New recipe, August 31, 2012

Chicken and Corn Soup with Chile Mint Salsa, from the August 2012 Bon Appétit. The salsa raises it up a notch, this gets a definite 4! We were traveling, so no wine.

New recipe, August 30, 2012

Fast Chicken Chili, from the September 2012 Cooking Light, served with tomatoes from the garden.

The flavors are quite good--we give this a 4.

New recipe, August 29, 2012

Tonight we attended an event for the Colorado Democratic Senate Campaign Fund, so we have a little dish that is new.  This is a riff off a recipe we saw in The Tapas Cookbook. We call it Figs, Blue Cheese and Honeyed Almonds.  For each serving:
Slice 4 fresh figs and arrange around the plate. Drizzle with a fruity olive oil. In the center of the plate, crumble 2 ounces of a crumbly blue cheese. Top with 2 ounces of toasted almonds. Drizzle with a teaspoon or so of honey. Serve. This is a really nice combination of flavors--don't skip the olive oil, it adds a great dimension. We give it a 4.

Wine: Damiano Barolo 2004

New recipes, August 28, 2012

From the September 2012 Cooking Light: Pork Chops with Roasted Apples and Onions, and Haricots Verts and Mustard Vinaigrette. Two 4s!

Wine: Droin Chablis 2010

New recipe, August 27, 2012

Grilled Chicken Florentine Pasta with Grilled Broccolini (we used broccoli), from the September 2012 Cooking Light. Nice! We give it a 4.

Wine: Guy Drew 2010 Russell Vineyards Riesling

New recipe, August 26, 2012

Eggplant Pear Pecorino Salad from the September 2012 Food and Wine. This is phenomenal--we give it a 5. Served with the Roasted Bell Pepper Salad from the Tapas Cookbook, and a Bacon Mushroom Swiss sausage from Costco (no excuse for the latter, but since I bought them I decided we should eat them).

Wine: Cantele Negroamaro Rosato 2010

New recipe, August 25, 2012

Fennel Egg Salad Sandwich from the Denver Post--a nice lunch! We give it a 4.