New recipe, February 26, 2020

Mango salad with balsamic, chili threads and salt. An impromptu recipe, and pleasant. This gets a 4.

New recipe, February 25, 2020

One Pot Gingery Chicken and Rice with Peanut Sauce from the March 2020 Bon Appetít. Wonderful flavors, comforting, we give this a 5!

New recipe, February 24, 2020

That'll Take the Edge Off cocktail from Epicurious, which is a riff on the Sazerac. This is ok, we thought a bit heavy on the absinthe. We give it a 3.

A bit too hurried taking the photo!

New recipe, February 23, 2020

Crunchy Pickle Salad from the March 2020 Bon Appetít. This seems a little on the surface but the flavors actually surprised us with how well they worked together. This gets a 4.

New recipe, February 22, 2020

Lentil Kielbassoulet from the March 2020 Bon Appetít. The title is a bit kitschy, but the flavors come together beautifully. It seems more veggie loaded than a traditional cassoulet, so it is a bit lighter but still deeply satisfying. We give this a 4! Perfect winter meal

New recipe, February 21, 2020

Braised Sausage and Fennel with Toasted Spices from the March 2020 Food and Wine. We give this a 4. The Italian sausage is the primary flavor. What moves this from a 3 to a 4 is the spices—the fennel, pink peppercorns and lemon really push this up.

New recipe, February 20, 2020

Turmeric Coconut Curry with Pork from the March 2020 Bon Appetít. Nice flavors, we give this a 4.

New recipe, February 19, 2020

Some made up recipes are total winner (yesterday), and others are not quite so much, like this one. But if you don't try, you never know! We give this a 3.

New recipe, February 19, 2020

Pamplemousse Manhattan. Sometimes a made up recipe is spectacular (yesterday), and sometimes not so much. We give this a 3.

New recipe, February 19, 2020

Pamplemousse Martini. Created by Carl, has 2 oz of gin and 1/2 oz of Creme de Pamplemousse (which is a grapefruit liqueur. Quite nice, we give it a 5.

New recipe, February 17, 2020

Scrambled Eggs with Cumin and Fragrant Herbs (Ande Ki Bhurji) from the March 2020 Food and Wine. This is simple but has delicious flavors. We would reduce the salt by 25%. As made we give this a 3.

New recipe, February 16, 2020

Roasted Squash Salad with Sumac and Italian Dressing from the March 2020 Food and Wine. This is another winner with marvelous flavors. We give this a 5.

New recipe, February 15, 2020

Rosy Harissa Chicken from the March 2020 Food and Wine. Luscious flavors, we give this a 5.

New recipe, February 14, 2020

We celebrated Valentines Day with the Ruby Red Pamplemousse Paloma from the March 2020 Food and Wine. Very nice flavors and balance. We give this a 4.

New recipe, February 13, 2020

Vegetable Bourguignon from the January/February 2020 Eating Well. Delicious flavors—no meat but definitely Bourguignon. We give this a 4.

New recipe, February 12, 2020

The Passion Cocktail from the spruceeats.com. Tequila meets a cosmo. Nice flavors, we think it needs a bit more Grand Marnier to balance the lime juice. We give this a 3.

New recipe, February 11, 2020

Collard and Fennel Salad with Crispy Plantains from the February 2020 Food and Wine. Wonderful, this gets a 5!

New recipe, February 19, 2020

Olive Brine Marinated Pork with Roasted Olives and Beans from the February 2020 Food and Wine. Great flavors, we give this a 4.

New recipe, February 9, 2020

Asopao from the February 2020 Food and Wine. This is just extraordinary! Such great flavors! There is a lot of chopping but it is not difficult to make, but worth the effort. We give this a 5!

New recipe, February 7, 2020

Lola Kebab from the January/February 2020 Eating Well. These are full of spices but not hot, and they are delicious! We give these a 4

New recipe, February 5, 2020

The Cynar Manhattan. The recipe is on the bottle, but you can also find it at https://stevethebartender.com.au/little-italy-cocktail-recipe-cynar-manhattan/. This is a tasty, brighter version of a Manhattan, and gets a 4.

New recipe, February 4, 2020

The Swarm from https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/04/the-swarm-honey-bee-cocktail-with-cynar-easy-rum-drink-recipe.html

Another very tasty drink, this gets a 4.

New recipe, February 3, 2020

Cynar Toronto from https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2013/04/cynar-toronto-easy-rye-cocktail-recipe.html

This is a variation on an old fashioned and is delicious. It gets a 5!

New recipe, February 2, 2020

Spicy Pot Roast with Oranges Sweet Potatoes and Calabrian Chile Gremolata from the February 2020 Food and Wine. Wonderful flavors, but the meat just did not get tender as expected from a long braise. It would be a 4 with moister more tender meat, but gets a 3 as made.

New recipe, February 1, 2020

Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Olives from the January/February 2020 Eating Well. Great flavors, but we would increase the spices and use more salt. Overall, this gets a 4.