New recipe April 7, 2011

Once again, I was out of town, and Carl had a meeting. The new recipe was the Income Tax Cocktail--getting the returns done was worth celebrating!

New recipe, April 6, 2011

I was out of town and Carl had a meeting, so today's new recipe was a cocktail, the Little Devil.

New recipes April 5, 2011

Today I got to have dinner with Carl before heading out to Madison Wisconsin for a meeting. We had Pan Seared Scallops on a Red Onion Marmalade with Peas, Black Pepper and Mint, both from Epicurious.com. Both were excellent.

No wine, since I was driving to the airport . . .

New recipes April 4, 2011

Tonight we had a Turkey Shrimp Dumpling in a Green Onion shiitake Broth, from Sunset Magazine. This was really nice! We used ground turkey instead of ground chicken (have you see ground chicken in your market?). We had this with a Lander-Jenkins Spirit Hawk Chardonnay 2009, which was a reasonable if not spectacular match.

After dinner, we enjoyed a Clementine Kicker from Restaurant Kelly Liken, thanks to my friend Susan Pharo. Instead of muddling fresh ginger, we used 1 ounce of ginger liqueur. Yum!

April 3, 2011 new recipes

Tonight we moved into spring! We had Sauteed Chicken and Radishes with Mustard and Tarragon, from Epicurious.com. If you, like me, have never cooked a radish before, here is a reason to do it! Sauteed, radishes gain and earthy sweetness, and lose some of their sharpness. This was an absolutely fabulous dish!

On the side, we had Asparagus and Grapefruit with Tarragon Creme Fraiche. We saw a recipe for something like this recently, but have not been able to find it. Carl made this up, and it was quite nice, and a good match with the chicken.

The not so good match was the 2007 Henri de Lanzac Chateau de Segries Lirac. It is a really nice wine, but is mostly Syrah, which just didn't make it with these dishes. A Pinot Noir might have been a good match with the chicken. We aren't sure what would be best with the Asparagus, except that the flavors in the dish are a pretty good match for the flavors in a Sauvignon Blanc--might be too much of the same thing, but might be a good match!

April 2, 2011 new recipes

This evening we worked together to get dinner together. The main dish was both simple and fabulous: Gwynneth Paltrow's Fried Zucchini Spaghetti, from Food and Wine. This is not a complex recipe, but the flavors are fabulous! We had it with Brussels Sprouts with Shallots and Wild Mushrooms from Epicurious.com. They worked together quite well!

The wine was Yealands New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, 2008. It was a perfect match to both. A lovely evening!

April 1, 2011 new recipes

This evening Carl prepared a lovely Egg Drop Soup with Noodles from Epicurious.com, accompanied by a Tomato Scallion Salad Dressed with Homemade Shichimi Togarashi (Japanese 7 spice). It was delicious! Since we were driving up to Winter Park for a ski weekend, we did not have wine with dinner.

But Carl did make Midori Spritzers once we arrived in the mountains, a perfect end to the day!