New recipe, February 28, 2013

March is upon us! If your name is Julius Caesar, it is time to get nervous! Today's new recipe is Cherry Topped Coffee Rubbed Pork Tenderloin from the Denver Post. We ended up making a quick cherry sauce instead of using jam, and we skipped the bread. The pork is fabulous! We give it a 4!
Served with a mixed salad with blood orange vinaigrette that we made off the cuff.

Wine: Kosta Browne 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

New recipe, February 27, 2013

We went to the annual meeting for the Mental Health Center of Denver, which was as inspiring as ever. Do the new recipe was the Prado 86 cocktail from the Denver Post. Interesting flavors, we give it a 3.

New recipe, February 26, 2013

We had dinner with Mark's mom and Aunt Rita, so the new recipe is the Spiced Tippler cocktail (minus serving under nitrogen gas) from the Denver Post. We like it-it gets a 4.

New recipe, February 25, 2013

Pork Tenderloin Braised with Elderflower and Fennel, from the January 2011 Food and Wine. Delicious flavors --we give this a 5. Try this!

Wine: La Truffière Côtes du Rhône 2005

New recipes, February 24, 2013

Quick and Light Chicken Curry from the Denver Post. This is tasty as made--we'd like to try it with Thai curry paste instead of curry powder. We give it a 4. Carl came up with a salad with a dressing that included rice wine vinegar, sugar, powdered ginger and mango powder, and Viandox (Maggi is a reasonable substitute). It was a wonderful surprise- we give it a 5!

Wine: Casa do Valle Vinho Verde 2010

New recipe, February 23, 2013

Shrimp and Grits from the March 2013 Cooking Light. Delicious! We give this a 4. Served with some leftover Chinese Long Beans with Cracked Black Pepper from the March 2013 Food and Wine. Still had trouble getting these to be tender, but they do taste good!

Wine: Chateau Peyruchet Sauvignon Bordeaux 2007

New recipe, February 22, 2013

Beets with Couscous Mint and Almond from the March 2013 Cooking Light. Very nice, it gets a 4. Served with an old favorite, Dukkah Crusted Lamb Chops with Pomegranate Molasses from Epicurious. This is a 5.

Wine: Cru Vin Dogs Portrait Series Cabernet Sauvignon 2006