Denver Life with Carl and Mark: 2024

Monday, May 13, 2024

New recipe, May 12, 2024

Fresh Pea and Morel Mushroom Risotto with Grilled Quail from NYT Cooking, for Mother's Day diner with Mark's Mom Ann. Nice dish! It gets 4.

Sunday, May 12, 2024

New recipes, May 11, 2024

Stuffed Potk Tenderloins with Bacon and Apple Riesling Sauce, and Sauteed Ramps with Crispy Potatoes, both from Food and Wine. We enjoyed them both, and give them both a 4.

Poul Nan Sos (Haitian Chicken in Sauce) ftom Foid and Wine. This tasty dish has lots of citrus, onion, bell peppers and a couple Scotch bonnet peppers. It is bright with a decent amount of heat from the Scotch bonnets. It is delicious and gets a 5.

New recipe, May 9, 2024

Turkish Eggs with Olives Feta and Tomato from NYT Cooking. Really nice flavors with some heat from red pepper flakes. This gets a 4.

New recipe, May 8, 2024

Turkey Sandwich with Savory Blueberry Jam from NYT Cooking. Great contrasting flavors with arugula, the jam and the turkey and cheese. This gets a 4.

New recipe, May 7, 2024

Cheesy French Toast with Kimchi from NYT cooking. We really like kimchi, and while this is a nice sandwich it seemed a bit monochromatic. We give it a 3.

New recipe, May 6, 2024

Another missed photo. The new recipe is Miso Red Bean Patties from NYT Cooking. The beans and Shiitake mushrooms with the miso bring a lot of umami to this dish. Very tasty! It gets a 4.

New recipe, May 5, 2024

Grilled Corn Mexican Style from NYT Cooking. Our nod to Cinco de Mayo. Even without stunning mid-summer corn, this sauce is really good. This gets a 4.

New recipe, May 4, 2024

I missed the photo. French Flageolet Beans from Food Network. The sautéed vegetables and bacon flavor these beans deeply, and they are really enjoyable. We give these a 4.

New recipe, May 3, 2024

More Vegetable Than Egg Frittata from NYT Cooking. All the vegetables with basil and mint is really nice. We give this a 4.

New recipe, May 2, 2024

Strawberry Rhubarb Spritz from Epicurious. Something else to do with our rhubarb! We like the flavors, and it is a tad sweet for our taste. We would try it with a little more lemon juice, and also try reducing the amount of sugar in the rhubarb syrup to keep the flavors but reduce the sweetness a bit. We give it a 3 as made.

New recipe, May 1, 2024

Casarecce with Sausage Pickled Cherries and Pistachios from Food and Wine. This recipe comes from Top Chef's Tom Colicchio. The pickled cherries bring a brightness to this dish that really makes it shine. We give this a 5.

New recipe, April 30, 2024

Jalapeño Orange Pork Tenderloin with Snap Peas from NYT Cooking. This is bright and delicious and feels like spring. We give this a 4.

New recipe, April 29, 2024

Spring Vegetable Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles) from NYT Cooking. All the vegetables are nicely softened by cooking and blend beautifully with the sauce and noodles. This is simple and we loved it! We give this a 5.

New recipes, April 28, 2028

I missed taking the photo. The new recipes are Salt Cured Duck with Fava Beans and Sweet Peas from Food and Wine, and Cherry Tomato Caesar Salad from NYT Cooking. The Duck is flavorful but oversalted. Our breasts were more like 1/2# than 1#, so it may be that they should have been in the salt for an hour instead of 2. We give it a 3 as made. The salad is a nice twist on the Caesar salad and we give it a 4.

Sent from my iPhone.

We have been cooking something new every day since December 2010! denverlifewithcarlandmark.blogspot.com

New recipe, April 27, 2024

Algerian Okra Potato and Tomato Tagine. This is a nice dish with some less familiar flavors, particularly the preserved lemon. We give this a 4.

New recipe, April 26, 2024

Aloo Chicken from NYT Cooking. The melange of spices is delicious, we give this a 5.

New recipe, April 25, 2024

Skillet Greens with Runny Eggs Peas and Pancetta from NYT Cooking. This has great flavors from the Sauteed greens, onions and peas, with umami from the pancetta. We give this a 4.

New recipe, April 24, 2024

Spicy Chicken Thighs with Rhubarb Cucumber Salad from Bon Appetít. Our rhubarb is mostly green, so this is not quite as visually interesting as it would be with red rhubarb. But it is delicious! We give this a 5!

New recipe, April 23, 2024

Bitter Herbs Salad from NYT Cooking. In honor of Passover. The salad dressing is key to balancing this, and the herbs (parsley, dill and mint), add lots of interest. We give this a 4.

New recipe, April 22, 2024

Khoresh Rivas (Savory Rhubarb and Bean Stew) from NYT Cooking. Love finding new ways to use our rhubarb and this is delicious! It gets a 4

New recipe, April 21, 2024

Chopped Salad with Jalapeño Ranch Dressing from NYT Cooking. Chopped Salad is a real pleasure and this is quite good. We give this a 4.

Sunday, April 21, 2024

New recipe. April 20, 2024

Kaddu with Greens and Shrimp from NYT Cooking. This has layers of great flavors with all the spices, the squash and coconut milk. We give this a 5!

New recipe, April 19, 2024

Migas with Tortillas and Beans from NYT Cooking. This is a pleasant recipe, we give this a 3

New recipe, April 18, 2024

Tuxedo from NYT Cooking. An interesting variant of a martini. We give it a 3.

