The Epicurean Esquire

Spicy Seared Scallop Salad

A few nights ago I made a delicious scallop salad (recipe). Unfortunately it was too spicy for the kids. But the adults liked it very much!

I followed the recipe almost to a "t", but added a bit of sugar to the dressing.

A colorful summer dinner

Last night's dinner was delicious, healthy and colorful, to boot.  I made Steamed Halibut With Kale and Walnut (recipe) & a Balsamic Tomato Salad (recipe).

I pretty much followed both recipes to a "t" and the end result was gorgeous and yummy:

Who're you calling "shrimp"?

Dinner tonight: linguine with leeks and shrimp (recipe).

This was a fairly simple recipe and I followed it exactly. The end result was a tasty plate of comfort food:

I say "quinoa," you say, "what?!?"

I've got a lot of greens that I have to use up this week.  Last night I searched for a recipe using Swiss chard.  After a few minutes, I had my menu: Halibut in Chard leaves with Lemon-Thyme Butter (recipe), Garlic Quinoa with Parmesan Cheese (recipe) and Roasted Asparagus.

The halibut was good, but not great-a bit too lemony for my taste. This was the first time I'd ever made or eaten quinoa.  A fellow foodie on Twitter suggested that I try it.

Again, good, but not great.

All in all though, a good dinner, and it presented well. 

Here's my first dinner pic taken with my new iPhone 3G S--hopefully this photo is of slightly better quality than my prior pics:

I opened a bottle of Praxus Dry Syrah Rose and had a glass with dinner.  It was a good rose with an ever-so-slight buttery finish, which I really like in a rose.

Hubby's review of this wine will follow shortly.