Delicious Items

As the title suggests, many delicious items!

First off, a really awesome dish I discovered (Ok I was actually pushed into trying this) while at one of my favorite restaurants in Albany. It is an Israeli couscous dish with scallops. Normally I don't love scallops, but after trying this dish I was sold. Not to mention, there is bacon involved, and any food that involves bacon has to be good. Maybe one day I will post a recipe for healthier foods here, but that won't be today.

You will need:

Scallops
Israeli couscous
Yellow onion
Yellow or green peppers (or both!)
Smoked bacon
3-4 oz of chicken broth
Flat leaf parsley
Sazon seasoning (Goya™ brand)
Black pepper & salt for seasoning

Cook a 1/2 cup couscous in boiling water until tender. Drain and set aside.

Cook one...or two...or three strip bacon (sometimes I do more and make club sandwiches the next day with the extra)

Once bacon is cookies, 'crush' up into small pieces.

Saute onions until brown and soft, and then add peppers and saute. Toss the bacon back into the pan, and then add the couscous. Add the sazon seasoning, a few pinches, or if using packets, I used a whole packet. Season with pepper and salt as desired.

Add chicken stock and cook on simmer or low setting.

Cook the scallops in a small pan with cooking spray until cooked through and slightly caramelized on both sides.

Add on top of couscous mixture in other pan, and sprinkle with parsley.

Excellent dish, much easier to make than you might think! Recipe adapted from On Tapas & More!




Also, I felt I needed to add a dessert! Maybe unrelated, but it's an oatmeal-butterscotch chip cookies and it is a super easy and delicious recipe.

You need...

1 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 sticks softened unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups quick oats
1/4 cup butterscotch chip

Preheat over to 350°F. Either spray baking sheets with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.

Beat butter and sugar til fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat in well, scraping sides of bowl and blending in.

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl. Beat in wet mixture slowly.

Stir in the oats and butterscotch chips.

Roll into balls about 2 tbsps in size and arrange on cookie sheets. Bake 13-16 minutes.

You could add different chips into this recipe as you desire, I have always been curious about cinnamon chips!

- This recipe was adapted from Smitten Kitchen -