The lifting of the leg, and I don't mean turkey!

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So, I have a job tomorrow cooking for the owner of the boat and his guests. The boss tells me that the only thing is guest's wife eats is chicken and to please try to make something nice with that. I decide on making an arugula pesto stuffed chicken, eggplant roulades and individual AuGratin potatoes with Baby Swiss and cream. Pretty easy menu actually, except for the desert..that was a little more complicated beause its creme brulee and the oven on the boat does not dispense even heat so getting the custard to cook in a water bath takes forever. Anyway, a new farmers market opened in my area so I decide to go there early this morning to buy my vegetables. They had the most beautiful stuff. All the herbs are sold in bulk and the basil looked so lovely i decided to buy 2 big shopping bags full and change my pesto plan to half basil half arugula. I get to the boat to drop off the groceries for tomorrow and to prep what I cculd today. I am greeted when I get there by the Captain and his beautiful dalmation who is always on the boat when there are no guests. Ozzie (the dog) loves to watch me cook (the fact that I give him treats the whole time has nothing to do with it I'm sure lol) and takes his usual place by me feet in the galley. I roast off the eggplant and get them stuffed and rolled and my plan was to also make the pesto today. It always taste better the next day. I go up to the main salon to get something and as I am coming back down the stairs, here is Ozzie, leg lifted into position, peeing on my bag of basil..and a big pee it was!!! I laughed so hard I almost fell over the side and when I screamed his name he looked at me like I was crazy, thought i wanted to play and proceeded to charge from room to room knocking stuff over and having a grand time..Well, needless to say, its back to arugula stuffed chicken and a valuable lesson learned. Don't leave grocery bags on the floor when Ozzie is aboard!! Ya gotta love dogs!!!