New recipes, April 28, 2013

Lamb and Fennel Meatballs, from the April 2013 Food and Wine (made with Mario Batali's Basic Tomato Sauce from Molto Italiano). Served with Wilted Mustard Greens Salad with Bacon (we used smoked paprika in place of bacon) from Epicurious, and the Pea Pancakes again.

The meatballs get a 4. The tomato sauce also gets a 4, the salad gets a 4 (more oil to wilt it could make it a 5). The pancakes still get a 5.

Wine: Poggiotondo Chianti Superiore 2009

New recipe, December 4, 2012

Rocco DiSpirito's Polenta from Now Eat This! Italian, served with a chicken breast with more of Mario Batali's Basic Tomato Sauce. The polenta is very tasty--gets a 4!