New recipe, February 27, 2019

Zha Jiang Noodles from the March 2019 Eating Well. Delicious, comforting dish. We give this a 4.

New recipe, February 26, 2019

Pan Roasted Romanesco with Hazelnuts and Crispy Bits from the March 2019 Bon Appetít. In the absence of Romanesco we used cauliflower, and this is an extraordinary dish. Five!

New recipe, February 24, 2019

Lamb Meatloaf with Tahini Sauce and Tomatoes from Ottolenghi Simple. This takes comfort food and elevates it wonderfully. We give it a 5.

New recipe, February 23, 2019

Chicken Marbella from Ottolenghi Simple. Just delicious, we give this a 5.

New recipe, February 23, 2019

National Margarita Day! We made a related cocktail, the Between The Sheets from the Cocktail Codex. Yum, it gets a 4.

New recipe, February 20, 2019

The Dark Horse from the Cocktail Codex. Complex and delicious. It gets a 5

New recipe, February 19, 2019

Tomato, Semolina and Cilantro Soup from Ottolenghi Plenty. Excellent flavor, we give this a 4.

New recipe, February 18, 2019

Green Bean Salad with Mustard Seeds and Tarragon from Ottolenghi Plenty. Wonderful flavors, this gets a 5! (And Carl gets a 5 for such good food photography!)

New recipe, February 17, 2019

Caribbean Jerked Chicken from Beth Hensperger's Not Your Mothers's Slow Cooker Cookbook. Very tasty, we give this a 4.

New recipe, February 16, 2019

Agnello al Forno from Beth Hensperger's Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook. This is a richly flavored lamb stew. It was nice to come home to! We give it a 4.

And I forgot to take a photo 😝

New recipe, February 25, 2019

The Grasshopper from the Cocktail Codex, foamed with nitrous oxide. This is fun, and you need a spoon—it doesn't pour at all! We give it a 4.

New recipe, February 14, 2019

Mushroom Dumplings in Katsuobushi Broth from the January 2019 Food and Wine. This was fun—the dumplings are richly flavored. We give it a 4.

New recipe, February 13, 2019

Viet Rice Paper Rolls from the February 2019 Food and Wine. Fun to make. Great fresh flavors that are so typical of Vietnamese food! We give this a 5.

New recipe, February 11, 2019

Shaking Beef from the February 2019 Food and Wine. Another fresh, flavorful winner! We give this a 5.

New recipe, February 10, 2019

Burmese Samusa Soup from the January 2019 Food and Wine. This is a tasty and not-quite-familiar combination of flavors. Very enjoyable! We give this a 5

New recipe, February 9, 2019

Rice Noodle Salad Bowls with Grilled Lemongrass Chicken from the February 2019 Food and Wine. Such fun and frames flavors! We give this a 5.

New recipe, February 5, 2019

Viet Beef Stew with Star Anise and Lemongrass from the February 2019 Food and Wine. Delicious, this gets a 5!

New recipe, February 8, 2019

The N2O Ramos Gin Fizz from the Cocktail Codex. The nitrogen (thanks Barb and Jeff for the Gourmet Whip!) makes an incredible foam. This cocktail requires a spoon to finish! Delicious and fun-we give this a 5.

New recipe, February 7, 2019

Homestyle Cucumber Salad with Garlic from foodandwine.com. This was simple, tasty. We give it a 3.

New recipe, February 6, 2019

Spicy Cumin Lamb Meatballs from the February 2019 Food and Wine. Really tasty (especially the veggies!). We give this a 5.

New recipe, February 4, 2019

Moroccan Lamb Tagine from the Instant Pot Recipe Booklet. Our first outing with an Instant Pot. The recipe is very tasty, with tender lamb. We give this a 4.

New recipe, February 3, 2019

The new recipe is Baby Kale Stir-Fried with Oyster Sauce from the February 2019 Food and Wine. This is quite tasty, we give it a 4.

New recipes, February 2, 2019

Is it really February??!! We had two 5s night—Rocket (that is what the English call arugula) Soup from the January 2019 Food and Wine, and Lamb and Feta Meatballs ftom Ottolenghi's Simple. Both fairly easy and absolutely delicious!

New recipe, February 1, 2019

The Fresh Gimlet from the Cocktail Codex. This is perfectly balanced, we give it a 5

New recipe, January 31, 2019

Beer Braised Carrots with Coriander and Feta from the January 2019 Food and Wine. Very nice, this gets a 4. We cut the sugar in half, and it was still a bit sweet. We wonder what this would be like without the sugar at all.

New recipe, January 30, 2019

Marinated Pepper Salad with Pecorino, from Ottolenghi Plenty. Nice flavors, we give this a 4.

New recipe, January 28, 2019

The 20th Cocktail from The Cocktail Codex. On the sweet side but interesting and compelling. It gets a 5.