my goodness do i love scallops!
pan-seared in some amazing butter… click here to see the best and only cooking method one should use to make these decadent sea-dwellers. like most good things in life, it should be done low and slow.
and i also love asparagus!
i usually do my best to eat with the seasons… which means i wouldn’t normally be eating asparagus right now, but hey – i’m the birthday girl, i can do whatever i want, right?! 😉
my birthday {which is tomorrow, actually} is always so close to thanksgiving {it was ON thanksgiving last year and the year i was born}, but i admit i’m happy that it falls in an entirely different week this year! i haven’t really been thinking of the holidays as much this year since i switched jobs {that’s a whole big, long blogpost or BOOK waiting to happen} so it’s been nice to really focus my energy on ME. i do have to work tomorrow, which is kind of a bummer – but i’m celebrating today and tonight with this amazing food and drink.
i like to spoil myself on my birthday. i started this morning with my favourite americano from my favourite coffee shop and a sinful pastry they call an “apple jesus” – can’t wait to try that! and i plan to have peach-wood-smoked salmon for lunch, followed by the above amazing meal for dinner… swallowed down gently with this :
la fin du monde – french, which translates to “the end of the world”
it is a triple-fermented golden ale that is high in alcohol content {9% : i tried to finish the whole bottle once – not a good idea for this 110-pound lass} la fin du monde is full of wonderful champagne-like bubbles which deliver hints of honey and fruit, accompanied by floral notes that linger pleasantly and round-out with a smooth, dry finish.
i have one every year on my birthday… and i always cook myself a super nice meal, usually consisting of seafood, since it’s my ultimate fav. i am already salivating, just thinking about my day full of amazing food…
happy birthday to me! 🙂
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Enjoy your special day, Audrey!!
… love La Fin Du Monde!
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Yes, enjoy your Bday, Audrey, and many more! Do you prefer Sea Scallops to Bay Scallops?
I like either, but, have always found the Bay to be a bit sweeter, and best in Serviche. Sometimes just depends on availability. My Dad and I would go to this particular seafood shop in Winter Park, FL for scallops, and we would ask for Bay first, & purchase Sea, if Bays wern’t there. In any event we would get a sample to taste, raw. Delicious!!
Have not tried that “La Fin Du Monde”. Sounds intriging.
Have a really nice Birthday!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE! 🙂
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I keep wanting to try to the beer again, lol
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