Brian wrote the menu last week, and it was all based on ideas instead of recipes. I don't usually cook like that, I prefer a recipe. But he's good at it.
First one was his new take on Chicken Parmesan. He had seen something on a food network gameshow that gave him the idea, and this is the result:
Fresh Chicken Parm with Couscous
Pan-fried chicken cutlet, topped with canned tomato, a slice of mozzarella and a spinach-arugula blend. Oh, and shredded parmesan. Couscous was a nice departure from the normal spaghetti, too. It tasted light and fresh, which while I love traditional chicken parm, one does not describe it as "light."
Seared sea scallops over linguine.
This recipe puts Olive Garden to shame! I say that because we went to Olive Garden last month and it was truly disappointing. I ordered a chicken pasta dish that was like sixteen bucks and what was it? A pound of angel hair with a little butter and wine, couple of pieces of chicken and a whole pepper cut into huge hunks. Not their best efforts. This was scallops, a wine and butter sauce, pepper and onion stirfy and some more of that shredded parmesan. Not to mention, the rest of that spinach and arugula blend, with Brian's own made-up balsamic and lemon dressing! (Totally made up on the spot, and it was great!)
I wrote the menu this week, and it's back to recipes. It'll still be good, though.
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