Apples, No Pie, a la Mode

3 tablespoons butter

1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated or minced

3 Golden Delicious apples, quartered, cored and sliced

2 teaspoons lemon juice

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, eyeball it

1 pint vanilla ice cream

1 canister whipped cream

Heat a skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add the ginger and apples to warm butter, squeeze a little lemon juice over the pan and saute 4 to 5 minutes. Add brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg to the apples and cook another 2 minutes. Spoon apples into dessert dishes and top with ice cream and whipped cream. Garnish whipped cream with a pinch more cinnamon or nutmeg.