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.
That looks yummy! I love lobster rolls. :)
Posted by: Suanne | October 02, 2010 at 02:38 PM
That really does look soooo good! (nice multi-tasking John! :)
Posted by: Nicole Owens | October 02, 2010 at 05:36 PM
Go Sylvester! Photos look great too. Yum.
Posted by: Michele | October 13, 2010 at 06:54 PM
Great story! The lobster rolls look delicious!
Posted by: Mom & Dad | October 18, 2010 at 05:13 PM
awesome! Lobster rolls are such a treat! Looks great..:-)
Posted by: John | November 30, 2010 at 10:07 PM
Nice! Happy new year to everyone, and a great 2011!
Posted by: Marley | January 05, 2011 at 06:50 AM
I love to eat the lobster rolls. The pictures of the Food looks cool. Great job John!!!
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Marissa - My mom just saw your blog and she is very impressed. She said, "I can't believe she did this and she isn't getting paid." Annie said she loves you & John.
Posted by: Michele | June 25, 2011 at 02:41 PM