Anyway, now that we are more budget conscious, I've been trying to cook at home and it's been difficult coming up with ideas that don't involve chicken. I mean, really, how many times do you need to eat it, right? So, I bought shrimp the other day and figured we could marinade and grill it...and this is what it turned out to be:
I grilled pineapple rings with a ginger-sesame marinade, the same I used on the shrimp, steamed some broccoli and made a side of couscous. Looks real pretty, right? I was so excited and so proud of myself for veering away from the usual. We sat to eat and I thought Ryan was going to be sick. I took a few bites, washed it down with my beer and went back at it, thinking it was just that piece of shrimp. BUT, apparently, the marinade is so enriched with sodium, that it made the shrimp taste awful. I couldn't stand to take another bite. I could barely look at both Ryan and Riley, who tried hard to eat it...at least until Ryan said, "I can't eat this, it's awful." Now, I know it was the marinade, but I felt so bad. I felt like I wasted money and even though I knew he wasn't taking a stab at my non-culinary skills...I still was upset about it.I tried to eat the other foods I prepared...they were fine. But, the meal didn't feel complete and it was just such a bummer to have been so excited for something and then have it turn out so yucky.
That's the last time I cook! Kidding. I mean, it's the last time I use the Sesame Garlic marinade by Lowry's. Yeah, that's what I meant.
