New recipes, June 7, 2012

From the June 2012 Bon Appétit, Tomato Basil Sauce with Polenta--a 4, and really easy! Served with Bleu Cheese and Bean Salad from Love Food's The Tapas Cookbook. This gets a 5--make this! So simple and so good!

Wine: Al Verdi Sangiovese 2008

New recipe, June 6, 2012

We were at an event this evening, so the new recipe is the Bacardi Cocktail from Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology. We give it a 3.

New recipe, June 5, 2012

Herby Cucumber Salad from the June 2012 Cooking Light, which gets a 3. Served with leftover Grilled Provençal Lamb.

Wine: Chateau Lirac 2007

New recipe, June 4, 2012

Thai Steak Salad from the June 2012 Cooking Light. Excellent Thai flavors--we give it a 4, and enjoyed it for lunch! Served with heirloom tomato salad.

Wine: Cantele Negroamaro Rose 2010

New recipes, June 3, 2012

From the June 2012 Bon Appetit: Creole Spiced Shrimp.  This was amazingly simple, and absolutely delicious!  We served it over pan roasted corn kernels, and we give it a 5!  Make this!  Delicious with the Smith Madrone 2011 Riesling (thanks Rich and Tim!!) and with the Cantele Negroamaro Rosato 2010.

Dessert was Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies from the June 2012 Food and Wine.  The brown butter is a great touch in these--they were hard to resist--but I am not sure it was flavor so much as the richness that attracted.  We give them a 3.

New recipes, June 2, 2012

From the June 2012 Food and Wine: Baby Lettuces with Feta Strawberries and Almonds (we used home apple wood smoked almonds), served with Domaine de la Fouquette Cuvee Rosee d'Aurore 2011--a wonderful match!  We give the salad a 4.  Next was Cedar Planked Salmon with Lemon and Dill, with Grilled Broccoli with Chipotle Lime Butter and Queso Fresco, served with Pere Sauvignon Vie di Romans 2007.  We give the salmon gets a 4 (one of the best salmon dishes I've had,  says Rich Lamm), and the broccoli gets a 4 as well.

A wonderful meal!

New recipe, June 1, 2012

From the June 2012 Food and Wine: Blackberry Mint Julep. Nice! We give it a 4! Don't bother mashing the berries in the strainer--muddle the berries with the mint in the shaker and then strain--you get more of the berry flavor!