New recipe, December 29, 2021

Christmas Day Clementine Sour from NYT cooking. A very nice range of flavors! This gets a 4.

New recipe, December 38, 2021

Andalusian Chickpea and Spinach Soup from NYT Cooking. The story behind this soup—I have a mild breakthrough COVID infection, so I use one of those shopping services to get food delivered. One of the items I ordered gets a pound of spinach randomly substituted—honestly, I think it was for a box of elbow macaroni. Certainly nothing I planned for! Big when I looked for a spinach soup, I found this, which not only called for a pound of spinach but also let me use the last of the tomatoes ripening in the garage. And it is pretty good! This gets a 4.

New recipe, December 27, 2021

Mulled Manhattan from NYT Cooking. I always thought mulled referred to soaking spices in warm alcohol, but here it seems to refer to using grape juice, which made this bit sweet. This gets a 3.

New recipe, December 26, 2021

Modern Hot Toddy from NYT Cooking. This uses tea as well as rum and amaro. A nice toddy variation. We give this a 3.

New recipe, December 25, 2021

A Hot Campari Cocktail for Christmas—Babbo's Toddy from Food and Wine. A perfect warmer for a Christmas evening. The Campari and orange work really well together, we give this a 4.

New recipe, December 24, 2021

Isn't there always something to do on Christmas Eve? So how nice to have a slow cooker meal ready for you! The Slow Cooker Chicken Tortellini Tomato Soup from NYT Cooking has layers of delicious flavors. We give this one a 5.

New recipe, December 23, 2021

Sea Scallops with Brown Butter, Capers and Lemon from NYT Cooking. Carl executed this perfectly. The ingredients play together beautifully. We give this a 5.