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Last weekend we invited the husband’s 4 sisters who live in Maine to a barbecue/pool tournament/behold the majesty of the Barn Mahal man cave/ party. It was a good time… except for one dastardly deed. You see one of his sisters brought this:
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After I specifically said we were grilling filet mignon… she had the audacity to contribute to the feast.
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A dozen lobsters, fresh from the ocean that morning. Damn her rotten black soul!
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I had to watch those succulent creatures being disbanded…
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Dropped in the pot…. ( Only 2 inches of water please. We steam, not boil )
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Covered with a lid ( And a brick. They tend to buck when dying. Hell, wouldn’t you? )
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Oh, the horror!
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The horror of watching everyone tuck into the delightful crustaceans I can no longer eat.
It was Hell. Pure, unadulterated Hell.
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The only pleasure I took was not being able to find our crackers and picks. Substitutions had to be made.
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Good thing the tool box was close by.
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The husband was schooled at the pool table by two of his sisters, which I thought was fitting punishment for consuming and enjoying lobster in front of his now allergic wife.
But once the party was over, the mess cleaned up and everyone went home… what was almost worse than watching everyone eat them?
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Seeing the two leftover red beauties every time I opened the fridge the next day and knowing I couldn’t make a lobster roll.
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Hell, I tell you.
It was Hell.
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Why didn’t you call me!?? Then there wouldn’t be two left in the fridge for you to obsess over!!!
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I should have!
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You can heal food allergies. https://www.weedemandreap.com/3-ways-heal-food-allergies/
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Interesting. Wish I could say I liked all those fermented foods…
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That’s torture of the worst kind. My condolences.
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The mofo nerve of those sister in laws!!!
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In her defense she didn’t know. But still…
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Allergies are so weird, you develop allergic reactions to lobster, which I assume you ate a lot in your life. I was allergic to eggplant as a kid, and now? No allergies……I’m allergic to cilantro too, but I’m not going to try and find out if I’m not anymore. That, as my friend River said once, is the devils herb.
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I’ve eaten lobster all my life. It’s so weird…. and if I’m going to have allergies why can’t it be cilantro? I never wanted to eat that!
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I’m sure there is a logical reason why those crackers and picks weren’t found.
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There is. I haven’t been able to eat lobster in 7 years…. so nobody eats it here.
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I would eat one–so a little—okay a lot–of pain is worth it!!!
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I don’t have a normal allergic reaction. It’s more a mad dash for the rest room…. and I’ll leave it at that.
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I am sorry for you.
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I can relate to some allergies.
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This is my only one.
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You are lucky, then.
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I like lobster – but feel it’s best to eat it (at least) 9 hours after death – not so fresh it tries to crawl out of the pot.
I mean com’on, it’s soul has to have time to get back to Atlantis.
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Leftovers have so many wonderful recipes. No worries….
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That is some GORGEOUS lobster!
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It all looks gorgeous now that I can’t eat it.
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I’m sorry… I can’t drink alcohol anymore so you’ve got it just a tiny bit better than me…
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Yikes! You’re right about that.
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Too bad there isn’t a lobster-relief pill like the dairy relief pills they have for lactose intolerance.
In the meantime, cross HER off your Christmas List. 😀
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Wouldn’t that be nice? Living in Maine and not being able to eat lobster is no fun.
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I’m so sorry you couldn’t enjoy those delicious lobsters. Us Midwesterners are completely jealous of fresh seafood like that. I mean, we have Great Lakes seafood but that there is the Ferrari of seafood. ❤️
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The veritable king of crustaceans.
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I was allergic to lobster one NYE about 30 years ago Blew up like a balloon but didn’t realize…cuz I was drunk on champagne…but when i went to the bathroom and couldn’t get my pants back up I looked in the mirror and looked like someone inflated me with helium Off to the ER I went…a lot of Benadryl later I was good to go Still eating lobster!!
But damn your sister in law! But keep in mind, I would have come…eaten a lobster or two and some of that yummy looking macaroni salad!!
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Mine is more of a gastric allergy… which my husband can attest to since he had to pull over on I-95 North so I could vomit. Not fun.
We had lots of leftovers… macaroni salad, spinach salad and rosemary roasted new potatoes.
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You must have done something wickedly terrible in your last life!
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And I don’t even remember it.
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