I make the stuff myself but always with a sense of guilt. If I tell the other half what's in it, it's like trying to feed her maggots. I found if I can get her to drink a good part of a bottle of wine before hand she eats it. Wha-la!
Calamari Marinara with hot peppers is a favorite of mine to ! I personally don't like to cook any seafood long term in a slow cook method but add the seafood part to slow cooked recipes at the very end so the stuff doesn't turn to rubber.
Hope you got the girls to eat it. carry on>.
"As far down the river as he could see, the trout were rising, making circles on the surface of the water, as though it were starting to rain."- E.H., The Big Two Hearted River