New recipe, November 3, 2012

Shrimp and White Bean Cakes with Roasted Garlic Sauce, from the September 2012 Cooking Light. We give this a 4. We used gulf shrimp, which seemed to have a lot of iodine--with a different shrimp, this could have been a 5. Served with an arugula salad.

Wine: Père Sauvignon Vie di Roman 2007

New recipe, November 2, 2012

Balsamic and Shallot Chicken Breasts from the June 2012 Cooking Light. This was a nice dish--we give it a 3. Served with roasted corn and garden tomatoes.

New recipe, November 1, 2012

We attended the National Samaritan Award Dinner, so the new recipe is the Stiletto Cocktail from Gary Regan's The Joy of Mixology. Nice flavors--we give it a 3.

New recipes, October 31, 2012

Golden Temple Lamb Curry from John Gregory Smith's Mighty Spice Cookbook, and Red Kuri Squash Soup from the February 2012 Food and Wine.
We give both a 4!

Wine: Domaine de la Fouquette Cuvée Rosée d'Aurore 2011.

New recipes, October 30, 2012

Carl cooked a great meal! Mashed Potato Parsnips from the Denver Post (with parsnips from our garden!!) and Lemon Pepper Shrimp Scampi from the November 2012 Cooking Light. The parsnips are creamy, delicious, and Ver low in fat--they get a 4! The shrimp is also excellent and gets a 4. Served with a green salad.

Wine: Crane Lake Pinot Grigio 2009--a very nice match

New recipe, October 29, 2012

Roast Chicken with Balsamic Bell Peppers from the November 2012 Cooking Light. Quite nice, it gets a 4! Served with a green salad.

Wine: Domaine du Prieuré Bourgogne 2006

New recipes, October 28, 2012

Dongbei Cumin and Cilantro Stir Fried Lamb, from John Gregory-Smith's Mighty Spice Cookbook, served over rice. We give the lamb a 3. Accompanied by an Asian inflected salad that Carl made that included ginger, Sriracha, lime juice, rice wine vinegar, peanut and sesame oil, garlic and mango powder, and soy sauce, with sesame seeds on the salad.

Wine: Domaine Pontifical Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2001