What's for dinner?

[frustratedearthmother]

The oldsters requested chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese. I was more than happy to oblige.

 

[CrealCritter]

My night to cook. Wife bought two packages of scallops. She said that she knew I liked them. We'll yea I like scallops! it's like my favorite seafood. But I never cooked them before. So off to Google I went and found this method to cook scallops ---> http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/08/the-food-lab-best-seared-scallops-seafood-recipe.html

This picture caught my eye.

I basically followed the directions to pan sear the scallops but I used butter instead of vegetable oil and sprinkled a little old Bay on the scallops when they were in the pan.

I took out 4 ears of frozen Garden Sweet Corn and thawed it out in sink. Then I shucked it and cut the corn off the cob cooked in a pan with butter and sea salt.

I also went to the garden and got two Abe Lincoln and a hand full of roma Tomato's. I cut the Tomato's and crushed up some basil I grew in the garden in 2012and sprinkled over top of the tomatoes.

When the scallops we done I assembled a plate for my wife and me. A layer of garden sweet corn, on top of that, garden Tomato's and Basil, then on top of that pan seared scallops.

Wife's plate

My plate

Just something about the garden sweet corn, tomato's, basil that married perfectly with the pan seared scallops. This is the best meal I ever cooked, lip smacking delicious!

 

[NH Homesteader]

So when are you going to come cook for me? Lol!! I LOVE scallops and that looks delicious!

 

[CrealCritter]

So when are you going to come cook for me? Lol!! I LOVE scallops and that looks delicious!

If I'm ever up in NH - I will will come cook this for you - it's totally delicious!

Mr Chopper and the chicks are gonna love me long time too

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Well, after you go to NH you gotta come south, lol. That looks absolutely scrumptious!

 

[CrealCritter]

Well, after you go to NH you gotta come south, lol. That looks absolutely scrumptious!

Yep... I'll do that! I could cook this a lot. I'm still amazed it's so delicious and "I" cooked it even - that's the amazing part.

 

[Wannabefree]

Well if ya come here I'll toss some steaks on and you and my honey can have the scallops. I hate seafood lol, although that does look good

 

[CrealCritter]

oh man does that look good. I made a pot of red beans and rice with sausage today. sorry no pic yet but it's tasty.

Thumbs up for Red beans and rice -n fried corn bread.

 

[CrealCritter]

Red bean, ground venison chilli with garden home canned chopped and sauced tomatoes, salteen crackers, sour cream, cheddar cheese & sliced garden green onion.

I like the way my wife makes it because the garden tomatoes she cans don't have near the acid as store bought canned tomatoes.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Oh yum!

All we had was a garlic stuffed pork roast, sweet potatoes and lima beans. The old folks liked it.