New recipes, May 20, 2012

From the Cooks Illustrated Cookbook: Grilled Sirloin with Tarragon Mustard Seed Rub. These flavors were a real surprise and delight, and we will experiment with them again. There is more salt than we would like in this rub, so we give it a 3. Served with 2 recipes created on the fly: homegrown Pak choi with Caramelized onions and garlic (gets a 3, would be great with crispy fried onions); and a potato salad with crispy prosciutto, roasted red peppers, and lemon mustard dressing (gets a 4).

Wine: Le Clos Millésime 2008 Vin de Pays de Hauterive Domaine Sainte Eugénie

New recipe, November 24, 2011

Herb Roasted Turkey from Cooks Illustrated via NPR. This got raves from the whole family! We had a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner with contributions from the whole family.  This was our part!