Denver Life with Carl and Mark: April 2020

Thursday, April 30, 2020

New recipe, April 30, 2020

Smoky Tajin Margarita from the May 2020 Eating Well. This is a nice way to use mescal. We give this a 4.

New recipe, April 29, 2020

Best Chicken Salad from NYT Cooking. A classic, and just delicious. It gets a 5.

New recipe, April 28, 2020

Fire Roasted Rotisserie Chicken and Grilled Aparagus with Creamy Pasilla Chile, both from RickBayless.com. The chicken is delicious and gets a 4. The asparagus is fabulous and gets a 5.

New recipe, April 27, 2020

Creamy One Pot Pasta with Chicken and Mushrooms from NYT Cooking. Cooked like a risotto-unusual technique and delicious. We give this a 5.

New recipe, April 26, 2020

Savory Steel Cut Oats with Fried Egg and Za'atar from NYT Cooking. This is a fabulous combination of flavors. We give it a 5.

Saturday, April 25, 2020

The wonderful yogurt soup called Kadhi is from Bill St John in the April 15, 2020 Denver Post. Served with Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Salad from the May 2020 Bon Appetít. These come from very different cuisines, but they complemented each other well. We give both a 5!

New recipe, April 24, 2020

We don't celebrate Ramadan but many people in our community do. So in honor of the first day of Ramadan, we made this recipe for Harira from Bill St John in the April 22, 2020 Denver Post. This is so good! We give this a 5!

New recipe, April 23, 2020

Tri-Tip Steak with Tiger Bite Sauce, and Purple Sticky Rice, both from the May 2020 Bon Appetít. These are from a Hmong chef in Minneapolis. The flavors are familiar but combined in ways that are new to us. These are fabulous—we give them 5s!

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

New recipe, April 22, 2020

Happy Earth Day! Today's new recipe is Hasselback Kielbasa from NYT Cooking. This is simple and really tasty. This gets a 4

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

New recipe, April 21, 2020

Bruised Cabbage and Herb Salad with Spicy Fish Sauce Dressing from the May 2020 Food and Wine. Delicious flavors! We give this a 5

Another new recipe, April 20, 2020

Rhubarb Macaroon Tart from NYT Cooking. A bit involved, but tasty! This gets a 4.

New recipe, April 20, 2020

Quick Cucumber and Chive Kimchi, from The Kimchi Cookbook: 60 Traditional Ways to Make and Eat Kimchi. Spicy, delicious, this gets a 4.

New recipe, April 19, 2020

Zappa Pavese from the April 15, 2020 Denver Post. Quite simple, and divine. Gets a 5

New recipe, April 18, 2020

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio from the April 15, 2020 Denver Post. Delicious, we give this a 4.

New recipe, April 17, 2020

Sheet Pan Chicken with Sweet Potatoes and Fennel From NYT Cooking. Yum! This gets a 5!

New recipe, April 16, 2020

The Sumo Collins from NYT Cooking. Great flavors and refreshing, this gets a 5.

Thursday, April 16, 2020

New recipe, April 15, 2020

We enjoyed leftovers from Easter for dinner so the new recipe is the Sherry Margarita from NYT Cooking. Awfully nice, it gets a 5.

New recipe, April 14, 2020

Crispy Parmesan Eggs with Radicchio and Pea Salad from the April 8, 2020
Denver Post. Wonderful! We give this a 5. No radicchio around here so we used Belgian endive.

Monday, April 13, 2020

New recipe, April 13, 2020

Beef Pho from https://recipes.instantpot.com/recipe/beef-pho/
This is really delicious. We give this a 5.

Sunday, April 12, 2020

New recipes, April 12, 2020

Happy Easter! And if you are in Colorado, welcome back to winter! Today's new recipes are the Roasted Leg of Lamb (with spectacular mint sauce) and Roasted Baby Dutch Potatoes from the April 8, 2020 Denver Post, and Lemony Asparagus Salad with Shaved Cheese and Nuts from NYT Cooking. Each of these is elegant and delicious, and they are wonderful together. Fives all around!!

Saturday, April 11, 2020

New recipe, April 11, 2020

Ginger Violet Martini, an impromptu recipe by Carl—1/2 oz Creme de Violette, 1/2 oz Domaine de Canton, 3 oz vodka. Very nice! We give this a 4

Friday, April 10, 2020

New recipe, April 10, 2020

Dijon Chicken with Shallots and White Wine from the March 18, 2020 Denver Post. Served with potatoes sautéed in duck fat with truffle powder. The chicken is wonderful (you had me at butter, and then all these other flavors!), we give this a 5.

New recipe, April 10, 2020

Vietnamese Brisket Tacos from the Instant Pot App. These are delicious, and get a 5.

Thursday, April 9, 2020

New recipe, April 8, 2020

An impromptu dish, tacos with left over brisket skewers, rainbow slaw, and roasted tomatillo salsa. Tasty! We give this a 4.

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

New recipe, April 7, 2020

Brisket Skewers from the Instant Pot app. Easy and yummy, we give this a 5.

New recipe, April 6, 2020

An impromptu dish by Carl, shrimp sautéed with Asian dipping sauce, on butter lettuce with a lemon and Jordanian salad herb dressing. Delicious, it gets a 5.

New recipe, April 5, 2020

Minted Moroccan Chicken Wraps from the Instant Pot app. These are very tasty, we give them a 4.

Saturday, April 4, 2020

New recipe, April 4, 2020

Pan Pizza from NYT Cooking. Nice flavors and comforting, we give this a 4.

Friday, April 3, 2020

New recipe, April 3, 2020

Sheet Pan Pizza with Asparagus and Arugula, from NYT Cooking. No one has arugula so Carl used spinach. This has many layers of flavor and is delicious! We give it a 4.

Thursday, April 2, 2020

New recipe, April 3, 2020

Cheesy Baked Pasta with Sausage and Ricotta from the April 1, 2020 Denver Post. Unusual cooking technique, but very successful. Truly one pot, and truly delicious. This gets a 5!