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Guilty pleasure. 8/11/18

I guess most peoples’ guilty pleasures involve some sort of fabulous dessert or sky high nachos. My guilty pleasure is fried scallops. But Marymom, you say, why fry scallops when they are so delicious just seared in a pan. To … Continue reading

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Pacific cod with mustard cream sauce. 7/24/18

I do not usually shop at Whole Foods because it is pretty expensive but today I am glad I did. In the fresh fish case we find some really nice looking Pacific cod. We turn around to the frozen case … Continue reading

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Sous vide chicken breast with corn, shallots, and cream. 7/10/18

John and I love French food although we rarely make it.  In our minds the fabulous ingredients and sauces are just too rich for a weekday night. However since I have been trying to introduce new dishes to my website … Continue reading

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Fried scallops, collard greens and corn. 7/6/18 (a recipe included)

It is my favorite again! The scallops were a little smaller so we had more of them. The collard greens are chiffonaded and sauteed quickly. I toasted up the garlic pieces separately so they would not get burnt. The tartar … Continue reading

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Shrimp with rice, chard, and corn 6/29/18

This is the same shrimp with saffron and Pernod that we made a few weeks ago. The recipe is here. https://dininglite.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=3781&action=edit We like the shrimp cooked this way and the sauce is great with rice and vegetables. Our sauce last … Continue reading

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Two fancy-ish dinners in a row. 6/16 & 17/18

The last two dinners with our visiting family had some pretty high-end ingredients-dry packed scallops and prime ribeye cap steaks. Since we were serving children as well as our son, we made them in a not haute cuisine way. Tater … Continue reading

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Jumbo scallops. 6/5/18

The fishmonger at Harmon’s had promised us that there would be fresh scallops in on Tuesday. These scallops turned out to be beautiful and enormous! On our menu we had planned on fried scallops, steamed new potatoes, and collards and … Continue reading

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Saffron Pernod Shrimp. 5/23/18

Having finished up our leftovers of this dish last night our daughter declared that it was like eating in a restaurant! That is high praise indeed since she rarely eats any of our food. Saffron shrimp with Pernod sauce has … Continue reading

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Unbeatable scallops! 4/24/18

It appears we have thrown out our carefully planned menu and now are eating willy-nilly. This morning I gave John a number of dinner choices and he said that he would really like to have the fried scallops dinner again. … Continue reading

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Shrimp in saffron Pernod sauce. 4/20/18

Wow, that makes two fancy dinners this week! This recipe comes from The Kenwood Restaurant up in Sonoma wine country via my friend, George. Sadly the Kenwood has gone out of business but John has just related to me that … Continue reading

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