You’re driving home and the cell phone rings. It’s your spouse saying she’ll be home fifteen minutes after you – with two colleagues. She asks if you could be a doll and put a bottle of Chardonnay in the freezer to quickly cool, and pull out something to snack on?
Well, if you aspire to “doll” status, chips and pretzels won’t cut it. But there’s no reason to spend more than ten minutes on the project either. Find a snappy looking serving tray – this will take most guys five of the allotted ten minutes. Lay tea crackers out on the tray. Put a single leaf of basil on each cracker (it’s the broad leaved plant in the pot on the deck that smells like licorice). Place a thin slice of roma tomato onto each basil leaf. And a thin slice of mozzarella on top of the tomato. Cracked pepper over the whole thing. Done.
When the ladies ask you what you call the appetizer, simply respond, “A miracle.” One final thought – if you really want to be a hero, pull out three wine glasses and wipe the water spots off them. Hey, don’t forget the wine in the freezer!
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