New recipe, February 21, 2021

Ghormeh Sabzi, a Persian stew, from the March 2021 Bon Appetít. We find the Persian flavors pleasant. We give this a 3

New recipe, February 20, 2021

Spiced Coconut Chicken Rice from the March 2021 Bon Appetít. Fabulous! We give this a 5!

New recipe, February 19, 2021

White Bean Caprese Salad from NYT Cooking. This is a very easy salad, but it has great ingredients and is a great riff on the classic Caprese Salad. We give this a 5.

New recipes, February 18, 2021

We celebrated Tet a bit late with these three dishes from NYT Cooking: Pressure Cooker Vietnamese Caramel Pork and Eggs, Dua Gia (Pickled Bean Sprout Salad), and Smoky Stir Fried Greens. The pork is fabulous and gets a 5. The salad and greens are also very good, and both get a 4.

New recipe, February 17, 2021

Braised Chili Marmalade Duck Legs with Brussels Sprouts from Epicurious. You do need to allow enough time for this to finish (it takes at least 2 1/2 hours), so not a quick weeknight dinner, but well worth the effort! We loved this, it gets a 5.

New recipe, February 16, 2021

Chicken Tikka Masala Soup from the Denver Post 2/10/2021. This is a nice soup. A number of different spices, though we wonder if there should have been a bit more of each. We give this a 3.

New recipe, February 15, 2021

Caramelized Plantains with Beans Scallions and Lemon from NYT Cooking. This dish has a nice combination of flavors. It may be that I did not roast the plantains long enough to get them really soft, but by the time they finished broiling in the second part they were pretty tough. We give this a 3 as cooked, but might try it again with longer roasting for the plantains.

New recipe, February 13, 2021

Escarole Cannellini Bean and Sausage Soup from the January/February 2021 Eating Well. This seems like a variation on Italian Wedding Soup, and it is very satisfying. Especially fun to have « croutons » made from a frittata. We give this a 5.

New recipe, February 12, 2021

Chakalaka and Cheddar Braaibroodjies (Grilled Cheese Sandwiches) from Epicurious. Rather than make the chakalaka, we use a Hyderabad chutney we have made. This is a fun way to dress up grilled cheese—we give this a 4.

New recipe, February 11, 2021

Jeweled Grains with Broccoli Peas and Red Onion from NYT Cooking. Clever combination of tasty ingredients, and beautiful to look at. We give this a 5.

New recipe, February 10, 2021

Instant Pot Potato Salad from the April 2020 Eating Well. The Instant Pot makes it quick and easy, and it is a really good potato salad—we give it a 4.

New recipe, February 9, 2021

Instant Pot Beef Pot Roast from the September 2018 Eating Well. We have definitely enjoyed the speed of cooking offered by an Instant Pot. This has good pot roast flavors, though it needed more time than the recipe called for to get meltingly tender meat. We give this a 3.

New recipe, February 8, 2021

Baked Rice with White Beans Leeks and Lemon from NYT Cooking. We don't often think about baking rice. This has a number of steps, each of which adds new flavors to the dish. It is wonderful, we give it a 5.

New recipe, February 7, 2021

Goat Cheese and Fig Quick Bread from NYT Cooking. A fun mix of flavors! We give this a 4.

New recipe, February 6, 2021

Roasted Squash with Chestnuts and Pomegranate from the November 2005 Food and Wine. Very nice mix of flavors—we don't have many excuses to eat chestnuts! We give this a 4.

New recipe, February 5, 2021

Instant-Pot Mojo Pork from the June 2019 Eating Well. We really enjoyed the flavors infused into the port in this dish. We give it a 5.

New Recipe, February 4, 2021

Korean Barbecue Style Meatballs from NYT Cooking. These are easy and really delicious. We give these a 5.

New recipe, February 3, 2021

Crispy Rice Bowls with Fried Egg from the January/February 2021 Eating Well. This is fresh and tasty. We give it a 4.

New recipe, February 2,2021

Roasted Cauliflower Salad with Halloumi and Lemon from NYT Cooking. Such wonderful flavors! We give this a 5!

New recipe, February 1, 2021

Instant Pot Mujadara from the January/February 2021 Eating Well. This is a deceptively simple recipe, but really rich flavors. We love it! It gets a 5 One thing to keep in mind is that it is harder to adjust the heat in these pots to caramelize onions without carbonizing them. It may make more sense to do the onions on the stovetop.

New recipe, January 31, 2021

Warm Spinach Salad with Chickpeas and Toasted Tomatoes from the January/February 2021 Eating Well. We liked this a lot, we give it a 4.

New recipe, January 30, 2021

Blackened Skillet Pork Chops with Beans and Spinach from the March 2019 Food and Wine. We liked the combined flavors a lot, and give this a 4.

New recipe, January 29, 2021

Spaghetti Squash Nests with Sausage Mushrooms and Tomatoes from the January/February 2021 Eating Well. We had not encountered spaghetti squash nests before—they are a fun idea, and these have really delicious flavors. Novel and tasty! We give these a 5.

New recipe, January 28, 2021

Cast Iron Steak from NYT Cooking. An interesting variation on preparing steak in a pan. It is really delicious! We give this a 5.

New recipe, January 27, 2022

Bombay Frittata from NYT Cooking. This has very nice flavors. We give it a 5!

New recipe, January 26, 2021

Pomegranate Salad from NYT Cooking. The dressing is pretty sweet, and the sesame seed adds a really nice contrast. We give this a 4.