New recipe, January 21, 2013

Curried Lentil Soup from the December 2012 Cooking Light. Nice and spicy, it gets a 4. Served with leftover Vinegar Braised Chicken and Onions from last night. Yum!

Wine: Guy Drew Gewürztraminer 2011

New recipe, January 20, 2013

Vinegar Braised Chicken and Onions, from the February 2013 Food and Wine--tonight's dish was inspired by this recipe, as we changed a lot of things--turkey bacon instead of pancetta, boneless skinless thighs instead of a whole chicken, chopped sweet onions instead of Cipolline. But the technique is great, and the flavors are great--we give this a 5! Served with an arugula pomegranate salad.

Wine: Guy Drew Gewürztraminer 2011. Not the perfect wine for this dish, but it worked. I really wanted to try this wine, knowing how good the Riesling is. Colorado wines have a tendency to be expensive, and not always very good. Like the Riesling, this is excellent, and very reasonably priced. Guy Drew rocks!