Kind of a fancy no-occasion dinner for a Thursday night. Actually it was more like, here are a few items that need to be used so how can we put them together?

The scallops were nearing the end of their freezer life. The Russet potatoes’ eyes were growing, and the broccoli looked a little limp so John seared the scallops and I made mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, and a loose lemony tartar sauce to try to tie it all together. The sauce was fine with the scallops and broccoli but a little weird with the potatoes.

We ended up with a very nice dinner and enough mashed potatoes to use with our chicken and chickpeas instead of couscous tomorrow night. It may be another weird pairing!