Now I really love to fry or grill my scallops, but this was an experiment that turned out great. These are smaller scallops than the bigger ones we usually get, so I figured I would try them in a thick sauce or gravy for pouring over rice.

* Start out by chopping garlic, onions (I used green ones and white ones), and mushrooms. 

* Heat a stick of butter and about a third cup of olive oil and throw in the garlic, onion, mushrooms, and some fresh ground pepper.  Heat it slowly and let the ingredients start to get acquainted.   

* Once the butter and oil is smelling good, throw in the scallops and  let them join in the fun. 

* The next few pictures show how it will quickly progress

         to the point where you * * dump in a container of sour cream. 

* Then as you simmer and taste, decide what kind of "kick-it-up-a-notch" seasoning you may desire. 

* Finally, just ladle it over a bed of rice and add crackers.