Yesterday, September 13th was Dominic & my 1st wedding anniversary. As we had a party to attend yesterday, we had made the decision to go out to a really nice restaurant in Boston to celebrate… being sure of course, to take a taxi so we could drink our Martinis of choice. Many of you may not know this but I enjoy eating out as much as I enjoy cooking! Hmmmm… guess I just enjoy eating in general! When we woke up on Saturday morning it was raining pots n’ pans outside and by 3:00pm we knew that neither of us felt like getting out of our sweats. What to do, what to do? Well… we ran down to our local fresh seafood shack & bought 2 2lb. lobsters. Add a quick appetizer, a salad, some candles and a bottle of Moet Brut Champagne to the mix and voila’… a dinner truly fitting for the occasion was born! We also dove into the top layer of our wedding cake which my mom had kept in her freezer for us for a year. Believe it or not… it still tasted great! Dom says our wedding cake tasted like the best Devil Dog he’s ever had and he’s correct!
As my anniversary gift to you and so you’ll always have something on hand for unexpected guests or occasions, this is what I served as a quick appetizer before we dove into the lobsters…
1 Block Cream Cheese
¾ Cup of Ketchup
1T of Prepared Horseradish
1 Can of Tiny Shrimp
Place the block of cream cheese on a small platter keeping it in tact. Mix the ketchup and horseradish together to make cocktail sauce (yes… it’s just ketchup & horseradish- no need to add anything else!). Pour the cocktail sauce over the block of cream cheese. Pack the shrimp on the top. Serve as a spread with some nice sturdy crackers like bagel crisps. You could even go crazy and add a snip of parsley or a wedge of lemon as a garnish!
If you always have these 4 ingredients on hand, you’ll always have something you can whip up quick!
Happy Anniversary, Dom… I love you!
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