A lunch spot

One of my favorite places for lunch is Frankie and Fanucci’s. http://www.fandfpizza.com/
These are their Oven Baked Clams 

Veggie Panni

My favorite item on the menu is the Spicy sausage with onion pizza.

Sometimes the spicy sausage is very spicy but when the sausage has just the right amount of kick this pizza is outstanding. My other favorite is Pear and Gorgonzola Salad.
This is way they serve wine.....very cute.

No wine glass here. And of course I always end my meals with an espresso

Which theirs is always good.
And look at the oven

Truly a wood burning oven.This place has only draw back its it limited menu. Once you been there a few times you have had the complete menu.  I sure hope they expand their menu a bit more. But basically I either order the Spicy pizza or Pear salad.  If you are the area I recommend you try the place.


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Rosemary Roast Lamb recipe from Southern Living

The link from the Easter posting for this recipe doesn't working...... so here is the recipe. Enjoy!!!

Don't forget to read about my changes under the What I made for Easter post

Rosemary Roast Lamb

Photo by: Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia DeGaris Pursell

• YIELD: Makes 6 to 8 servings
• HANDS-ON:20 MINUTES
• TOTAL:4 HOURS, 20 MINUTES
• COURSE: Main Dishes

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon anchovy paste
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (5- to 6-lb.) bone-in leg of lamb
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Pat lamb dry, and place, fat side up, on a rack in a roasting pan. Make several 1-inch-deep slits in lamb with a paring knife; rub olive oil mixture over lamb, pressing mixture into slits. Cover loosely with foil, and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400°. Uncover lamb, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
4. Bake at 400° for 2 hours and 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 145° (medium rare). Let stand 30 minutes before slicing.

Southern Living APRIL 2011

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The Wine of the Moment

One of my favorite places to go on a Saturday afternoon is Marco's Vino and Spirits http://marcovino.com/. He holds a wine tasting every Saturday afternoon. This past Saturday we had these wines at the tasting.



I brought home this one

It was lighter than what I'm use to drinking but still full bodied with a really nice smooth finish.
I am also drinking this one at the moment

It's a half bottle. The color is a nice garnet with vanilla notes. It's dry with a slight sweet finish. I love the size of the bottle perfect for a mid week pop no stress on finishing the bottle before it goes bad. Only 2 glasses ...oh! I won't get drunk tonight........bummer! ........Just kidding

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A Mother's Day Display

I wanted to change up the Easter display on the porch a little for Mother's Day. So off I went to the Dollar Store. Have you ever been to the dollar store? There are so many cool things you can get there. It's fun and all for just a dollar. Look at what I picked up.

I first took off the ribbon that was originally on the hat. Then I snipped off  a couple of the flowers and burned the edges. Do this in a well ventilated area. If you want to attempt this yourself. Cause it smells really bad and does let off some fumes. I have heard that you can tea dye them as well. I will have to try this with the left over flowers. But I really wanted them to have a slightly crunchy look to them as well.

and I wanted a antique look for the flowers. I think I achieved it.

Here is the finished look.

Off to the porch we go......

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Leaving a comment

I have heard that there has been a problem leaving a comment on the blog. I believe I might have fix the problem. So try again I would love to hear what you have to say

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Saturday's Lunch with Friends

This past Saturday some friends and I went to a local restaurant were Their Philosophy is

Source locally whenever possible.

Use ingredients in season.

Preserve the season.

Beer is good.

The Birdsall House (http://www.birdsallhouse.net/) was a local bar for many years. Under a different name. Sadly the owner died with no one to take over. These guys overhauled the joint and now it serves local food and its super good.

We had

Calamari Salad

Looks great doesn't it. A different twist on a calamari salad with Aloi dressing and a soft boiled egg

We also had a Beet and Grain Burger

Isn't that just a great combo for a veggie burger!!

And Polenta with Spinach Mushrooms with Deep Fried Egg.

Have you ever heard of a deep fried egg. The first time I was here and saw this on the menu I had to have it just to see how you can deep fry a soft boiled egg. It sure was yummy.

This place also has a  gazillion beers to choose from. What ever your taste in beer they'll have it.

This is the only place I can have a medium cooked burger. They are not greasy and just plain tasty. And anyone that knows me, knows that I usually order my burger dead, super cooked, leather if you get my point. It's huge that I can eat a burger cooked medium. That's how good their burgers are.

Don't worry we didn't forget dessert a delicious brownie topped with cholocate ice cream

If you are in the area I highly recommend this place.

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My Weekend Projects

Boy I put a lot on the plate for this weekend. Plant a whole load of stuff I got durning the week, move plants and set up my veggie garden.

Here is where I started. This side of the house is weed ridden and dark.

I got these hostas from someone giving them away.

Look at the side of the house now. Way Way better!

Planted some herbs...

Thanks to my cousin for these pots and Yep these is your chives and sage still growing.

These bushes had to be moved to make way for my veggie garden.

Now a big empty space...

Looks great doesn't it.... Lots of hard work..... Now now before you start thinking I'm some super person for getting these bushes out of the garden. A friend of mine stopped by to say hello and saw me struggling. He took over in less than 15 minutes both bushes where out of the garden. and he even dug the hole for it's new home. Boy that was a life safer...

And here is another reason why I love Craig's list. I couldn't get both bushes in the space I had reserved for them. I posted an ad one hour later bush was gone. Hip hip hooray I'm not a plant killer!!!!

I'm hoping this little spot will look awesome next spring.

Planted all the blub I picked up for my spring decoration on the porch and in the house. I'll have to wait and see. Here is a bamboo I had big plans for. Expect I couldn't get it in the spot I wanted. The spot was rittled with roots just couldn't dig a hole deep enough

Here is the suprise of the day. Pumpkin seedlings

Last year I made a Autum display with some Pumpkins. I never got to throw out the pumpkins before winter came in and they rotted  Now the question is do I move them or leave them were they are. There is not much room from them to spread out. Hmmm will have to think about that one. Let me know what you would do.

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