New Jersey - the Land of the BEST Food!

Okay, I'm hungry.... and I'm disappointed.  Last night for a treat, my friend and I tried out a new Italian restaurant that boasted being just like Up North - and Authentic.  Well, after eating there I can say, maybe the owner is, but his staff that is cooking and preparing food isn't!

I ordered Sauteed Calamari in Fra Diablo sauce over linguine... I got a bowl of spaghetti in a slightly spicy sauce, with a few pieces of calamari mixed in it... so it was a treasure hunt for the itty bitty tiny morsels of squid... disappointing when you are expecting a bowl of this:

So, that restaurant is marked off my list as a No Go...

I am so jealous of my friends in New Jersey, they write of their trips and evening fun at these incredible Italian places, or breakfast of good bagels, or even diner food!  Here, I have choices of chain restaurants, and the one's that aren't chains that are good, well their egos hit their prices, and that makes an enemy to my pocket book and I don't go....

SO.... one day I'll be back in New Jersey and get some REAL food... for now I'll just settle with the fact that I like my own cooking, as well as, I do have a great Indian restaurant near home!!!

My Habibi - the Hair Ball

This cat is such a mess, he refuses to drink out of a bowl, but only the water from a running tap... when you walk into the kitchen, he's sure to jump into the sink and start fussing for the water to be turned on...