7 ahead scalloped Recipes

bacon, diced, sea scallops, roasted red pepper, sliced, mushroom, sliced, shallots, minced, garlic cloves, white wine, heavy cream, pecorino romano cheese or 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, fettuccine pasta , cooked ahead, flour , for dredging

red potatoes (key ingredient for this, as they are much moister than russets), each wrapped in foil and baked until done (400 degrees for about 1 hour, just until soft when gently squeezed). when done, remove from foil and let them set out to cool down enough to handle, or make them ahead of time and keep in refrigerator (once cooled) until ready to use., smoked ham, cubed into bite size pieces (ask the deli to slice a 3/4 slice of smoked ham if you don tsp have any ham leftovers to use - be sure to use smoked, not honey, ham), tb butter, tb flour, teapsoon garlic powder (don tsp use garlic salt since there s plenty of salt in the ham and butter - you can mince a couple fresh garlic cloves, if you prefer), crazy mixed-up salt (about 1 tsp), pepper (about 1/2 tsp), half-and-half (gives you a richer sauce than milk), grated gruyere cheese, grated velvetta cheese, some thin butter slivers for topping

cooked ham, scalloped potatoes mix, green bell pepper, chopped, cheddar cheese, milk, bisquick, eggs, onion (original recipe called for 1 chopped, which i have always left out, as i don tsp care for the ta) (optional)

buttery crackers (ritz -- see note), dried parsley flakes (or 3 tbsp. fresh -- minced ), olive oil, butter, divided, minced celery, carrot, finely chopped or coarsely grated, chopped green onion, green & white parts, chopped green pepper, minced garlic, cooked chopped seafood (shrimp, crabmeat, artificial crab, scallops, lobster, or a mixture of any of the above), old bay seasoning or 1 tsp other seafood seasoning, nutmeg, sherry wine or 1 tbsp madeira wine or 1 tbsp marsala, worcestershire sauce, water or 1/2 cup chicken broth or 1/2 cup vegetable broth or 1/2 cup clam juice, fresh ground black pepper, salt , if desired, paprika, mushroom (small or large), olive oil, salt, lemon wedge (to garnish )

this all-seafood stew from california comes together rather quickly , so there s no place to break up the work and do something ahead. since the cioppino can be on the table in less than hour, this isn tsp much of an obstacle to making this dish. serve with crusty bread to soak up any extra tomato broth., extra-virgin olive oil, garlic , coarsely chopped (about 20 cloves), dry vermouth, dozen littleneck clams , shells scrubbed, dozen mussels , shells scrubbed and beards removed (see illustration below), unsalted butter, onion , chopped medium, hot red pepper flakes, bottled clam juice, diced tomatoes, bay leaf, fresh oregano leaves , minced, fresh thyme leaves, tabasco sauce, salt and ground black pepper, sea scallops , tendons removed, shrimp , peeled