Lobster was on sale at our local supermarket for $6.99 a pound. Here in the land of the metric system, we still show things in pounds so we really know how much it costs and then we show the cost per kilogram.
So here it was Valentine’s Day and the lobster cooked was red, so what was more perfect?
Our dishwasher died on the weekend and the new one won’t be in until next Monday so the last thing we needed was a big mess to contend with, but it was after all, Valentine’s Day and lobsters were red and on sale.
The answer made itself clear, although we had not used the supermarket before for this purpose. Although they don’t advertise the service, the supermarket does sell cooked lobsters, usually after a certain point if they hadn’t sold, so they must have the mechanism. We asked them if they would cook the lobsters for us. “Of course”, they said,” and there is no charge!”
So, on Valentines evening, after yoga, my wife went over to the supermarket on her way home and picked up three beautiful steamed lobsters, sweet and succulent. I boiled potatoes and fixed them. My daughter made salads and I made dressing. My daughter made seafood appetisers, ready for the homecoming, and we all had a wonderful seafood Valentine’s Day feast!
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