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Last minute plans for dinner with Uncle Ronnie and Aunt Abbie. We met them between our homes at an excellent BYOB that we frequented before Covid. It’s good to be vaccinated and getting back to regular dining out. We still favor outdoor dining, but it’s more an Al Fresco thing than a “saving your life”Continue reading “Osteria Saporino in Huntington Valley”

When I was a kid we’d go to the movies for Saturday matinees. 25 cents. After the movie we’d go across the street to a candy store for penny candies and, if we had and extra nickel, a creamsicle. It was vanilla ice cream covered with orange ice. A real gourmet delight. One day IContinue reading “The Creamsicle”

Barb and I were tired from running around all day. We wanted to go out near our home, but felt like eating something upscale and she wanted fish. In a town full of pizza parlors and Chinese restaurants, there’s only one choice: UVA. We’ve been going to UVA regularly since they opened, about 7 orContinue reading “UVA Ristorante Italian In Richboro”

The first restaurant that Barb and I hit after coming north had to be Guru’s. Naples has started to get a couple of new Indian places this year. There has also been a very upscale Indian restaurant for a few years. We’ve been there twice and in all fairness the food was quite good. ItContinue reading “Guru’s Fine Indian Cuisine in Newtown,Pa”

I have loved skirt steak for a long time. It’s a lesser cut of beef, the diaphragm, I believe. It used to be quite inexpensive, but has gotten more costly since people started using it in many new dishes. Fajitas, Bulgogi, and tacos just to name a few. I buy this marinade at Asian markets.Continue reading “Grilled Skirt Steak Bulgogi”

We just got home and decided to dine home until after Mother’s Day. A healthy, delicious, and not fattening meal for me.

For our last meal before heading north to Bucks County, we went to The Boulevard in Marco Island with our friends Steve and Robby. It’s a very nice, casual and informal restaurant, previously called The Philly Grill. They have always made delicious flatbreads which Barb has been a fan of. Their menu is mostly Italian,Continue reading “The Boulevard on Marco Island”

We went out with our friends Bob and Annette the other night after they enjoyed a day at the beach. We decided on sushi. For us there is only one place to go on Marco Island for sushi: Thai Sushi by K.J. The fish is always amazingly fresh and very nicely presented. Their Thai foodContinue reading “Thai Sushi by K.J. On Marco Island”

First rule: find out what day your local Costco gets their mussels delivered. I went last Thursday and asked if they had any in stock. The guy said they were in, but needed 5 minutes to get them out on the floor. I waited. Well worth the wait. Second rule: eat ‘em that night. BarbContinue reading “Five Pounds of Costco Mussels”