World’s Best Lobster Salad?
My husband, Marty, is an excellent cook. He does most of the cooking of our evening meals. I usually handle breakfast and lunch when we’re here together. Last weekend he made lobster rolls. OMG, the way he made the lobster salad was so delicious. It’s certainly the best I’d ever eaten, and I’d say could be the best in the world. I’ll share his recipe with you so you can make it yourself. The portions aren’t exact. Use your judgment, but you want at least half of the mixture to be vegetables.
Start with one pound of lobster meat. We buy ours at the Brooklyn Red Hook Lobster Pound. It’s got some mayo already on it, but nothing else. Think of it as a blank canvas.
1 pound lobster meat
2 – 3 scallions, chopped
1/2 sweet red pepper, chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tbsp. sweet pickle relish
1/2 – 3/4 cup mayonnaise
Blend together, cover and place in refrigerator for 2 -3 hrs. so the flavors can meld. Spoon into warm soft rolls shaped like hot dog rolls, but have the cut on the top. MMMMMmmmm, good. But they are filling, so plan one at a time.
If you do try it let me know what you think.
P.S. – I know this isn’t about business, but I wanted to share it because it’s so good.
Partner Communications Session 2
The husband and wife partnership I started working with a few weeks ago has progressed nicely. Last week there was a complaint from the wife (aka Jane) that she needed access to ‘resources under the husband’s (aka Joe’s) control and Joe had not been willing to agree. Their homework assignment was to discuss it again to see if they could come to agreement. Upon hearing more from Jane, Joe became convinced that it was better to designate time from his staff than for Jane to go outside to get the needed resources. In the future the decision might be different. It was agreed that if either had need of the other’s services and they could not agree to provide them with staff, the other would have the option to hire outside resources, keeping in mind the return on investment of the decision.
Also historically they said they often disagreed with each other in meetings with their executive staff. Because this took extra time and was not a good face to be presenting to those who had major responsibilities, they decided that when they found themselves disagreeing they would stop the discussion and say they would work out the disagreement at a later time and come back with a unified position next time. At this past week’s meeting they didn’t disagree in the meeting, but realized they didn’t agree and decided to discuss it afterward. By taking it up specifically after the meeting they were able to reach agreement and are prepared to come back next time with a unified statement. Both felt it wasn’t perfect, but that progress had been made.
The bottom line: in order to move forward on anything, agreement must be reached. When there is disagreement it saps energy and time and keeps things from moving forward.