Rockin' Lobster

What could spice up a cold February night in land-locked Colorado? How about Lobster Pizza!! On a recent trip to Bequia--a lovely little island in the Caribbean*, we visited a favorite restaurant that we found on a prior Windjammer sailing trip--Mac's Pizza. This small and humble shack produces the most amazing, mouthwatering lobster pizza (in season) We get ours simply done with garlic and olive oil. Tonight I attempted to duplicate or at least approximate Mac's Lobster Pizza. The result was pretty good! Now if I just had a rum punch and could snuggle my toes into the sand, it'd be perfect! My recipe: Udi's Gluten Free pre-made crust (you can substitute any crust, Mac's isn't gluten free) Garlic Onions Olive Oil Mozzarella cheese 1 small lobster tail Smear crust with good quality olive oil, spread pizza crust liberally with garlic (I used minced in a jar), sprinkle diced onions and bite size bits of lobster. Cover liberally with cheese and bake 7 minutes (your crust may be different) at 375 degrees. Let me know if you try this recipe and how it turns out! You may just be hooked.

Number One on Maslow's Hierachy of Needs is Food (along with Shelter, Air, Water and Sex!). It certainly is for me! One of my favorite things to do besides eating with friends is Cooking with Friends. There is something so fun and personal about it--plus it results in a meal! (or cake, or whatever). This blog will chronicle a journey based on the wonderful connection and experience between people who cook together. To start, I invite each of you to cook with me at my house. I want to set aside a couple of days a month to do this. You decide what we cook and what you want it to result in. For example: maybe you have always wanted to bake a genoise, or the gooiest mac n cheese, or have an old family recipe you have been dying to try--we can do that! And maybe you want to take that cake home for a special occasion, invite someone special up to dinner after we cook, or just cook it and eat it with me. I don't care! As long as its edible, we can make it--together. Now who is going to sign up for February??