lemon, garlic and cilantro scallops

Pretty simple recipe.

I used 1/2 pound of Peruvian bay scallops from Pescatore in Grand Central.

First I pureed about 5-6 cloves of garlic, the juice of one large lemon and a handful of fresh cilantro in my blender.

I melted butter in a sautee pan and sprinkled a little florida seasoned pepper from Penzy's on top till it was aromatic and the butter browned.

I added the scallops in and browned them on each side.

Removed the scallops, deglazed the pan with a little white wine (pinot grigio this time).

Then I added some of my cilantro mixture and cooked till well combined.

I briefly put the scallops back in the pan then poured the whole thing into a bowl.

I drizzled some leftover lemon-cilantro-garlic sauce from the blender on top then garnished with a few pieces of cilantro.

The bread is garlic bread from Fairway.

Easy peasy.

brioche rolls

So after that roll I had from Cipriani I decided to make brioche rolls.

They look nothing like the one from Cipriani.

They have way more butter in them too.

I sent my bf with some to bring his parents and had the rest with jam or with soup later in the week.

Posting this made me realize I never took a picture of the awesome chicken noodle soup with coconut and ginger I made either. Damn.

no knead bread #iforget

So I got this recipe from Steamy Kitchen and I like it a lot.

I use coarse sea salt since I don't have kosher salt in the apartment.

You've gotta try it!

Don't use a terrycloth towel cause by the time the dough rises it'll be stuck in a bad way.

I got these flour sacks from the hardware store that are like soft, thin cotton and they work very well for this recipe.

veal cutlets in a lemon-brandy sauce

So I made this Sunday for dinner and Monday's lunch.

Next time I'm leaving out the lemon slices when storing cause they made everything bitter by day 2.

The baguette was fresh from the oven at Fairway so I chased the guy with the cart down momentarily losing my place in the express line.

I had pasta with it on Monday.