New recipe, December 4, 2025

Slow Cooker Hoisin Garlic Chicken from NYT Cooking. We had evening events so we went with a slow cooker recipe. But this one is really quite good! We give it a 4.

New recipe, December 3, 2025

Acorn Squash Saltimbocca from Food and Wine. This is a fun concept. I may have undersalted the squash wedges, knowing the prosciutto is rather salty, but the end result was that the part of the squash that was not covered with prosciutto felt like it needed some salt—it was a bit uneven. As made, we give it a 3.

New recipe, December 2, 2025

Peperonata Agrodulce with Whipped Feta Toast from Food and Wine. This is a simple recipe, but the combination of the sweet and sour peppers and onion with the whipped feta is very good. This gets a 4.

New recipe, December 1, 2025

Turkey Stracciatella Soup from Food and Wine. This is an eggdrop soup takes vegetables and leftover turkey, and jazzes it up with greens and pasta. IT is easy and very good. We give it a 4.

New recipe, November 30, 2025

Kimchi Egg and Cheese Sandwich from NYT Cooking. This is a very easy variation on grilled cheese, with egg and kimchi added to it. Overall it is pleasant but didn't stand out for us. We give it a 3.

New recipe, November 29, 2025

Missed the photo, the new recipe is the Improved Cherry Manhattan, a creation of Chat GPT. IT has 2 oz of rye, 1 oz of sweet vermouth, and 1/2 oz of Kirschwasser, along with 2 dashes of Angostura. We enjoyed this, it has a guilt more cherry flavor than the average manhattan. We give it a 4.

New recipe, November 28, 2025

We had to have something new with the heartbreak, so we made this Brown Butter Roasted Pear and Goat Cheese Salad from Food and Wine. Such delicious flavors, that go together so well. This gets a 5!

New recipe, Thanksgiving, November 27, 2025

We've been doing a new turkey every Thanksgiving, this is Tandoori Roast Turkey from Food and Wine. It has very distinct, classic tandoori flavor, and the turkey is very moist. The flavors didn't blend quite as well with the fairly traditional sides and we might have wished, so we give it a 4.

New recipe, November 26, 2025

Batch Thanksgiving Spritz, a creation from Chat GPT, which has 2 bottles of rosé, 3 cups of cranberry juice and 1 cup of Aperol premixed together. When served, it is topped with club soda. A garnish of cranberry and rosemary was recommended, but since neither can be consumed, I skipped it. It is a very nice spritz, however, and we give it a 5.

New recipe, November 25, 2025

Slow Cooker Red Lentil Pumpkin Soup from NYT Cooking. This uses a pumpkin puree, and the soup itself is pleasant but note outstanding, and would get a 3. The toasted pepitas with cumin and salt and the browned onion are what elevate this recipe, which gets a 4 overall.

New recipe, November 24, 2025

Pear and Avocado Salad with Tajín from Bon Appétit. It uses a crunchy Asian pear as well as radishes (we used watermelon radish). Simple but a great combination of flavors and textures. We give this a 4.

New recipes, November 23, 2025

Pictured is Black Bean Chorizo Stew, from NYT Cooking, which has as an ingredient Fresh Green Chorizo, also from NYT Cooking. We subsequently used the chorizo with scrambled eggs, and it has a really enjoyable flavor that is difference from most chorizos. We give it a 4. It also works really well in the stew, which seems rather humble, but is also very flavorful and also gets a 4.

New recipe, November 22, 2025

Cauliflower Adobo from NYT Cooking. The adobo works really well with cauliflower, as it turns out. The mild sweetness of the cooked cauliflower plays nicely with the salt, spice and vinegar of the adobo sauce. We give this a 5.

New recipe, November 21, 2025

The Virginia Woolf, from Free the Tipple: Kickass Cocktails Inspired by Iconic Women. This has dumb, green Chartreuse and St Germaine, with some lime juice. It is unusual and refreshing. We give this a 5.

New recipe, November 20, 2025

This is the Margaret Cho, from Free the Tipple: Kickass Cocktails Inspired by Iconic Women. It is like a mule with reposado tequila, lime juice and crème de cassis. It is pleasant, but didn't stand out for us. It gets a 3.

New recipe, November 18, 2025

No new recipes November 12-17, as we were in New York. Today's new recipe is Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Tofu with Chile Lime Dressing from NYT Cooking. Fun Asian flavors, this is really tasty. We give it a 4.

New recipe, November 11, 2025

Forgot to take a photo of the Kimchi Egg and Cheese Sandwich from NYT Cooking. This is a pleasant variation on grilled cheese, with the addition of egg and kimchi. We give it a 3.