Looks lovely, but a comment on the scallop recipe: brining scallops is fine if they're your usual "wet" scallops that are often what's available in supermarkets, and soaking these in brine actually improves them. However, if they are
dry scallops, please for the love of
, DO NOT BRINE THEM.
ETA: Here's a good explanation of
wet vs dry scallops.