New recipe, October 25, 2026

>> Slow Cooker Chicken Jook (Rice Porridge)from NYT Cooking. This is comfort food, good and warming. Chili crisp and olive oil jazz it up a bit. It gets a 4. >>

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New recipe, October 24, 2026

Simple Lentil and Mushroom Soup from Food and Wine. Simple and quite tasty, with touches including anise, sage and butter. We give this a 4

New recipe, October 23, 2026

Fragrant Coconut Chicken and Sweet Potato from NYT Cooking. Sounds like it will be sweet but it is actually savory and a nice combination of flavors. We give this a 4.

New recipe, October 22, 2026

Extra Crispy Brussels Sprouts from NYT Cooking. Oil, salt and a hot oven. Very simple. They are quite tasty as well as crispy. We give them a 4.

New recipe, October 21, 2026

Araceli Ultimate Gin and Tonic from araceliliqueur.com. We got a bottle so we are trying some of their cocktails. The Araceli gives it a bit of sweetness, and softens the drink a little. We give this a 3.

New recipe, October 20, 2026

Butternut Squash Tortilla Soup from NYT Cooking. This is rather good, with a good selection of complementary flavors. We give it a 4.

New recipe, October 19, 2026

Araceli Strawberry Dream, from araceliliqueur.com. A fun cocktail using the marigold liqueur. We give it a 3–a touch sweet. We would use less simple syrup