New recipe, August 30, 2019

Green Hat Gin and Ginger from the August 2019 Food and Wine. Refreshing, we give this a 3.

New recipe, August 28, 2019

Grilled Okra Corn and Tomato Salad from the August 2019 Food and Wine. Marvelous, this gets a 5!

New recipe, August 28, 2019

Frangelico on the Rocks with Lime from Frangelico.com. Simple and really enjoyable! We give this a 4.

New recipe, August 27, 2019

Bacony Fingerling Potato and Spring Onion Salad from the August 2019 Food and Wine. Served with a beautiful tomato from the garden. Wonderful, another 5!

New recipe, August 26, 2019

Golden Melon Salad with Lemony Yogurt and Chiles from the August 2019 Food and Wine. Delicious, it gets a 5!!

New recipe, August 25, 2019

Grilled Pineapple with Barbecue Spiced Breadcrumbs and Ham from the August 2019 Food and Wine. Good flavors! We give this a 4.

New recipe, August 24, 2019

Roasted Curry Tomato Pie from the August 2019 Food and Wine. We would reduce the salt a bit, but this is still fabulous and gets a 5!

New recipe, August 22, 2019

Grilled Whole Cauliflower with Miso Mayo from Epicurious. An unexpected technique, and great flavors! The Mayo was too salty—would cut back on the Miso. We give this a 4.

New recipe, August 23, 2019

Watermelon Steaks with Warm Pickled Shrimp from the August 2019 Food and Wine. Wonderful, a total winner. This gets a 5.

New recipe, August 21, 2019

Crunchy Eggplant and Corn Salad with Mint and Feta from the August 2019 Food and Wine. Great flavors, especially with Olathe corn! We give this a 4.

New recipe, August 20, 2019

Grilled Steak Panzanella Salad with Tomato Vinaigrette from Epicurious. This is really nice, using the juice from the tomatoes as part of the Vinaigrette. We give this a 5

New recipe, August 19, 2019

You Can't Handle the Chartreuth, from the August 2019 Food and Wine. A lower alcohol cocktail and a lot of flavor. Very good, it gets a 4.

New recipe, August 18, 2019

Blackcap Sour from the August 2019 Food and Wine. The Basil adds interesting notes—this gets a 4..

New recipe, August 17, 2019

Lamb Rogan Josh, with the recipe and spice mix from Durango Artisan Foods (thanks Nancy and Kurt!). Great Indian flavors, we give this a 4.

New recipe, August 16, 2019

Italian Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Vegetables and Quinoa from the September 2019 Eating Well. (We used Basmati rice as it was already cooked) This is a pleasant dish—we give it a 3.

New recipe,August 15, 2019

Scallion Ginger Beef and Broccoli from the September 2019 Eating Well. Used zucchini instead of broccoli since we have a bumper crop. I also used more ginger and garlic than it called for. Great flavors, very satisfying. We give this a 4 as made

New recipes, August 12, 2019

Three from Ottolenghi Simple, all delicious and all get a 5: Zucchini Thyme and Walnut Salad; Burrata with Grilled Grapes and Basil; and Hit Charred Cherry Tomatoes with Cold Yogurt. Served with grilled pork tenderloin.
Dessert (thank you Lisa!) is Beet Ginger and Sour Cream Cake. Seems like a marriage or carrot cake and fruitcake. Tasty! This gets a 4.

New recipe, August 14, 2019

Peach Ricotta Toasts with Peaches and Pistachios from the August 14, 2019 Denver Post. I forgot the pistachios! It is still a 5!

New recipe, August 13, 2019

Blackberry Margarita from serious eats.com. Really nice, this gets a 5.

New recipe, August 11, 2019

Cauliflower Pomegranate and Pistachio Salad, and Quick Okra with Sweet and Sour Dressing, both from Ottolenghi Simple, and both get a 4. Served with a roast chicken

New recipe, August 10, 2019

Chicken Vindaloo, made according to the recipe from Durango Artisan Foods (DAFspice.com—thank you Nancy and Kurt!). This is really delicious and richly flavored. We give it a 5.

New recipe, August 9, 2019

The Hello Friday cocktail from the August 2019 Food and Wine. This is spicy and refreshing, we give this a 4.

New recipe, August 8, 2019

Crushed Zucchini from Ottolenghi Simple, along with a reprise of the Cauliflower "Tabbouleh". The squash is good, it gets a 4

New recipes, August 7, 2019

Two from Ottolenghi Simple— Steamed Zucchini with Garlic and Oregano, and Cauliflower "Tabbouleh." The zucchini gets a 3–we think it would have been better to sautée the garlic. The tabbouleh gets a 5.

New recipe, August 6, 2019

Five Spice Peach and Raspberry Salad from Ottolenghi Simple. Another total winner—it gets a 5.

New recipe, August 5, 2019

Chilled Cucumber Cauliflower and Ginger Soup from Ottolenghi Simple. Delicious, it gets a 5! Sadly I moved when I took the picture . . .

New recipes, August 3, 2019

Cornbread with Cheddar Feta and Jalapeño from Ottolenghi Simple, and Poached Chicken and Arugula Salad with Tomatoes and Chili Crisp from the July/August 2019 Eating Well. The Cornbread is a 5, and the salad is a 4.

New recipe, August 5, 2019

Stuffed Zucchini with Pine Nut Salsa from Ottolenghi Simple. Delicious, this gets a 4.

New recipe, August 2, 2019

Beef and sirloin and basil salad from Ottolenghi Simple. Wonderful, we give this a 5.

New recipe August 1, 2019

Nolet's Silver Gin and Tonic from noletsgin.com. The Cynar is a nice add, we give this a 4.

New recipe July 31, 2019

Nolet's Silver Gin Pomelo Fizz from noletsgin.com. This is quite good, we give this a 4.