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Number: 2
Name: Larry
Date: June 22, 2013

First a little back story:

We also share a love of the TV show Scrubs.  Once a year we
get together and wear our scrubs and drink fake "appletinies"
and watch our favorite episodes.

Larry and I met about three years ago when we lived in the same apartment complex dump, and we have been good friends ever since.  Among the many things that we have in common, we share a love - nay, obsession - for all things Lord of the Rings related, and he was appalled to discover that I still hadn't seen The Hobbit. (Note: I did go to the midnight showing, but I fell asleep through most of it and just hadn't gotten around to seeing it again since.)

Larry is also a chef, and I make it a rule to never pass up an opportunity to sample his cooking.  He never ceases to amaze me, and every once in a while I manage to impress him (kind- sorta) with some culinary creation of my own.  For example, a few years ago I made a Brasilian dinner for some members of my ward and I invited Larry.  For dessert I served Mousse de Maracujá (Passion fruit mousse).  While I like this dessert, Larry fell in love with it at first taste.  He has professed a desire to marry it and have its children.  However, it isn't a dessert that I can make very often because Maracujá concentrate - the key ingredient - isn't always available.

Last week I managed to find some Maracujá concentrate and I needed to use it up before it went bad.  Larry said he would provide the movie - The Hobbit - if I would provide the dessert.  I agreed and we called it a date.

We started our evening by making dessert.  We tried a variation on our usual Mousse de Maracujá recipe and it was probably the best Mousse we have made yet - we have nearly perfected our recipe.  Then we watched The Hobbit while we enjoyed the fruits of our labor and congratulated ourselves on being master chefs.  The movie was pretty amazing - I suspected it would be - and I am glad I finally watched it.  I managed to stay awake through all of it this time and I can't wait for the second installment to come out in December!

All in all, I would call the date a success.  Good food, good movie, good company.  Larry, if you are reading this, thanks for a fantastic adventure in Middle Earth.  We really should do it again sometime - maybe next time I find Maracujá for sale in Provo.