New recipe, August 22, 3013

Pasta with Pesto Shrimp and Cured Ham from the September 2014 Bon Appétit. Nice, it gets a 4. Served with cherry tomato salad.

Wine: Rosanna Rosé Zweigelt

New recipe, August 21, 2014

A new cocktail--Trouble in Paradise from the September 2014 Bon Appétit. This is excellent, sweet, savory and spicey all at once.

It gets a 5!

New recipes, August 20, 2014

Lemon Pepper Flank Steak Tacos and Cabbage and Mango Slaw (we used peaches), both from the September 2014 Cooking Light. Very tasty! We give these a 4.

New recipe, August 19, 2014

Blueberry Mint Frozen Gimlet from the July 2014 Cooking Light. A nice summertime idea. We found it pleasant and give it a 3.

New recipe, August 18, 2014

Another from the August 2014 Bon Appétit: Watermelon Gazpacho with Feta Crema. This is excellent! Make it! We give it a 5!

Served with grilled flank steak with Berbere rub, and another zucchini from the garden.

Wine: Domaine de Pellehaut Harmonie de Gascogne Rosé 2013-a nice match!

New recipe, August 17, 2014

This is from the August 2014 Bon Appétit: Vietnamese Pork Chops with Pickled Watermelon. Really delicious--we give it a 4. A bit more Sriracha in the marinade would be nice.

Wine: Small Gully The Formula 2006 Robert's Shiraz--not the best match, but a good wine. Wondering if we should have gone with something like a Riesling

New recipe, August 16, 2014

We had a lovely dinner with Ron and Beth Eller. Our contribution was this dessert, Whipped Berry Pudding from the July/August 2014 Eating Well. Very tasty--we give it a 4. We might cut back a bit on the sugar.