New recipes, February 27, 2012

Grilled Fish Steaks with Black Pepper Rub (this link takes you to the index, click on the page 210 link to see the actual recipe), and Potato White Curry (also the index, click on the page 155 link), served with a Cucumber Raita (the raita recipe is at the bottomO, all from Mangoes & Curry Leaves, by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid. We give these all a 4.
Wine: Côté Est 2009, a nice fruity balance for all these flavors

New recipes, January 31, 2012

Lamb Chops with Lemon from the April 2011Bon Appétit, served with Spicy Bitter Melon, from Mangoes and Curry Leaves by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid, and heirloom tomatoes with green onions. The lamb is great, gets a 4. The bitter melon is interesting--even with the techniques to de-bitter it, the first taste is full of interesting flavors, including a strong bitter flavor. It gets mellower with each taste, but still challenging. Would love to taste it made by someone that makes it all the time. We give it a 2.

Carl's nephew Zac is here with his friend Jason.  They have been game to try all these new flavors--such fun!

Wine: Redwire Hawkes Bay 2007