New recipes April 5, 2011

Today I got to have dinner with Carl before heading out to Madison Wisconsin for a meeting. We had Pan Seared Scallops on a Red Onion Marmalade with Peas, Black Pepper and Mint, both from Epicurious.com. Both were excellent.

No wine, since I was driving to the airport . . .

February 18, 2011 new recipe

I could not resist making an old favorite, Sea Scallops alla Caprese, from Mario Batali's Italian Grill. It is such a simple recipe, and depends on really fresh ingredients. Fortunately, winter though it is, we can get perfectly ripe heirloom tomatos and fresh scallops. We had it with some roti chapati on the side (I love the uncooked roti chapati from Costco--you can make fresh bread in 2 minutes!). So what was new? Rick Bayless' Pure and Simple Shaken Margarita, which worked perfectly with this salad.