New recipe, January 25, 2024

Asaro (Yam and Plantain Curry) from NYT Cooking. This is a winner! A wonderful melange of flavors including some fruitiness and heat from habanero. This is excellent and gets a 5. The recipe does call for cutting the yams and plantains into 1 1/2 inch pieces. We prefer 3/4 to 1 inch pieces for more even cooking and they are more bite sized

New recipe, January 24, 2024

Whiskey Daisy from Epicurious. A variant on a whiskey sour which we liked because there is a little sweetness to balance the lemon. We give this a 4.

New recipe, January 23, 2024

5 Ingredient Lemon Ricotta Pasta from Food and Wine. This is a nice dish, with the lemon accenting the creaminess of the ricotta. We enjoyed it but it did not stand out. It gets a 3.

New recipe, January 22, 2024

Chingri Dopiaza (Shrimp with Onion Tomato Chile and Turmeric) from NYT Cooking. Wonderful palate of flavors! We give this a 5!

New recipe, January 22, 2024

Chingri Dopiaza (Shrimp with Onion Tomato Chile and Turmeric) from NYT Cooking. Wonderful palate of flavors! We give this a 5!

New recipe, January 21, 2024

I missed taking the photo, but this dish is Habanero Chicken and Broccoli from NYT Cooking. We liked this a lot. The habanero is nicely balanced with citrus and honey. We would have liked the chicken to be a bit more browned—not sure it needs to be skin side down at any point. This gets a 4.

New recipe, January 20, 2024

We joined an expedition to Antarctica and so haven't had access to a kitchen for the last month. But we are back, and had an amazing trip. And yes, I took those photos!

Today's new recipe is a Sweet Chile Grain Bowl with Tofu from NYT Cooking. It is really flavorful with a nice balanced heat. We give this a 4.