New recipes, October 7, 2015

Chicken and Chickpea Tagine from the Cooking Light Soups and Stews, and Cucumber and Poppy Seed Salad from Ottolenghi The Cookbook. Both get a 4.

New recipe, October 6, 2015

Pork and Wild Rice Soup from Cooking Light Soups & Stews, served with tomatoes with basil. The soup resembles a tortilla soup--we give it a 5--great flavors!

New recipe, October 5, 2015

We reprised the Cassoulet in a Flash from Cooking Light Soups & Stews, and the Pear and Chioggia Beet Slaw from the September/October 2015 Eating Well. The new dish is Seared Mushrooms with Garlic and Thyme from the October 2015 Bon Appetít, which we liked a lot--it gets a 4.

New recipes, October 4, 2015

Pear and Chioggia Beet Slaw from the September/October 2015 Eating Well--really excellent, we give it a 5. Served with Cassoulet in a Flash from Cooking Light Soups & Stews, also really nice, it gets a 4.

New recipe, October 3, 2015

Mark's mom brought some of her wonderful minestrone, so our new recipe is Green Beans with Toasted Garlic from Cooking Light Soups & Stews. Simple and quite good--we give this a 4, and Ann's minestrone is a 5!

New recipe, October 2, 2015

Carl got to come home from the hospital today!! We had Chicken and Okra Stew from Cooking Light Soups & Stews. Delicious--a touch of habanero and clove make this shine--we give it a 4.