Adventure Begins in the Kitchen
When I saw lobster in this week’s Junior League recipe cluster, I rushed in my request. I’ll be darned if someone else gets to test this one out! I knew it would also be the perfect opportunity to put my mammothly blossoming basil plant to good use. The same blossoming basil that, in complete disregard for aesthetics, begged its way out of my windowless kitchen and into the dining room.
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After last night’s fiasco, I started to question my cooking sans recipe abilities. Like, really question. So I called my mom, put her on speaker, and decided to multi-task. I’m certain our conversation was not as entertaining for her as it was helpful to me, but the distraction allowed me to mindlessly make my meal.
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It’s been a pretty little while since I last slaved over a meal. Slave isn’t an accurate description. How about… It’s been a while since making a dinner with legitimate prep work, steps, cook time, and all those things that usually turn me off of a recipe stat.
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