Tyler's scallops in puff pastry with butter sauce

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dinner 11/15/08

Tyler's Ultimate on food network is one of our fav shows....scott loves scallops and puff pastry...he's always trying to figure out how to encase yummy morsels inside the puffy, buttery flakes. when i saw this episode i knew it was for him... see http://www.foodtv.com/ for the recipe. we used already shaped puffs we had in the freezer...but i would not cut them in circles like he does in the show...just cut it into four squares! why waste any of the yummy pastry, cause to me its the best part! these are really rich, so a green salad with a sharp balsamic dressing would be a great accompaniment. sauteed peas and carrots
sauteed onion and mushroom
buerre blanc...a.k.a. winey, buttery goodness
we had been trying to eat "healthy" all week and this was our splurge meal on the weekend...just don't drink too much before and numb your taste buds...they will want to be present for this meal. i also made choc cupcakes with cream cheese frosting...see scott's bday blog for those...just use any box mix... i've started halving the box mix and frosting recipe since its just for two...cause i will eat them all if i make them all

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