New recipe, December 29, 2019

Roasted Fennel and Italian Sausage Stuffing from the December 2019 Eating Well. This is not a side dish in our heads—it is a marvelous main dish. Excellent flavors, we give this a 5.

New recipe, December 28, 2019

Creamy Celeriac Noodles with Chicken from the December 2019 Eating Well. We enjoyed the flavors, but this recipe committed the cardinal sin of no salt. The Parmesan by itself was not sufficient. As written, we have to give this a 3. It jumps immediately to a 4 with a little salt.

New recipe, December 27, 2019

The Oriental Cocktail from thespruce eats.com. At least as good as Jeff and Nathaniel VerSteeg said! We give this a 5.

New recipe, December 26, 2019

Chilaquiles with Bacon, Eggs and Cheese from Epicurious. Nice flavors, seemed a bit dry to us—be sure to use a juicy salsa! We give this a 4.

New recipe, December 25, 2019

Claret Cup from Epicurious. This sounded interesting, but seemed thin and unbalanced. We give this a 2.

New recipe, December 24, 2019

Creamy Goat Cheese, Bacon and Date Dip from NYT Cooking. A deconstructed bacon wrapped date with goat cheese. We thought the proportion of goat cheese was a bit high, but it still tastes very good. It gets a 4.

New recipe, December 23, 2019

Saffron Breakfast Kheer from Epicurious. This is good, with nice flavors from the nuts and spices. But we found the rice needed more time to cook. It also needed a bit of salt, and more honey for our taste. We give this a 3.

New recipe, December 22, 2019

Baked Mushrooms and White Beans with Buttery Bread Crumbs from NYT Cooking. This is simple with pleasant flavors. We give this a 3.

New recipe, December21, 2019

Super Simple Overnight Porridge from epicurious.com. A tasty variation on congee. We give this a 4.

New recipe, December 20, 2019

Hot Gin Old Fashioned Cocktail from hendricksgin.com. Really good, we give this a 5.

New recipe, December 19, 2019

Rum Hot Toddy from cdkitchen.com. Simple, pleasant, warming. We give this a 3.

New recipe, December 18, 2019

Braised Brisket with Dried Fruit from the December 2019 Eating Well. Incredible! This gets a 5.

New recipe, December 17, 2019

Mushroom and Tofu Stir Fry from the December 2019 Eating Well. This has pleasant familiar Asian flavors, with crispy tofu. We give this a 3.

New recipe, December 16, 2019

Roasted Acorn Squash with Double Cranberry Chutney from the December 2019 Eating Well. Great flavors, we give this a five! The chutney is wonderful!

New recipe, December 15, 2019

Baby Kale Red Onion and Goat Cheese Tart from the December 2019 Eating Well. This is delicious! The white pepper seems like a little thing, but it makes the dish!

New recipes, December 14, 2019

Blistered Broccoli Rabe with Orange and Sesame from the December 2019 Eating Well (no broccoli rabe handy so we use collard greens with a sprinkling of dry mustard, thanks to a suggestion from Chef D); and Sausage Spiced Cauliflower Steaks from the December 2019 Food and Wine. These are both delicious, and both get a five!

New recipe, December 13, 2019

Green Hat Gin and Ginger from the August 2019 Food and Wine. This was ok, but didn't really inspire us. We give it a 3.

New recipe, December 12, 2019

The Amaro Hot Toddy from the December 2019/January 2020 Bon Appetít. This is wonderful! It gets a 5.

New recipe, December 11, 2019

Winter Warmer from the December 2019 Eating Well. Nice flavors and a comforting drink. This gets a 4.

New recipe, December 10, 2019

Spiced Maple Gimlet from the December 2019 Food and Wine. Delicious! It gets a 5

New recipe, November 9, 2019

Avocado and Quinoa Salad with Buttermilk Dressing from the December 2019 Eating Well. A total winner! We give this a 5,

New recipe, December 8, 2019

Winter Greens Salad with Pomegranates and Kumquats from the December 2019 Eating Well. No kumquats in the market yet so we used mandarin sections. This is very good and beautiful to look at! We give it a 4.

New recipe, December7, 2019

Mini Grilled Brie and Fig Sandwiches from the December 2019 Eating Well. These are fun and quite tasty. We give them a 4.

