New recipe, August 30, 2017

Pork Schnitzel with Cucumber Salad from the August 30, 2017 Denver Post. Very good! It gets a 4.

Served with an impromptu zucchini sauté.

New recipe, August 29, 2017

Chicken Curry Zoodle Soup from the September/October 2017 Eating Well. As you can see, the zucchini is winning! We would add more red curry, but it is still very tasty, and it gets a 4.

New recipes, August 28, 2017

Pan Seated Eggplant with Buttermilk Dressing from the September 2017 Bon Appetít. This is wonderful! Five! Served with sautéed chicken thighs and Miso Chile Garlic Sauce from the September 2017 Cooking Light, which gets a 4--great way to dress up a protein!

New recipe, August 27, 2017

Fresh Corn Quiche from Epicurious. We used fresh Olathe corn and it is fabulous! It gets a 5!

The other new recipe, August 25, 2017

Blue Cheese with Toasted Hazelnuts Open Sandwich from The ScandiKitchen by Brontë Aurell. These are very good, we give them a 5.

New recipe, August 26, 2017

Grilled Lamb Chops and Peppers from the September 2017 Food and Wine, and Almond Garlic Chard from the September 2017 Cooking Light. Both are nice, and get 4s. Served (finally!!) with tomatoes from the garden.

New recipe, August 25, 2017

The Ginger Bee from the Spring 44 website. Nice cocktail, it gets a 4.

New recipe, August 24, 2017

Chicken Salad Lunch Box from the September 2017 Cooking Light, which was nice but not outstanding. It gets a 3. Served with delicata squash from the garden and tomatoes.

New recipe, August 23, 2017

The Loveland Mule from the Spring 44 website. Very nice, it gets a 4.

New recipe, August 22, 2017

15 Minute Chicken Shawarma Bowls from the September 2017 Cooking Light. Good, it gets a 3.

New recipe, August 21, 2017

The Cucumber Mule from the Spring 44 website. Nice variation on the theme, it gets a 4.

New recipe, August 30, 2017

Peanut Shrimp and Broccoli Rolls from the September 2017 Cooking Light. You had me at peanut sauce. A simple version of spring rolls, it gets a 4.

New recipe, August 19, 2017

Chicken Escabeche from the September 2017 Bon Appetít. Excellent, this gets a 4

New recipe, August 18, 2017

Italian Honey Lemonade from the Spring 44 website. Nice! It gets a 4.

New recipe, August 17, 2017

Skillet Red Beans and Rice (yes, those are black beans--use what you have) from the September 2017 Cooking Light. Quick, tasty. It gets a 3.

New recipe, August 16, 2017

Spring Gimlet from the Spring 44 website. Nice balance, we give it a 4.

New recipe, August 15, 2017

Pan Seared Shrimp with Rosemary Spaghetti Squash from the January/February 2017 Cooking Light. We skipped the spaghetti squash, since we did a reprise of the 

Summer Squash Fritters With Buttermilk Dressing from the August 9, 2017 Denver Post, but the shrimp was a hit nonetheless, and gets a 5.

New recipe, August 14, 2017

Shaved Squash and Parm Salad from the August 8, 2017 Denver Post. So simple and so good! It gets a 5. Served with grilled steak and corn.

New recipe, August 13, 2017

The Lioness cocktail (inspired by Cersei Lannister) from buzzfeed.com. This is pretty good and gets a 4.

New recipe, August 10, 2017

Grilled Summer Squash with Mint and Pistachios from the August 8, 2017 Denver Post. This was delicious and gets a 4.

New recipes, August 12, 2017

We had dinner with our friends Paulanne and Diane, who brought an amazing cheese course. We followed it with three 5s! First was a Tomato Fresh Fig and Blue Cheese Salad from the New York Times. Next, Lamb Shanks with Tomato and Rosemary from David Waltuck's Staff Meals from Chanterelle. And dessert was Roasted Figs with Pomegranate Molasses and Orange Zest from Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty More. A memorable meal, and wonderful company!

New recipe, August 10, 2017

Spiced Whiskey Sour from the September 2017 Cooking Light. This was very good and gets a 4.

New recipe, August 9, 2017

Summer Squash Fritters With Buttermilk Dressing from the August 9, 2017 Denver Post. Delicious, they get a 5! (And we have fewer zucchini now!)

New recipe, August 8, 2017

Yellow Pepper and Corn Salad with Turmeric Dressing from the September 2016 Bon Appetít. We used red peppers, but still delicious. We give this a 4.

New recipe, August 7, 2017

Pounded Flank Steak with Zucchini Salsa from the August 2017 Bon Appetít. Very nice! And a great way to use up a keg of zucchini (which is what you get when you forget to check the zucchini for a day or two. We give it a 4.

New recipes, August 6, 2017

Two from The ScandiKitchen by Brontë Aurell: Egg and Prawn Open Sandwich, and New Potatoes Aioli and Crispy Onions Open Sandwich. Tasty, we give them a 4 and a 3, respectively.

New recipes, August 5, 2017

For breakfast: Breakfast Open Sandwich.
For dinner: Meatloaf with Hasselback Potatoes (for a variety of reasons we did boiled young potatoes instead of Hasselback Potatoes.

Both are from The ScandiKitchen by Brontë Aurell. Both are quite good--we give them a 4.

New recipe, August 4, 2017

Summery Chicken with Basil Open Sandwich from The ScandiKitchen by Brontë Aurell. This is really good, it gets a 4.

New recipe, August 3, 2017

Golden Brown Omelet from Epicurious. Brown butter and Parmesan make this very tasty. It gets a 4.

New recipe, August 2, 2017

Gin and Honey Spritzer from the August 2017 Food and Wine. This is nice, we give it a 3.

New recipe, August 1, 2017

Pan Grilled Chicken with Peach Salsa from the August 2017 Cooking Light. Very nice, we give it a 4.