Under the Sea...

  Jackson had his macaroni and cheese early and then played cars, blocks and balls with Daddy and had a bath before dinner was on the table.  He came running out of the bathtub naked except for the giant white robe Danny had put on him.  We called him a little king and he ran around proudly in his royal bathrobe!  I have video of it, but its got little boy parts in it so I can't share it in the blog!!

We had a very late dinner last night (9pm!)We had our friends Natalie and Matt over after Natalie and I enjoyed our dance class at the gym.  Jackson watched Finding Nemo while we enjoyed Sea Scallops and Chicken with creamy pasta, asparagus and mixed vegetables.  Natalie doesn't eat anything from the ocean so she prepared the chicken breast the same as the scallops.  She made some steamed mixed veggies. We also had garlic bread.  Big carb load--Good thing we worked out! 

Lemon/Garlic Sea-Scallops & Creamy Pasta

Scallops:

Melt about 1/2 c. butter, add garlic to your liking (We like A LOT!)

Saute 1/2 lb. of mini-sea scallops (bay scallops) on medium-high heat until size is reduced and they are slightly browned.  (15 min. or so)

Add juice from 1 lemon. 

Remove from heat and allow scallops to set in the buttery sauce.

Pasta:

I just used the thin spaghetti--although angel hair is my favorite for this recipe

After you boil the pasta, Add:

2-3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil,

garlic to taste

juice from one lemon,

3 oz. cream cheese,

1/2 whole milk, 1/2 c. parmesean, grated

Mix until the cream cheese has melted and spread throughout

Sprinkle a dash of basil and extra parm on top

Easy Boiled Asparagus

Fill a quart-sized pan about 3/4 full of cold water

Add a dash of salt and sugar

Break the asparagus in your hands--don't cut.  They will naturally break where the tender parts start. 

Put the asparagus in cold water.

Turn on high heat. 

Let boil about 3-4 minutes then turn off and remove asparagus immediately--don't overcook!

***Sidenote: The Canebrake (spa my sisters-in-law and I went to last weekend) had prosciuto-wrapped grilled asparagus.  It was so delicious! I can't wait to try making that!