New recipe, May 31, 2018

Caribbean Mule from bundaberg.com. This is a Mule with white rum. Not bad, but not hugely different from a traditional mule. We give this a 4.

New recipe May 30, 2018

Spicy Tahini Slaw from the May 30, 2018 Denver Post. The tahini sauce is very tasty, we give this a 4.

New recipe, May 29, 2018

Spicy Thai Shrimp Cakes from the June 2018 Cooking Light. We tend to increase the amount of seasoning for Cooking Light recipes, and we doubled the amount of chili sauce here. Still somewhat subtle but these were delicious. They get a 4

New recipe, May 28, 2018

Butter Basted Steak from the April 2018 Bon Appetít. This is delicious, if a bit decadent. We give it a 5.

New recipes, May 27, 2018

Two from the April 2018 Bon Appetít:
Spicy Lamb Meatballs, and Smashed Cucumber Salad with Za'atar and Feta. Each delicious and together, we give both 5s!

New recipe, May 26, 2018

Grilled Steak and Elote Tacos from the June 2018 Cooking Light. Good flavors, we give this a 4.

New recipe, May 25, 2018

Garlic Miso Pork Noodle Bowl from the June 2018 Cooking Light. Total 5!

New recipe, May 23, 2018

Blackberry Mojito from justputzing.com. Delicious, this gets a 5.

New recipe, May 22, 2018

Luxardo Cherry Spritzer. Carl made it up—juice from a jar of Luxardo Cherries and sparkling water. Refreshing, gets a 4.

New recipe, May 21, 2018

Baby Zucchini Sauté with Mint from Food and Wine September 2009. Good flavors, this gets a 4

New recipe, May 20, 2018

Spicy Scallops with Watermelon Salsa from the June 2018 Cooking Light. This will be a bit ironic since we often think CL underseasons, but we would reduce the cayenne. The flavors are great overall, but the cayenne dominates, and hides the scallops a bit. We give this a 4.

New recipe, May 19, 2018

Edamame Okra and Green Pea Korma from the June 2018 Cooking Light. The amount of curry powder the recipe called for seemed ridiculously small, so we doubled it. It was very tasty, we give it a 4.

New recipe, May 17, 2018

Smoky Brisket with Peppers and Onions from the June 2018 Cooking Light. The flavors are very good. We were surprised the brisket was not completely tender after 9 1/2 hours in the slow cooker. We give it a 4.

New recipe, May 17, 2018

Fresh Cherry Relish from the June 2018 Cooking Light, served on seared lamb. Really nice flavor combination, but the recipe omits salt, and it needed a bit. So without salt, it gets a 3, but with a pinch it is a 4.

New recipe, May 16, 2018

Grilled Salmon with Avocado Salsa from the June 2018 Cooking Light. I confess I used the recipe as a starting place—tuna instead of salmon, used more Serrano and shallot than the recipe called for, but it gets a 4–very nice flavors!

New recipe, May 15, 2018

Squash Chickpea Crumble from the June 2018 Cooking Light. Nice ingredients, we give this a 3.

New recipe, May 14, 2018

The Brave Bull cocktail from Mr Boston's Official Cocktail Guide. It is interesting, a bit sweet. It gets a 3.

New recipe, May 13, 2018

The new recipe is Lemony Zucchini and Radishes from the June 2018 Cooking Light. This is rather nice, especially with the broiled radishes. We give this a 4.

New recipe, May 12, 2018

Jakarta Style Savory Rice Porridge (Bubur Ayam Betawi) from the March/April 2018 Eating Well. Had to get a couple new ingredients for this, but well worth it. We give this a 4.

New recipe, May 11, 2018

Carrot Peanut Noodle Salad from the March/April 2018 Eating Well. Good flavors, fun variation using the carrots as noodles. It gets a 4.

New recipe, May 10, 2018

Another smoked cocktail—this is a Manhattan. Another 3–the Cocktail is solid, but the smoke didn't add much.

New recipe, May 9, 2018

Bacardi cocktail with hickory smoke. Another Carl creation. It gets a 3–the original cocktail is not particularly interesting, and the smoke doesn't add much

New recipe, May 8, 2018

Applewood smoked martini—Carl took a standard martini recipe and added smoke. It gets a 3–the smoke didn't really add much interest to it.

New recipe, May 7, 2018

Curry Spiced Nut Bars from the May 2018 Food and Wine. Good flavors but very sticky. We give it a 4

New recipe, May 6, 2018

Swiss Chard Potato and Bacon Frittata from the May 2018 Bon Appetít. We substituted ramps for onion and Asiago for Cheddar. Very nice flavors, we give this a 4.

New recipe, May 5, 2018

Slow Roasted Bell Peppers from the May 2018 Bon Appetít. The dressing is a nice addition the the pepper flavor, we give this a 4. Served with roasted chicken and a salad.

New recipes, May 4, 2018

Arugula Salad with Lemon and Pine Nuts from the May 2018 Cooking Light, and Mostly Mushroom Pasta from the April 2018 Cooking Light. The salad is wonderful and gets a 5. The pasta paradoxically would be better with more pasta. Good flavors, we give it a 3.

New recipe, May 2, 2018

Sugar Snap Pea Salad from the May 2018 Bon Appetít. This is wonderful! We give it a 5.

New recipe, May 1, 2018

Pisatini, from visionwineandspirits.com. This is a dessert drink, featuring Pisa Liqueur, which comes in a leaning bottle-cute. It is good, we give it a 4.