New recipe, June 2, 2021

Yo Po Mian from NYT Cooking. This is simple with just a few ingredients, but pouring hot oil over them at the finish makes them explode! This is fabulous and gets a 5!

New recipe, June 1, 2021

Instant Pot Minestrone from 101cookbooks.com. A fairly quick and tasty soup for a cool day. We give this a 4.

New recipe, May 31, 2021

Bifstek from NYT Cooking. This is really good, we love the citrus and soy flavors. We give it a 5.

New recipe, May 30, 2021

Asparagus and Fava Bean Tart from the April 2021 Food and Wine. Great flavors, this gets a 4.

New recipe, May 29, 2021

We did a reprise of the Shrimp Burgers from NYT Cooking—still a 5! Accompanied by the new item, Oven Fried Patatas Bravas (Crispy Potatoes with Two Sauces). We give this a 5 overall. One sauce is Salsa Brava which is spectacular. The other is Allioli (not aioli), which never thickened for us, though it tasted good.

New recipe, May 28, 2021

Castagnaccio (Chestnut Cake) from the May 2021 Eating Well. This is interesting. Chestnut flour has a smoky almost bitter flavor. It makes a very dense cake. We had different perceptions of the amount of bitterness, it was a bit off putting for me. We give this a 3.

New recipe, May 27, 2021

Lambrusco Spritz from NTY Cooking. This is pleasant, we give it a 3 overall.