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Wish me luck - anniversary dinner
Glitter Ninja wrote:
> Well, Bonehead the Wonder Puppy.... uh, I mean my Dear Husband...
> decided he did want to celebrate our anniversary after all. I today I
> spent way too much money on a special dinner of lobster tail and
> shrimp pasta.
> I've never fixed lobster or clarified butter before so I'm kind of
> freaking out. I'll let you know how it goes. The shrimp and pasta
> is a Rachael Ray recipe (laugh all you want). Shallot and garlic in
> butter and olive oil, then some dry vermouth, shrimp, grape tomatoes,
> and tossed with cooked pasta. A little shredded asiago on the side,
> mainly for me, because I'll put asiago on almost anything. I went to
> the bakery for some tuscan bread and chocolate pie. We'll have some
> prosecco for an aperitif and Pirramimma Cabernet with dinner. If we
> have coffee, I have a few Dutch chocolates (expensive!) to go with
> them. I swear, four chocolates cost as much as the lobster. Plus I
> have
> five gazillion romantic candles setting out, too. I better be gettin'
> some lovin' tonight! 
>
> Stacia
Good luck and happy anniversary!
Jill
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