recipe, July 20, 2017

Creamy Hummus with Cumin from the July 2017 Bon Appetít. Very nice, this gets a 4.

New recipe, July 19, 2017

Prickly Pear Punch from the July 2017 Cooking Light. Interesting, gets a 3.

New recipe, July 18, 2017

Breakfast Bowl with Tomato Avocado and Egg from the August 2017 Cooking Light. A breakfast variation on the classic spinach salad with warm bacon dressing. We give this a 4.

New recipes, July 17, 2017

Grilled Eggplant and Greens with Spiced Yogurt from Epicurious, and Brined Shrimp with Charred Corn Salad, from the July 2017 Cooking Light. Both are quite good. We give the shrimp a 4, and the greens get a 5 (and all the produce came from our garden!)

New recipe, July 16, 2017

The All American Grilled Burger from the July 2017 Cooking Light. These are good, the sauce is an interesting mix. Overall we give these a 3.

New recipe, July 15, 2017

Watermelon Tomato Salad from the August 2017 Cooking Light. Very nice, this gets a 5! Served with a reprise of the Rigatoni with Kale Pesto.

New recipe, July 14, 2017

Zucchini Ribbon Pizza with Chicken from the August 2017 Cooking Light. Really nice flavor combination, we give this a 4.

New recipe, July 13, 2017

Basil Blackberry and Grilled Chicken Salad from the August 2017 Cooking Light. This is excellent, we give it a 5!

New recipe, July 12, 2017

Grilled Romaine Salad with Crab from the July 2017 Cooking Light. This is good. We give it a 3.

New recipe, July 11, 2017

I forgot to take a picture! The new recipe is Sesame Shrimp with Smashed Cucumber Salad. It was a nice looking meal, and quick and delicious. We give it a 4.

New recipe, July 10, 2017

Cherry Basil Lemonade Spritzers from the July 2017 Cooking Light. Once you add the sparkling water to make it a spritzer, this tastes a bit too diluted to us. We would either cut back on the plain water, or eliminate the spritz. The flavors are nice, but as written we give this a 3.

New recipe, July 9, 2017

Three Melon Soup from the July 3, 2017 Denver Post. This is delicious. We give it a 5.

Served with a reprise of the Coriander Crusted Flank Steak, and Elote Style Zucchini Noodles, both from the July 2017 Cooking Light.

New recipe, July 8, 2017

A perfect post ride mesl--Rigatoni (we used bow tie Pasta) with Kale Pesto from the August 2017 Cooking Light. Wonderful, it gets a 5.

New recipe, July 7, 2017

Grilled Sausage with Broccolini, Kale and Lemon from Epicurious. The flavors are good, but the broccolini would be a bit easier to chew if it was steamed for a few minutes before grilling. And it is easy to overlook the Sausage. We give this a 3.

New recipe, July 6, 2017

Mixed Grain, Cherry and Snap Pea Salad from the July 2017 Cooking Light. You can't argue with perfect seasonal ingredients. This gets a 4.

New recipe, July 5, 2017

More of the slow Cooker pulled pork, and the new recipe is Charred Bean Salad from the July 2017 Cooking Light. Combines the wonderful flavors of grilled vegetables with an Asian dressing. A total 5!

New recipe, July 4, 2017

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork. This is from the "No Recipe Required" section on Epicurious. Our ingredients included beer, ginger beer and chipotle peppers. Delicious! It get a 4.

Served with grilled corn and a reprise of the Charred Snap Peas with Creamy Tarragon Dressing from the July 2017 Cooking Light.

New recipe, July 4, 2017

Ginger Beer Margaritas from minimalistbaker.com. These are very nice, they get a 4.

New recipes, July 2, 2017

Roasted Strawberry Margaritas with Aquafaba Whip, and Summery Chickpea Salad from the July 2017 Cooking Light. We give both a 4.
Served with impromptu steamed buns with leftover chicken from yesterday.

New recipes, July 1, 2017

The Rosy Boa Cocktail from the July 2017 Bon Appetít. We give this a 3--it specifically has you melt ice into the cocktail, which we felt made it watery. Nice flavors though. And dinner is Slow Cooker Cietnamese Pulled Chicken from the July/August 2017 Eating Well. We give this a 4--very nice flavors.

New recipes, June 30, 2017

Coriander Crusted Glank Strak with Cuban Black Beans, and Elote Style Zucchini Noodles, both from the July 2017 Cooking Light. Both get 5s!