Memorial Weekend Cooking

Inspired by the opportunity to cook and work on my assignment, I made my own lobster for the first time. We went to the fish market in the Hamptons and they had 5 lobsters for $45. Being from Manhattan, we all laughed at the idea that anything involving lobster could cost $45, let alone 5 whole ones.

I kept it simple, just lemons and bay leaves in the pot. It was too small to cook them all at once so I had to sacrifice them one at a time. I won't say how else I killed them because I don't want to be thought manic or cruel.

They turned out like this:
I also made striped bass in a white wine sauce and lightly fried bay scallops with old bay.

Aside from the fact that I undercooked the lobsters ever so slightly, the meal was a success. And I've decided seafood tastes infinitely better by the sea. Not just because it's fresh and the setting is so nice, but because it's a lot cheaper so it kept me and my wallet full.