Cuisine Eric

These are not your store-bought lemon-pepper flavor, but a rich melange of fresh lemon, butter, garlic and honey, kicked up by slightly piquant melange of red Fresno pepper, crushed red pepper flakes and black pepper.  Mixing small amounts of different peppers really brings out the aromatic side of pepper, while managing the bite. A garnish of cilantro brings a fresh finishing note. And, by the way, yes, these are soft! But I'm over a week after surgery so I think I'm gonna have a nice juicy steak tonight! Juice of 1/2 lemon 1/4 cup white wine 1 tsp honey 1 Tbsp butter plus 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 lb bay scallops 2 cloves garlic, finely minced Zest of 1 lemon 1/2 red Fresno pepper, minced Dried red chili flakes, to taste Dash freshly ground black pepper 1 Tbsp butter Cilantro, minced, for garnish Dissolve the honey in the lemon juice and wine. Melt the butter in the oil in a skillet. Add the scallops and the next five ingredients to the skillet over high heat and cook, stirring, for...

Our daughter-in-law's mother is a fantastic cook and taught me how to make dumplings.  Here is what we did, though I have now made them with many fillings and many cooking techniques. Dumplings are comfort food; enjoy. And by the way, these are the next in my series of soft foods if you steam or boil. 1 lb ground pork 3 green onions, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, minced ½ inch fresh ginger, minced 1-1/2 cups savoy cabbage, diced 1/2-inch 1 egg 1 Tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp sesame oil dash crushed red pepper flakes to taste   14-oz package circular dumpling or wonton wrappers   Dipping Sauce: 2 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp rice vinegar 2 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp sugar ¼ tsp red pepper flakes or chili oil   Mix together the pork and the next 8 ingredients.    Fill a small cup with some water. With your finger, moisten the edges of a dumpling wrapper.   Add about 2 tsp of the pork filling onto the middle of each wrapper. Gather and pinch edges of wrappers together. Steam ...