This week we are trying to be extra careful in what we eat since we both gained a pound or two in Hawaii. We’ve eaten at home every night this week. Actually that’s not unusual. Except when we are traveling, we almost always eat at home. It is so much easier to control what goes into our dinner when we make it ourselves. And since it is so much less expensive to eat in, we can treat ourselves to fairly expensive ingredients like sea scallops.

I think I’ve mentioned this a million times before that scallops are my favorite protein. Tonight’s scallops were quite large which let John get a good sear without overcooking them. I steamed some small new potatoes and sauteed some snow peas in a half tablespoon of faux butter and butter spray. The snow peas got a little color on them which made them taste really good.

Seared scallops with snow peas and new potatoes