New recipe, December 6, 2019

Pork Tenderloin "Rosa di Parma" from the December 2019 Eating Well. Good flavors but came out rather dry. We give this a 3.

New recipe, December 5, 2019

Coconut Noodles with Chicken and Vegetables from the December 2019 Eating Well. Nice combination of Asian flavors! We give this a 3–would have liked it to be a bit spicier.

New recipe, December 4, 2019

The Light Infantry Cocktail from https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/light-infantry-cocktail/. This is good, it gets a 4.

New recipe, December 3, 2019

The Oriental Cocktail from  https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-oriental-cocktail-recipe-761482. Wonderful flavors, this gets a 5.

New recipe, December 2, 2019

Use It On Everything Cashew Dip from https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/put-it-on-everything-cashew-sauce-vegan. Tasty, but too salty

New recipe, December 1, 2019

Beet and Carrot Slaw with Garlicky Labneh from the December 2019 Food and Wine. Stunning! It gets a 5.

New recipes, November 30, 2019

Two from the Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner: Leek and Potato Soup, and Veal Escalopes a la Viennoise. We give the soup a 5, and the veal a 4.

New recipe, November 29, 2019

Mushroom Bread Pudding from NYT Cooking. Really tasty, we give this a 4.

New recipe, November 28, 2019

Expertly Spiced and Glazed Roast Turkey from the November 2019 Bon Appetít. May be the best turkey we have ever made. Delicious flavors and fabulously moist, we give it a 5.

New recipe, November 27, 2019

Babbo Natale Spritz from the December 2019 Food and Wine. We gave this a 3.

New recipe, November 26, 2019

Applejack Sour from the November 2019 Bon Appetít. This is a marvelous cocktail, and gets a 5.

New recipe, November 25, 2019

Sacha's Pork Shoulder from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner. Simple and yet delightful flavors. We give this a 4.

New recipe, November 24, 2019

Spicy Noodle Soup with Mushrooms and Herbs from NYT Cooking. Great flavors, very satisfying. We give this a 5.

New recipes, November 23, 2019

Two from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner: Mushroom Gratin and Entrecôtes Marchand de Vin. Both are delicious, we give them both 5s.

New recipe, November 22, 2019

Chicken Chasseur from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner. Delicious on a winter's night. We give it a 4.

New recipe, November 21, 2019

Tomato Soup from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner. It is sophisticated and delicious and gets a 5!

New recipe, November 20, 2019

Cheese Soufflé from The Monet Cookbook by Florence Gentner (a lovely gift from Dwight!). We need to work on our soufflé technique, but the flavors are great. We give this a 4.

New recipe, November 19, 2019

My birthday cocktail—the Turmericana cocktail from https://www.donjulio.com/en-us/tequila-drinks/turmericana

Really fun flavors, and unusual. We give this a 5.

New recipe, November 18, 2019

Smoky Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well. These were tasty, we give them a 4.

New recipe, November 17, 2019

Cocoa Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well. These are very tasty—we give them a 5.

New recipe, November 16, 2019

Blueberry Lime and Cashew Smoothies from Epicurious. These are a pretty color. The flavors seemed average to us, we give these a 3.

New recipe, November 15, 2019

Roasted Garlic Mashed potatoes from the November 2019 Eating Well. We used blue potatoes instead of russets, because who doesn't need more xanthocyanins? Only ok, we give this a 3.

New recipe, November 13, 2019

The Diablo cocktail from exoticotequila.com.
Unusual flavors and tasty. This gets a 4.

New recipe, November 15, 2019

Lemon Garlic Chicken with Green Beans from the October 2019 Eating Well. Very nice combination of flavors, highlighted by the roasted pine nuts! We give this a 4

New recipe, November 12, 2019

Sparkling Blueberry Lemonade, which is a riff off the Blueberry Lemonade from dam delicious.net, substituting sparkling water for plain water. Very tasty, nice balance of sweet and tart. We give this a 4. It would be nice with Prosecco in place of the sparkling water.

New recipe, November 11, 2019

Old Bay Roasted Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well.

New recipe, November 11, 2019

Old Bay Roasted Pumpkin Seeds from the October 2019 Eating Well.