Valentine's Day has come again, and the notes I thought I would have written and mailed are still just in my head.
I did get to share some love with Thomas yesterday. I like to cook, but Thomas laments that I usually ask his opinion too much while I am cooking. "Do you think ____ would go good with ____?" "Should I add some more ____ to this?" "Would you rather have ______ or _____?" This line of questioning annoys the man, so I made dinner last night without asking any questions of him....well, except his help at the end to peel the main course.
A little bit ago, Thomas and I happened upon a really good deal on frozen lobster tails. Thomas likes to respond "lobster" when I ask him what he wants for dinner. So we got some, and last night I finally served up some lobster for him. I made focaccia bread - heart shaped for my love, which was the longest of the labor of love because of letting it rise and all that. I made large shells with a creamy white wine reduction. I did roast a red bell pepper over the fire so that I could puree it and make the sauce pinkish red, though it cam out more orange-y. And atop the shells and sauce was the lobster tail. I opened a bottle of New Mexican wine we received as a wedding present, and we toasted almost 8 months of wedded bliss...truly....blissful! It was fun to have something fancy-ish in the middle of Miami, though I wished I had fresh greens for a salad. What to do to top that for dinner tonight, I just don't know!
Disclaimer: While I didn't ask Thomas for help, I did ask my parents for the how-to on the lobster.
Double Disclaimer: I know this sounds like I am tooting my own horn, but I was pretty pleased with myself for what I would consider an adventurous meal.
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1 comment:
Holy cow, that sounds awesome!
I read it outloud to Ahna, and she said "Sorry honey"
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