Before I made John work for his dinner, I at least gave him a choice. Would it be lobster pot pie or lobster rolls? He choose the latter, then I told him he was in charge of the lobster. I looked at a few lobster roll recipes, but knowing how John likes simple and straightforward flavor, I decided to go with the lobster roll recipe from here. Really, all we needed to do was cook the lobster, cut it into pieces and mix it with some good ingredients, including Hellman's -- everyone says it MUST be Hellman's mayo.
Easy, schpeezy. Right? Kind of. Like I said John was in charge of the lobster.
We planned to have the lobster rolls for dinner on Sunday and then see Eat, Pray, Love. On Saturday night I had plans with my friend Eileen, we were taking a cooking class together in the city. I told John I'm leaving you alone to deal with the lobster and since this was for the blog, I gave him with my new Canon Rebel XS to document the process. Halfway into Manhattan I had a thought, leaving John home alone with a few live crustaceans and my expensive photography equipment may not have been the best idea. I called to check in. "Noooooo worries", he proclaimed -- John ever the multi-tasker was standing on a kitchen stool, camera in one hand, martini in the other and phone wedged between his ear and shoulder. I vowed not to think about it and proceeded to have a ball cooking with Eileen.
And I shouldn't have worried because John being John, when I got home the house was spotless and my lobster was in the fridge cut into perfect cubes. The only evidence of the festivities was the martini shaker in the sink and John--he was fast asleep.
The next day we mixed our rolls and ate them with a side of salad greens in a light lemon vinaigrette and some potato chips.
Then we headed to our movie. For this meal we ate and loved... we didn't have to pray, we knew it would taste good.
