New recipe, May 15, 2016

Pan Seared Tuna Tacos with Avocado and Mango Salsa from the June 2016 Cooking Light. Very tasty--it gets a 4.

Another new recipe, May 14, 2016

Strawberry Fool from the New York Times. Essentially sweetened strawberries with sweetened whipped cream, but the recipe does allow for other dairy, so we used sweetened goat yogurt, and it was fabulous! We give it a 5

New recipe, May 14, 2016

Hot Yogurt and Barley Soup from Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. This is very tasty, we give it a 4.

New recipe, May 13, 2016

We enjoyed more of the Pasta with Chicken Green Olives and Ramp Vinaigrette (yum!), so the new recipe is the Mezcal Margarita from the May 2016 Cooking Light. Carl sometimes finds Mezcal too smoky, but this recipe mellows it nicely. We give it a 4.

New recipe, May 12, 2016

Bordeaux Style Strawberries from the June 2016 Cooking Light. This was ok--it gets a 3.

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, May 9, 2016

BBQ Pork Tenderloin with Bell Pepper Relish from the June 2016 Cooking Light. Very nice, we give it a 4. Served with blistered asparagus.

New recipe, May 8, 2016

Black Barley with Mushroom Broth from the January 2016 Bon Appetít. Beautiful to look at, a little less interesting flavors, we give it a 3.

New recipe, May 7, 2016

Chicken Thighs with Ginger Sesame Glaze from the June 2016 Cooking Light. Familiar flavors, and very good so we give it a 4. Served with a red pepper and snow pea stir fry.

New recipe, May 6, 2016

Tangerine Bok Choy and Beef Stir Fry from the May/June 2016 Eating Well. We like it, it gets a 4.

New recipe, May 5, 2016

Orange Infused Black Beans from the June 2016 Cooking Light, served with couscous and an impromptu corn salad. We would add more orange zest and maybe a little spice to the beans. We give it a 3.

We enjoyed this with a blue margarita with pineapple and jalapeño infused tequila, in observance of Cinco de Mayo.

New recipe, May 4, 2016

Spicy Thai Red Curry Beef from the June 2016 Cooking Light. Very tasty. We give this a 4

New recipe, May 3, 2016

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Green Onions and Cilantro from the May 2016 Cooking Light. Delicious, we give this a 4.

New recipe, May 2, 2016

Chicken Tinga Tacos from the May 2016 Food and Wine. This is pleasant, we give it a 3.

New recipe, May 1, 2016

Spaghetti Aglio e Olio from the May 2016 Cooking Light. This uses fish sauce for an extra dimension, and it is great! We give it a 5. Be careful with the peppers, depending on your heat tolerance. Served with a spinach salad with balsamic dressing

New recipe, April 30, 2016

Shrimp and Vegetable Red Rice Salad from the May/June 2016 Eating Well. Great flavors! We give this a 5

New recipe, April 28, 2016

Hot Gin Toddy from Epicurious. Gets s 3.

New recipe, April 27, 2016

Seventh Heaven cocktail from Epicurious. Ok, it gets a 3.

New recipe, April 26, 2016

It is a busy week with travel and meetings! The new recipe is the Salty Dog cocktail from Epicurious. It is refreshing, and gets a 4!

New recipe, April 12, 2016

Blackened Carrots from the April 2016 Food and Wine. This has pretty good flavors, we give it a 3.

Served with a reprise of the Spiced and Grilled Steaks with Citrus Chutney from the April 2016 Bon Appetít.