I prefer a little bit of a good thing to a lot of bad. When New Year's Eve 2017 rolled around I decided to give myself a little treat. I toasted in 2017 with Lobster. It was an 8 oz. tail that I baked and paired with a baked potato. The butter warming dish was a favorite find from an estate sale and just added a bit of elegance to the meal. It was the perfect amount of food because my tradition of eating creamed herring on New Year's Eve, for good luck, proceed with this minimal indulgence. Thinking ahead, I purchased four large scallops and some oysters Rockefeller for my New Year's Day meal. I cooked two baked potatoes the night before so I could create an awesome twice baked potato for this meal. Hollowing out the potato I mixed the inside with butter, pepper, salt, sour cream, grated cheddar cheese, and chives. I spooned it back into the potato and baked it for about an hour. I steamed some fresh spinach and cut up a fresh lemon. While the twice baked potato cooked I indulged in the Oysters. When the potato was golden brown on the top, I lightly floured the scallops and quickly seared them on one side in butter until brown. Turning off the heat on the stovetop I flipped each scallop, squeezed in some fresh lemon juice, and put them in the oven with the potato, turning the oven down to warm. This was just enough time to finish cooking the scallops. Mounding four heaps of steamed spinach on the plate around the butter warming dish and slivers of fresh lemon wedges, the scallops were placed on top of each spinach bed and drizzled with warm lemon butter. Served with the hot twice baked potato this was the perfect minimal indulgence to begin a new year. Happy New Year to all!
I prefer a little bit of a good thing to a lot of bad. When New Year's Eve 2017 rolled around I decided to give myself a little treat. I toasted in 2017 with Lobster. It was an 8 oz. tail that I baked and paired with a baked potato. The butter warming dish was a favorite find from an estate sale and just added a bit of elegance to the meal. It was the perfect amount of food because my tradition of eating creamed herring on New Year's Eve, for good luck, proceed with this minimal indulgence. 
Thinking ahead, I purchased four large scallops and some oysters Rockefeller for my New Year's Day meal. I cooked two baked potatoes the night before so I could create an awesome twice baked potato for this meal. Hollowing out the potato I mixed the inside with butter, pepper, salt, sour cream, grated cheddar cheese, and chives. I spooned it back into the potato and baked it for about an hour. I steamed some fresh spinach and cut up a fresh lemon. While the twice baked potato cooked I indulged in the Oysters. When the potato was golden brown on the top, I lightly floured the scallops and quickly seared them on one side in butter until brown. Turning off the heat on the stovetop I flipped each scallop, squeezed in some fresh lemon juice, and put them in the oven with the potato, turning the oven down to warm. This was just enough time to finish cooking the scallops. Mounding four heaps of steamed spinach on the plate around the butter warming dish and slivers of fresh lemon wedges, the scallops were placed on top of each spinach bed and drizzled with warm lemon butter. Served with the hot twice baked potato this was the perfect minimal indulgence to begin a new year. Happy New Year to all!
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