New recipe, May 11, 2016

Pasta Salad with Chicken Green Olives and Ramp Vinaigrette from the May 11, 2016 Denver Post. This is spectacular--ramps are an amazing ingredient! It gets a 5.

New recipe, October 22, 2015

Tomato Orzo and Dill Soup from the October 21, 2015 Denver Post. This is pleasant and filling, we give it a 3.

New recipe, October 21, 2015

Roasted Cauliflower and Greens Soup with Cheesy Rye Toasts from the October 21, 2015 Denver Post. Quite nice, we give this a 4,

New recipe, September 20, 2015

Saag Paneer from the September 16, 2015 Denver Post. Served with tomatoes and naan.

We saw mustard fields everywhere in India, but it was never clear how mustard oil is used in Indian cooking, so I was immediately drawn to this recipe, which uses mustard oil. The flavor to me is the concentrated essence of mustard greens, and it does punch up this dish nicely! Just be sure to add salt! We give this a 4.

The article says you can get paneer and mustard oil at Whole Foods--sadly not at mine. I found both at Sathvik Foods, 2720 S Havana.

Wine: Yalumba Sangiovese Rosé 2013

New recipe, August 27, 2015

Feta Quinoa Omelet from the September 2015 Food and Wine. This is pleasant, it gets a 3. Served with a riff on the Grilled Peach Salad from the August 5, 2015 Denver Post. This time I used the peaches without grilling. I used a mix of white cheddar and Queso Campesino, and I used pecans instead of hazelnuts. And I added smoked sweet paprika to the dressing which really took it up a notch. Made this way, we give it a 4.

Wine: Garage d'Or Love Drunk Oregon Rosé 2013

New recipe, August 21, 2015

Greek Summer Vegetable Casserole from the August 19, 2015 Denver Post. This is a simple recipe that packs a lot of delicious flavor--we give it a 4!

Wine: Yalumba Sangiovese Rosé 2013

New recipe, August 9, 2015

Farmers Market Frittata, from the Denver Post August 5, 2015. Very nice, it gets a 4. Served with fresh plums.

Wine: Whispering Angel Rosé 2013

New recipe, August 6, 2015

Grilled Peach Salad from the August 5, 2015 Denver Post. This is nice, thinking it could use a little more salt or spice in the dressing--we give it a 3

No wine, enjoyed an Erdinger Dunkekweizen

New recipe, August 5, 2015

Rice Salad with Peaches Black Beans and Coriander, from the August 5, 2015 Denver Post. Anything with Palisade peaches is great. We give this a 4

Served with grilled jerk chicken thighs

Wine: Casa do Valle Vinho Vetde 2010--a bit long in the tooth!

New recipe, August 2, 2015

Cherry and Goat Cheese Popsicles from the July 15, 2015 Denver Post.

These get a 3--the cherry seemed a bit subdued.

New recipe, July 31, 2015

Fresh Mango Ice Pops from the July 15, 2015 Denver Post. All fruit--very tasty! We felt they could use a little something more to really make the mango flavor stand out--maybe a touch more citrus juice. We give these a 4.

One more new recipe, July 30, 2015

Today's ice pop--Cucumber Sesame Popsicle from the July 15, 2015 Denver Post. These are very refreshing, not quite as popular with the family--we give them a 4.

New recipe, July 29, 2015

Apricot and Pistachio Ice Pop from the July 15, 2015 Denver Post. These were also very popular with Mark's family--different people have different favorites, but each one so far is someone's favorite. These get another 5.

New recipe, July 28, 2015

Egyptian Hibiscus and Peach Ice Pops from the July 15, 2015 Denver Post. Another 5!

New recipe, July 27, 2015

This week we are on an ice pop theme, thanks to an article in the July 15, 2015 Denver Post. Today's is Ruby Grapefruit and Campari Ice Pops. Excellent, they get a 5 for flavor! They never quite freeze hard, retaining a slight slushiness, which makes it a bit difficult to get them out of the mold--we wonder if this might be from the small amount of alcohol from the Campari.

New recipe, January 29, 2015

Corn Soup with Spicy Italian Sausage from the January 28, 2015 Denver Post. Warming, tasty--it gets a 4!

No wine, we enjoyed this with a Straffe Hendrik 2014 Wild

New recipe, May 14, 2014

Pan Roasted Radishes with Butter, Lemon and Tarragon (it is several recipe down the linked page) from the Denver Post. The flavors were great, but the radishes were a bit woody--we give it a 4 as made, likely would be a 5 with tender radishes.

Served with pork tenderloin with a fennel orange rub, and fresh grilled ramps with olive oil, salt and pepper. The ramps have an amazing flavor, especially when grilled, very reminiscent of truffles. A) we get why professional chefs are so enamored of ramps. B) these get a 5!

Wine: Nicolas Potel Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Vignes Franches 2006--an excellent match

New recipe, April 11, 2014

Sausage Ragu with Red Wine and Peppers from the Denver Post. This is a delightful, alchemical blend of flavors. We give this a 5.

Wine: Sterling Vintner's Collection Meritage Central Coast 2011--good match!

New recipes, February 19, 2014

Chicken Cutlets with Mushrooms and Pearl Onions from the March 2014 Cooking Light--flavorful, we give this a 4. Served with Warm Asparagus with Poached Egg and Porcini Vinaigrette from the Denver Post (we left the poached egg off). The vinaigrette is really interesting, makes this a 4 as well.

Wine: Jean Paul & Benôit Droin Chablis 2010 -- a nice wine, and a reasonable match to the dishes

New recipe, December 7, 2013

We had several holiday parties today, so the new recipe is the Oaxacan Winter Cocktail, from the Denver Post. There are nice layers of flavors here, but you have to like mescal. We give it a 3.