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Here’s a few photos from a dinner I cooked for my parents and sister a few months back. I’ve posted links to the recipes and ingredient lists for each. I must emphasize cooking the scallop dish last, as it doesn’t take very long at all. And…all of it turned out good.

Chile-Lime Crab Salad with Tomato and Avocado

(Recipe)
Ingedient list: Fresh lime juice, extra-virgin olive oil, vegetable oil, jalapeño, cilantro, honey, garlic, black pepper, lump crabmeat, Hass avocados, red onion, and heirloom tomatoes.

Scallops Provencal

(Recipe)
Ingedient list: bay or sea scallops, Kosher salt, black pepper, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, shallots, garlic, flat-leaf parsley leaves, dry white wine, and lemon.

Onion Soup

(recipe from Bistro and Brasseries cookbook) (Closest online recipe)
Ingredient list: unsalted butter, sweet onions, garlic, curry powder, Chablis (white wine), all-purpose flour, beef stock, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, baguette, Gruyere cheese, parsley (or chives)

Rice

Simply cook white jasmine rice, but drop in chopped parsley just before reducing heat to steam.

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Got any versions of these recipes I should try? Let me know.