Our guest list increased by one this evening as Erika – a college friend – joined us for dinner. We quickly put her to work using her HTC-Evo phone to snap shots of the evenings events (our Canon Rebel has been on the fritz and out of commission as of late). Erika was a trooper, hopped on board the ship and quickly found her footing as we sailed thought the night on a mission to complete our Captain's order.
The most amazing feature about the app was the video. Mario and I both loved watching the videos for the shrimp, pesto and aioli. Having our Captain show us step by step instructions was like standing in the same galley with him and getting a personal demonstration on how to prepare the meal. If at any time we got lost or off course we could simply hit rewind and go over the steps. Our confidence level was high and we had all of the fresh ingredients in place. The rosemary, basil and mint filled the house with such delightful aromas, everyone was excited and looking forward to dinner.
Mario and I quickly moved through the pesto and aioli. We had to split the recipes in half to accommodate our smaller food processor but the additional step was not to cumbersome. Once our pesto was prepared, we cut some slices of Italian bread and dipped them into the green sauce for a flavorful appetizer. We then moved onto cleaning the shrimp, piercing them with rosemary skewers, brushing them with the pesto oil and placing them onto the grill.
We placed the shrimp on top of the pesto coated baby potatoes and drizzled them with the chickpea aioli. Everyone took a bite and unanimously agreed that this meal was worthy of 5 Crocs. Smiling faces surrounded the dinning table and Mario and I knew we had once again hit one out of the park. A lively conversation filled the room and as our guard lowered, Lilia, not wanting to be left out and sitting on Angela's lap reached over her plate and grabbed a fist full of pesto.
Ciao,
Mario & Mario
The Three Tocayos
