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I am sorry I made you wait one day before I presented this last skewer in my Kabob Party series. You see I am in Palm Springs, and I was feeling like I needed a cocktail. So yesterday I brought out a Sweet Basil Gimlet to wet my whistle. But trust me these grilled scallops skewers are worth the wait.
But before I get to the grilled scallops let me run something by you.
I am thinking about changing the format of Sippity Sup. I am thinking about making it a fashion blog. Sippity Sup- Serious Fun Fashion.
It’s no secret that I am really, really, ridiculously good looking. It’s like my good friend and male model Derek Zoolander always says, “I caught my reflection in a spoon while I was eating my cereal, and I remember thinking ‘wow, you're ridiculously good looking, maybe you could do that for a career’."
Well I’m not sure I am as really, really good looking as Derek Zoolander, so I probably can’t be professionally good looking like him. But I could probably do it for a blog.
Can’t you just see it? I could do pictures of me strutting my male model stuff in all the latest fashions from Paris. Me in Givenchy. Sup! in Chanel. The entertainment value seems limitless. Not to mention all the great couture tips I could pass along to all of you! Who can't use more couture tips?
We could start a weekly series called Sup’s! Fashion Farts! You could send me pictures of yourselves in whatever outfit you just spent your hard earned cash on. Then I could rake your design sense over the coals. I could act all haughty and superior. I think you guys might really like this…
And there's no telling where this might lead... I could do a line of swimsuits for the middle-aged gay man. Something age inappropriate to remind him of the good old days.
Maybe I could even be a guest judge on Project Runway. I can quip with the best of them, “She looks like... like a baboon's ass exploded all over her backside!" or “She looks like barefoot Appalachian Lil' Abner Barbie.”
But I digress. I would not do this without your full support. So today I thought I’d run a small trial. Let you see what I had in mind. So without further adieu I bring you the latest fashions from Palm Springs as worn by Sippity Sup!
Oh no… could it be? I think I am sensing some resistance from some of you. I hear some grumbling. I hope it’s your tummies. You want the scallops, huh?
Well I guess there’s more to life, than being really, really, ridiculously good looking? I guess Sippity Sup could become a fashion icon and still present food every now and then. Because even models gotta eat…right?
Scallop Kabobs with Beets & Prosciutto makes 8 CLICK here for a printable recipe
Adapted from Martha Stewart Living
- 1 1⁄2 lb small beets, scrubbed, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2" chunks
- 2 sea scallops, cleaned and prepped
- 1⁄4 lb prosciutto, thinly sliced
- 4 sprigs mint
- 2 lemons
- 2 T extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 T kosher salt
- 1 t freshly cracked black pepper
Fill a large pot with cool water. Add beets; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer; cook until beets are fork tender, but not mushy about 12 minutes. Remove from heat. Let cool slightly; rub away skins with a paper towel. Set aside.
Rinse scallops; pat dry. Wrap scallops in a slice of prosciutto, tucking in a mint leaf or two between the scallop and mint. Thread 3 or 4 scallops, alternating with beet, on each of 8 skewers. Squeeze juice of 1 lemon on all sides of the skewers. Brush gently with some olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
Arrange skewers, off direct heat, on a medium-hot grill. Grill, rotating skewers and brushing with more oil as needed to prevent sticking, until barely cooked through, about 5 minutes. The scallops will finish cooking as they rest. The beets should be soft and slightly charred. Remove from the grill and squeeze with the juice of the remaining lemon.
SERIOUS FUN FOOD
Greg Henry
Sippity Sup
Comments
I can't wait to try these,
I can't wait to try these, they just sound so interesting, beets and scallops. Whenever I think of beets, I think of my mom's delicious pickled beets and so have trouble imagining my beets in any other fashion, but I trust your ridiculously good looking kebabs. They sound divine.
I'm not qualified to comment on fashion....
as Alexis still has to approve my clothing before I walk out of the house in the morning.
But the kabobs look great! Grilled scallops are my favorite grilled seafood.
I REALLY LIKE THE PLAID SHORTS...
...and congrats on a fantastic guest post for 5 star makeover and a week of wonderfully creative and summery kabobs!
Lori Lynn
OMG you are too funny! And
OMG you are too funny! And although you look fabulous in red, I think you would look best in an apron! These scallop kabobs are gorgeous! I am drooling for one!
I wonder
I wonder
You wonder what???
You wonder what this means? You wonder what these would taste like? You wonder if I am crazy?? What? What? GREG
A gimlet is absolutely called
A gimlet is absolutely called for when one is in Palm Springs. Actually, anything cold and boozy. Must be HOT out there. That poolside chair looks to me like paradise.
I love scallops with prosciutto...a great textural combination. And the mint! And beets! Lovely recipe.
Now, if I only had a grill....
Here's your new gig
I think you might need to replace Clinton on "What Not to Wear."
Scallops look deelish! I need that yellow squiggly platter.
Strut your stuff...
...but don't stop your fabulous recipes. These scallop kabobs are perfect for a summer recipe.
I'm just saying...
Nice legs. Definitely swimsuits.
LOVE this!!
I love these Scallop kebabs, but I love you more!! This is hilarious. I support you in your middle aged modeling career. Just please invite me to all of your A-list events, all right??
Those Skewers
Are so tiny.
They would have to be at least 3 times bigger.
Are those skewers for ANTS?!
How 'bout I save you 3
How 'bout I save you 3 skewers? GREG
you know if this food thing
you know if this food thing doesn't pan out, you can always become a model. hehehe...
I'm glad you saved these for another day. Love it!!!
You rock those madras shorts!
Making great food and being fashionable - both elude me more often than I care to admit, but you've mastered them handily. May I nibble on these fantastic scallop kabobs while you do your turn on the catwalk?
Love Zoolander!
Now you've done it- Zoolander is one of my favorite movies and makes me laugh like C-R-A-Z-Y! Aside from building "a center for kids who can't read good and want to learn to do other things good too" I think you could totally do a fashion blog ;)
I'm confused because...
1. No one ever told me that there’s more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. I was banking on that carrying me through.
2. I thought models only "ate" Diet Coke and cigarettes.
3. Aren't you already a fashion icon?
Which is really just my long-winded way of saying, "Put on something chic, then get that ridiculously good-looking self of yours back in the kitchen, and whip me up something delicious."
xo
I would so dig you being on PR!
Not only does Sup! critique fashion faux pas, but he makes a great cocktail!
I am going to make these scallop kabobs. I've been dying for dcallops but didn't want all the pan searing stuff going on in the heat. You've rescued me Sup! Thank you.
I know shoes
Lol. Funny stuff, Greg. For me - I'm a shoe whore. But that's as far as my knowledge of clothing goes, so I can't offer any input. Food, though? Those kabobs just might be my favorite of the series. Pass me a plate, please.
Now I cannot stop smiling...
...that my cheeks hurt! LOL You are so freakin cute, of course you would be a fashion icon gorgeous you! Have your own fashion dinnerware and everything! I'm sold, where do I send my money!
If I sent you a http://wampp.cookappeal.com/ would you strut around and promote my fundraiser :)
There's no end to your talents
Chef, raconteur, author, videographer, fashion model and...? I know there's more.
Love the idea of beets and proscuitto here to add sweet and saltiness.
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