New recipe, April 17, 2024

Brandy Crusta from NYT Cooking. This is a really nice cocktail, with very well balanced tartness and sweetness. This gets a 4.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

New recipe, April 16, 2024

Turmeric Fried Eggs with Tamarind and Pickled Shallots from NYT Cooking. This is a recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi, and like so many of his dishes it has layers and layers of wonderful complementary flavors. It is wonderful! This gets a 5.

New recipe, April 15, 2024

Sweet Breakfast Quinoa from Food and Wine. This surprised us a bit—the flavors of all the ingredients blended nicely with the quinoa without overpowering it. We give this a 4.

New recipe, April 14, 2024

Warm Sausage and Lentil Salad from Food and Wine. This is a dish with a fair amount of mustard, making it a bit monochromatic for us. We give it a 3

New recipe, April 13, 2024

The Gold Rush from NYT Cooking. The use of honey syrup softens this bourbon sour, which we liked a lot. We give this a 4.

New recipe, April 12, 2024

Root Vegetable Minestrone from Food and Wine. The herbal flavors of minestrone are here, but the vegetables are different. We enjoyed this variation, which is very satisfying. It gets a 3.

New recipe, April 11, 2024

Turmeric Chicken Stew from Food and Wine. This has a rich mix of warming spices and lightness from the lime juice. Really enjoyable! This gets a 5.

New recipe, April 10, 2024

Spicy Mushroom and Tofu Mazeman from NYT Cooking. We love the sauce in this—tahini, chili crisp and miso. This gets a 4.

New recipe, April 9, 2024

Hilib Suqaar (Beef and Vegetable Sauté) from NYT Cooking. This is a Somali recipe, and we love the flavors. It has you brown the meat and then cook with some water added for 15 minutes, "til the meat is tender." Stew meat needs a low braise to be tender. We love the flavors but the meat was really tough. We should also have cut the meat much smaller, but we don't think cooking the meat quickly is going to yield a tender dish. As made we give this a 2–great flavors, and we think we could fix the meat by cooking it lower, slower and longer.

New recipe, April 8, 2024

Spicy Kimchi Tofu Stew from Food and Wine. My dad, who served in Korea, never liked kimchi, which does have a pungent aroma (which I love). He would definitely have said no to this! It has a pound of kimchi, but it is interesting how kimchi mellows when it cooks. We really enjoyed this, it gets a 5.

New recipe, April 7, 2024

Chickpeas and Kale with Spicy Pomodoro Sauce from Food and Wine. We aren't vegetarian but we have enjoyed exploring vegetarian dishes like this. It has robust flavors and is very satisfying. It gets a 4.

New recipe, April 6, 2024

Warm Puttanesca Pasta from Food and Wine. I don't like anchovies, but as an ingredient in a sauce like puttanesca it brings a lovely umami to the dish. This is really tasty. We give it a 4.

New recipe, April 5, 2024

We went out to dinner to celebrate the 92nd birthday of Mark's mom, Ann, so the after dinner new drink is the Remember the Maine from the Moody Mixologist. Starts off like a Manhattan but the addition of Cherry Heering and Absinthe makes it unique. We give this a 5!

New recipe, April 4, 2024

Giardiniera with Ham and White Beans. The vegetables are only lightly pickled, and then the pickling liquid is added to the dressing. We were surprised by how well it all came together. We give it a 4.

New recipe, April 3, 2024

Chicken Koftas with Lime Couscous from NYT Cooking. The couscous is nicely flavored with cherries, pine nuts, parsley, and of course lime. The koftas are also nice spiced and with a bit of heat. They combine very nicely. This gets a 4.

New recipe, April 2, 2024

Lentils Cacciatore from NYT Cooking. Who would have thought you could do this with the humble lentil? The flavors are delicious. This gets a 5.

New Recipe, April 1, 2024

Stauning Salted Maple Old Fashioned from the Stauning Whisky website. We really like this whisky, so we decided to try this drink, which has maple syrup and olive brine. It was too sweet for us. We give it a 3.

New recipe, March 31, 2024

In the hustle and bustle of Easter dinner, I forgot the photo. Our new recipe was Rosemary Rack Of Lamb with Crushed Potatoes from NYT Cooking. It's a winner! This gets a 5!

New recipe, March 30, 2024

Five Herb Frittata with Prosciutto and Parmesan. This has a nice blend of flavors from all the herbs. We give it a 4.

New recipe, March 29, 2024

Slow Cooker Picadillo from NYT Cooking. Picadillo is a wonderfully flavored Caribbean stew, and this easy version is very good. It gets a 4.

New recipe, March 28, 2024

Microwave Eggplant with Scallion Chili Crisp Oil from Food and Wine. This has an interesting way of cooking the eggplant which we found entirely unsuccessful. Some parts were cooked through, others were raw. This didn't improve with extra cooking. The scallion chili crisp oil was very tasty, but we give this recipe a 2. I would certainly serve the oil on a nicely roasted eggplant.

New recipe, March 27, 2024

Sweet and Sour Tofu with Barberries from NYT Cooking. This has an unexpected combination of flavors and is really nice! This gets a 4.

New recipe, March 26, 2026

Skillet Eggs with Garam Masala and Tomatoes from NYT Cooking. Very simple, but the mix of spices makes it delicious. This gets a 4.

New Recipe, March 25, 2024

I forgot the photo. The recipe is the Chopped Wedge Salad from NYT Cooking. All the flavors of a wedge salad. It is hard to argue with bacon and blue cheese! This gets a 4.

New recipe, March 24, 2024

Red Flannel Hash from NYT Cooking. Another use for leftover corned beef. And quite tasty! The beets with the potatoes and corned beef are a nice combination. We give this a 4.