Tapas!

This weekend I wanted to make a light, tapas-style meal, but didn't look up any recipes ahead of time, so I started backwards with what ingredients were available and came up with this:

*Pan-fried red pepper strips cooked in olive oil, chopped garlic, and topped with thin slices of brie, which melted nicely in the larger strips.

*Scallops lightly sauteed in olive oil, fresh chopped garlic, salt, pepper, and fresh lemon juice.

I served the cheesy pepper strips atop thin slices of french bread, and the scallops went alongside on the plate. A little extra french bread soaked up the scallop "sauce" quite nicely and it all went down well with Sauvignon Blanc (a $14 dollar bottle of Sterling found on sale for $8).