quick and easy meals for 1 or 2

Pan seared scallops serves 2

Gammy and I like this (me more than Gammy) with some pasta aglia e olia. Also, some tomato and onion salad with some extremely virtuous olive oil and balsamic vinegar and some grated parmesan cheese and some crushed pepper and some basil on it.

Tip: go to the seafood section of the super market and ask if they have any frozen sea scallops. They probably get them frozen in 5 lb bags. Buy a bag and keep it in the freezer for another night. It’ll be a little expensive for the bag but it’ll save you some time and maybe a little money in the long run. If you can’t afford 5 lbs. get 2 or 3 , but get them frozen not the defrosted ones on display.

4-8 sea scallops (the big ones) depends on how piggy you are tonight.

Defrost them if necessary in cold tap water with a little salt (about 10 Min)

Dry them on a paper towel. Heat up a frying pan med/high and add a little olive oil. Just enough to coat the bottom of the pan. While it’s getting hot put garlic powder, paprika and pepper on one side of the scallops. Put them in the pan seasoned side down and season the then up side. Cook until opaque and no more juices coming out. About 2-3 min. per side.

SERVE IT UP!! With some of pop pop’s home made bread and some Santa margarita’s pinot grigio!!!