Christmas Eve Lobster Killing

Although neither of us are big on religious holidays, David and I happily celebrate Christmas with our families.  My family does this by doing what all Ukrainians do best — eating!  Traditionally Ukrainians eat seafood rather than other types of meat on Christmas Eve because of some old wives tale about the animals talking to you if you go to your barn.  Whatever.  This year my Mom decided to opt for a seventies revival dinner which included gangster 70s aperitifs, Baked Alaska, and the star of the show: Lobster Thermidor.  It was David’s first time killing a lobster and we definitely wanted to go the more humane route (if that’s possible) so we settled on stabbing through the lobsters’ brains before continuing with the rest of the proceedings.  It was a tad bit gruesome to be honest with a surprising amount of gushing liquid and post mortem twitching, however don’t let this discourage you!  The results after halving, roasting, scooping out, mixing with a ridiculously rich buttery sauce, then returning the lobster meat to the shells to warm and serve, are quite miraculous.