January 27, 2011 new recipe

Dinner on 1/27/2011 was Shrimp and Scallops with Asian Eggplant, which Carl served over rice. This is yet another recipe from Epicurious.com. Epicurious aggregates recipes from a number of sources, and we have been very happy with most of the recipes!

The wine was the 2009 Leitz Out Rheingau Riesling.

January 13, 2011 new recipe

Dinner on 1/13/2011 was Scallops with Angel Hair Pasta and Piccata Sauce, Broccoli Rabe Puglia Style, and the Crispy Leeks again. I used spaghetti, but the scallop recipe came from EatingWell.com. The rabe recipe is courtesy of Mario Batali's Molto Italiano.

The wine was a pinot grigio.

January 12, 2011 new recipes

Dinner on 1/12/2011 was Seared Scallops with Crispy Leeks. This recipe is new, and comes from the EatingWell.com website. It was tasty! The key to the leeks, which are crisped in a very hot over, is to be sure to spread them out in a single layer. Otherwise they get a little mushy.

We had this with some Farro, and with Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Grapes. This recipe was given to me by a coworker. You just cut equal parts of red or black seedless grapes and brussel sprouts in half. Lightly oil with olive oil, salt and pepper, and then roast at 350 degrees until they look done. It is so simple and so easy!