Denver Life with Carl and Mark: July 2019

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

New recipe, July 30, 2019

Nolet's Orange Blossom Spritz from from noletsgin.com. This is a light cocktail, and we thought it came across as thin in flavor. We give this a 2.

New recipe, July 29, 2019

Nolet's Elderflower Collins from noletsgin.com. Unusual combination of flavors and tasty. We give this a 4.

New recipe, July 28, 2019

Cocktail week while we are away from home. This is Nolet's Cucumber Martini from noletsgin.com. This highlights the cucumber nicely, it gets a 4.

Sunday, July 28, 2019

New recipe, July 27, 2019

Cacio e Pepe Broccolini with Crispy White Beans and Burrata from the August 2019 Food and Wine. It is delicious, and gets a 5.

Saturday, July 27, 2019

New recipe, July 27, 2019

Vacuous e Pepe Broccolini with Crispy White Beans and Burrata from the August 2019 Food and Wine. Very nice flavors! We give this a 5

Friday, July 26, 2019

New recipe, July 26, 2019

Grilled Summer Squash Casserole from the August 2019 Food and Wine. Spectacular! This gets a 5!

New recipe, July 25, 2019

This is a riff on Summer Squash Vegetable Pizza from https://www.loveandlemons.com/summer-squash-vegetable-pizza/.

We used squash and squash blossoms from the garden, manchego instead of mozzarella, and a tomatillo salsa from last year's garden. And it was amazing! This gets a 5!

New recipe, July 24, 2019

Summer Vegetable Sesame Noodles from the July/August 2019 Eating Well. Delicious, this gets a 4.

New recipe, July 23, 2019

Roasted Summer Squash with Lemon Mint and Feta from https://kalynskitchen.com/roasted-summer-squash-recipe-with-lemon/

(We forgot the feta but still delicious! This gets a 4.

New recipe, July 18, 2019

Watermelon Tequila Cocktail from https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/watermelon-tequila-cocktails.

Good flavors, it gets a 4.

Monday, July 22, 2019

New recipe, July 22, 2019

The Bermuda Triangle from Pinterest. Nice flavor combination, we give this a 4.

Sunday, July 21, 2019

New recipe, July 21, 2019

Vodka Limoncello and Prosecco Sangria from https://www.creative-culinary.com/vodka-limoncello-prosecco-sangria-recipe/. This is really tasty, we give this a 5.

New recipe, June 20, 2019

Nolet's Silver Mediterranean Gin and Tonic. Kind of like a G&T crossed with Sangria. Very good, we give this a 5.

New recipe, June 19, 2019

Nolet's Silver Lavender Gin and Tonic. Very nice variation on G&T. We give this a 4.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

New recipe, July 17, 2019

Vodka and Watermelon Cooler, originally from Epicurious, but with a great story at https://dineanddish.net/a-little-know-it-all-recipe-watermelon-cooler/.

Tasty and refreshing, it gets a 4.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

New recipe, July 16, 2019

Watermelon Mojito from Martha Stewart. Refreshing and tasty-we give this a 4.

New recipe, July 15, 2019

The Watermelon Cooler, from https://www.coupons.com/thegoodstuff/watermelon-cocktail-recipes/. Very refreshing on a hot Colorado day. We give this a 4.

New recipe, July 14, 2019

Watermelon Green Apple and Lime Salad from Ottolenghi Simple. The flavors are a great combination, though we think it might have needed to be mixed more to bring them out better. We give this a 4.

New recipe, July 13, 2019

Strawberry Muffins with Candied Almonds from NYT Cooking. Appropriately sweet but not cloying, nice flavors. We give these a 4, and they were good fuel for a long cycling day.

Creamy Cavatelli with Braised Pork, Shishito Peppers and Basil, made with the Red Wine Braised Pork, both from the July/August 2019 Eating Well. The pork is lovely, and the flavor combination in the pasta is really good. We give this a 4.

New recipe, July 11, 2019

Sausage, Eggplant and Tomato's with Polenta from the July/August 2019 Eating Well. We did the variation with pasta. This is pleasant, we give it a 3.

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

New recipe, July 9, 2019

Ricotta Dumplings with Buttered Peas and Asparagus from NYT Cooking. Very nice, we give this a 4.

New recipe, July 8, 2019

Lemon and Lavender Gin Fizz from the June 2019 Food and Wine. A beautiful cocktail, but we thought it needed a little more sweetness for balance. We give it a 3.

New recipe, July 7, 2019

Wax Bean Salad with Potatoes Capers and Eggs from the June 2019 Food and Wine. This is a magnificent riff on Salade Niçoise, and we guvevit a 5!

Saturday, July 6, 2019

New recipe, July 6, 2019

Double Cut Rib Eye with Sweet Gorgonzola Butter from the July 2019 Food and Wine. Served with a grilled corn salad and sautéed onions and mushrooms. The recipe is fabulous! We give this a 5.
And thanks to Rich and Tim, enjoyed with an amazing 1982 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou St Emilion. Amazing!

New recipe, July 5, 2019

Curry Spiced Lamb Burgers from NYT Cooking. These are tasty. The recipe suggested garnishing with diced mango, onion, bell pepper and scalllion. We turned those into a Salsa with some lime juice and salt. We give this a 4.

Thursday, July 4, 2019

New recipes, July 4, 2019

First, a new cocktail that we made up, we call it Red White and Blue.
2 oz Citron Vodka, mixed with 1/2 oz St Germain. Shake over ice and pour into a chilled martini glass. Gently pour 1/2 oz blue curaçao down the side of the glass, followed by 1/4 oz grenadine and voila!
We liked this and give it a 4.

Dinner was CantLoupe Gazpacho with Crispy Prosciutto (we skipped the Prosciutto) from the July 3, 2019 Denver Post, and Roast Pork with Milk from NYT Cooking. These were both astonishing and delicious. We give both a 5.

New recipe, July 3, 2019

From NYT Cooking, Broiled Chicken Breast Salad with Curry Dressing. This improved overnight, but we felt more dressing was needed, and the curry flavor was somewhat overwhelmed by the balsamic. We give it a 3.

New recipe, July 2, 2019

Grilled Scallops with Nori Ginger and Lime from the June/July 2019 Bon Appetít. Delicious, great flavors, still highlighting the scallops. We give this a 5.

Monday, July 1, 2019

New recipe, July 1, 2019

How can it be July?

Two from the June/July 2029 Bon Appetít: Grilled Shrimp with Turmeric Mojo Sauce, and a reprise of the Cantaloupe and Sugar Snap Peas with Ricotta Salata. This time we used feta when we could not find Ricotta Salata, and it is much better! We give both a 5!