Dinner is served

One of the many treats of coming to New England is the fresh seafood.

Whenever we have family from out of state it's tradition that we have some variation of seafood. This dinner always includes lobsters and mussels.

My brother's children aren't horribly fond of seafood so we made them a special dinner and served them early so that the adults could linger over our amazing delicacies and intriguing conversation ~ catching up can be most enlightening! ;)

My husband and brother treated us to an incredible meal!

My parents loved to cook.

We are most definitely a "foodie" family. It was a common site to see us all in the kitchen with our proverbial hands in the pot. This has been a true asset as both my brother and I love the task of cooking but also enjoying incorporating our families into the fun.

Lucky for me, I married someone who shares this talent. While he doesn't often have the opportunity to cook, when he does, he can knock me off my feet with his delicious creations.

One of the many traditions we have during the week between Christmas and New Years is going to a family movie. This year we all went to the afternoon showing of A Christmas Carol. I thought it was a little scary for a child's movie. Little Will wanted to leave at one point because he was frightened.

After the movie the men were off to the our local seafood store for their fresh catch.

They returned with lobsters, mussels and clams ~ oh my!

They thought of everything and even had brie and a glass of Merlot waiting for the ladies. We nibbled and chatted while they slaved in the kitchen!

The menu included

~steamed and grilled lobsters~

~clams casino {my husband makes the best!}~

~mussels and cherry stones in a white wine chili reduction~

There was crusty bread to dip in the sauce

and roasted herbed potatoes on the side.

Our two personal chefs outdid themselves!

They even cleaned the kitchen which was no easy feat as they managed to use every utensil, pot and pan in the kitchen.

If you look closely, you'll notice their eclectic serving pieces.

This would normally drive me nuts but I'm trying to "let the small stuff slide". My twitching stopped after only a few minutes :)

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