Pan-Roasted Scallops and Mushrooms - May 2011

Yesterday, for the first time I went to a new grocery store in Montgomery called Earth Fare, very similar to Whole Foods and Fresh Market with natural, organic, and local foods. I got ingredients for several new dishes including this one, from Tom Colicchio's cookbook "Think Like a Chef."  2 lbs of mushrooms are pan-roasted with thyme, tarragon, garlic, shallots, olive oil, salt and pepper. Scallops are similarly pan-roasted with butter added. For the mushrooms, we used cremini, shiitake, and white button.  Zac made the dish from start to finish, my only contribution was eating it! Wonderful meal!  The mushrooms were very similar to the roasted mushrooms we ordered from Tom Colicchio's Craft restaurant in Atlanta last year.