Brian chose a Rachael Ray recipe online, for "Sexy Surf and Turf." How can you not like a recipe with a name like that? It called for sweet vermouth, so I stopped at the liquor store to buy some. Not being much of a drinker, I didn't know that there was a difference between "sweet" and "dry" vermouth so I'm glad that the recipe was specific. The steak had a rich sauce with shallots and vermouth, aptly called "Manhattan Sauce." Let me tell you, it was to DIE FOR. The three perfectly-cooked sea scallops on top were excellent as well. I had also purchased a bottle of prosecco, which neither of us had ever tried. It was very nice, sweeter than the usual champagne. I guess I DO like champagne, when it's cold and fresh. The little sip that you get at a wedding toast is usually flat and warm.
So that was the "sexy" part of the evening. The rest of the anniversary was decidedly un-sexy. Pre-dinner, the sauce smoked a bit and set off the smoke detector. In this house, if one goes off they all go off, and that really startled the kids. Every window and door had to be opened, and a fan put on "exhaust" in the living room window. Sean cried while Will hung out on the front stoop to get away from the noise. Did I also mention the rain and potential thunderstorms? After that was over, we sat down for a nice dinner. The kids enjoyed their plain steak and rice. No sooner were we all on our last bite, the power went out. Apparently, it doesn't take much for that to happen around here! With no TV, I read the boys stories from Will's school bag, and we all snuggled up on the couch and loveseat in the living room, by candlelight. We got the boys situated in sleeping bags on their bedroom floor. Many thanks to Papa, for getting them light sabers at a yard sale. They make for great "glow sticks" in a power outage!
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