Winnie and Jax

The only problem is that Alonzo turns on at 5 am every day. Winnie and Jax thinks that means breakfast time. Hooman never gets to sleep in. However, the grow lights generally are good for his mood.

At least Luby's has closed and won't have to serve those bastards. Also, I miss Luby's

Which they will if tge Epstein discharge happens.

What she's done for childhood literacy is amazing. Plus she funds vaccines.

I will pray for Dolly’s health any day. She is a national treasure.

This is maddening. Why not pass a Clean Continuing Resolution and then negotiate for the next seven weeks on the other issues? Because the republican party no longer deals in good faith. Shut it down till the GOP breaks.

Simple as Do Rae Me

I love the light, to be honest. Brightens up the place

Winnie's farm is growing well

Alonzo, Winnie's space farm, is doing well. 😀

Jax trying to get vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce on it.

Jax tried to get dessert. He knows he can't have chocolate! (Don't worry... he didn't get any, though he got darned close!)

I added a link to the recipe. The sage isn't to strong, but honestly I'd double the amount of sauce. 😋

Seared Scallops with Butternut Squash | America's Test Kitchen Seared Scallops with Butternut Squash pairs sweet, tender scallops with creamy squash for a deliciously balanced dish, full of rich textures and flavors.

If you're looking for this recipe its here. Really good and fairly simple. My biggest problem was changing it from serves 4 to serves 1, and I rushed the scallops a little. Should have gotten tge pan hotter, but its a simple, solid recipe.
www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/1231...

The finished meal of mashed butternut squash topped with four seared sea scallops drizzled with butter lemon sage sauce on a plate

Pretty tasty. But I think the scallop pan wasn't hot enough... always room for improvement 😀

Overall, really good. I'll make this again. Even from scratch its probably less than an hour after you've made it once and figured it out. They say 30 minutes... I like to go slow. 😀

Pot of the mashed squash

Squash on a plate

Scallops on the squash on the plate

Top with the butter lemon sage sauce

Plate with the squash topped with the scallops drizzled with the butter lemon sage sauce

Add half and half to the squash stuff

Mash the squash!

Add a little salt to the squash

Add a little pepper to the squash

Add a little half and half, salt, pepper to tge squash as you mash it.

Melting butter for the scallop sauce

Cooking scallops

Cooked scallops. Honestly I think I'll get the pan a little hotter next time. First time with this recipe. My gant chart got messed up 😀

Sauces for scallops ( butter, lemon juice. Lemon zest, sage) cooking away

Melt butter for the sauce, cook the scallops, and add lemon juice, lemon zest, and sage to the butter

Add a little salt the squash

Cover the squash

Cook away

Four sea scallops. Patted dry with a little salt and pepper

Add salt to the squash, cover and cook then a pick of the scallops

Add oil

Add butternut squash to a separate pot

Add chicken stock to the squash

Add a little butter to the squash

Poured a little avocado oil in a pan. Start cooking the butternut squash in a pot with chicken broth and butter

The ingredients minus the seafood on a cutting board.

Basic ingredients: butternut squash, chicken broth, butter, salt. Half and half, sage, lem9n zest and lemon juice, and avocado oil. I like avocado oil for this since it's neutral and has a high smoke point

Four scallops with lemon sage butter sauce on a bed of mashed buttered squash... and a beer... gout be damned

Ok. I paired this down from serves 4 to serves one. Needs some tweaks, and I'd get the scallops pan a little hotter next time, but overall pretty good. Butternut squash and scallops with a lemon, butter, sage sauce. And as many steps as I could catch!

I'll look for it

OK. So got sone scallops from Central Market. Avoided Whole Foods! (Though in all honesty I still buy their store brand ginger ale and root beer.... I know)

Yes but its right across the street from Central Market. I'd probably just go to CM; at least they're owned by HEB and not Bezos. I do like Sprouts though. Good quality for the price

HEB is our!

Always good signs

Unless you're the most intelligent person in the world, I'd say no. Live by the sword, die by the sword. There's always someone smarter. 😀.

I'm still gonna do it tonight. Just have to swing by a different store tonight. Its a new recipe for me. I'm excited. I'll post a step by step and verdict.

That's just the fresh! He also bought all the frozen. I'm as impressed by my assumed size of his kitchen as his seafood budget!

Went to HEB to get scallops. They were out! Some guy cleared them out. Bought 12 pounds of fresh scallops and all the frozen. None till Thursday. I'll have to try Whole Foods or Central Market! Must have cost that dude a fortune... plus how big is his kitchen? That's a lot of scallops

Always good 👍