The first time J (the husband) and I tried making mashed potatoes, we wound up with a very starchy soup. Since this experiment, we've created a few successful meals. For example, we make a perfectly edible chicken pesto pizza. And burritos. I have nearly twenty years of experience blending beans and cheese on tortilla shells. (In fact, my friend and I ate so many burritos as kids we actually made up a song about beans and cheese. But that's another blog post.)
Since J wasn't working last night (yippee!), we decided to make a meal together. Yesterday evening, I looked up a few recipes online that would incorporate the mahi mahi we have in the freezer. The recipes I found either involved anchovy paste, a bazillion spices we don't own, or soaking the fish in some substance for two hours. Um, I started looking up recipes at 6:00 pm and J would be home around 7:00 pm. Plan much? Totally.
That's when I remembered the Red Lobster gift card in my wallet from Christmas. I texted J: Merry Christmas! He picked me up an hour later and we had a real-live date night. AND I got a whole hour of writing time. Cheesy bread and an extra hour of chapter edits? Win-win, my friends.
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I love their biscuits. The rest of their food? Not so much.
I used to work at Red Lobster, in high school and college, and I can never see it as just another restaurant.
Their cheese bread IS amazing. Yummy!
Ahh, those were the days. Before kids. When we could have spontaneous date nights. I'm so jealous. :)
Dude, their biscuits are AMAZING! Totally a win.
Way to go you!!! I've had my fair share or Red Lobster days thanks to working there for 2 years... I'd still visit... I don't know if I consider that a bad thing or not!
Avitable: What? You're not a fan of lobster fest? ;)
MeganRebekah: I feel the same way about Olive Garden. Worked there during college. Man, people get angry when you forget their bread sticks!
Lisa Green: Thanks for the reminder to be grateful for pre-kids perks like spontaneous date nights. :)
Kristan: Oh yes, my friend. BIG win.
Jen: I still eat at Olive Garden... good thing I guess? :)
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Nicole: Thanks for saying hi! Look forward to checking out your blog!
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