New recipes, May 8, 2014

Vietnamese Caramel Pork, and Sesame Broccoli from the May 2014 Cooking Light. Both are tasty--we give the broccoli a 4, and the pork a 3--I would use more of the spices (ginger, garlic, red pepper) to make this sing louder.

Wine: Italian Bubbles Secco 2011-a nice match

New recipes, April 21, 2014

Two new recipes from the May 2014 Cooking Light--Sesame Broccoli, and Steamed Snap Peas with Wasabi Butter. Both are ok, we give them a 3.
Served with roasted pork tenderloin with African Adobo rub

Wine: Von der Leyen Riesling 2012-a reasonable match

New recipes, August 9, 2012

From the July 2012 Food and Wine: Glazed Chicken and Szechuan Noodle Salad, and Sesame Broccoli. We liked these--the broccoli gets a 3, the chicken and noodles get a 4.

Wine: O'Shea Scarborough 2009 Riesling. This is more acidic and less fruity than a German dry Riesling would have been, so it did not complement the dish as well as we would have liked.