Food Post

My Most Dear And Radiant Wife had a tough time while I was away.  The Things are.... a handful.  Seriously, I don't think you're allowed to start MMA that young.  As she had just finished her trial by Dean's letters, she asked for a nice home cooked meal tonight.

She asked about 4pm.  Had to act.  Apparently tacos was not an option.

I took the basic amatriciana sauce recipe from the new basics cookbook as my starting point.  Typically, I measured little.

About 4ozs of pancetta, fried in olive oil.  I then added half a shallot and about 2/3rds of a white onion, plus a glove of minced garlic.  Next up was about a quart of Campari tomatoes, pureed in the Cuisinart.  A splash of red wine, about a teaspoon of sugar and some salt (unnecessary as it turns out with the pancetta).  Then some chopped basil (about 7 large leaves) from the garden.  Simmer a little to cook off the liquid.

I had about a pound of sea scallops marinating in olive oil, a dash of sherry vinegar, something called Fox Point spice mix from Pensies Spices, the other half of the shallot and some extra ginger.  They marinated about an hour.  Then I seared them over the grill in a grill pan.  Served them over the vermicelli with the homemade sauce.

Perfect on a beautiful June day.

I have hearby resolved, whilst my Lovely and Beatific Wife labors in the salt mines of our teacher's training center, to cook her one fancy meal a week.  At least.  Otherwise, we're eating in the dining hall, because we aren't made of money are we?