If one didn't know better you would think my life revolves around food! (Shhhhh-- it does!)

Just
this month I received Christmas boxes from Chuck and Terry sending me
bars of Mississippi Mud and Turtle brownies from zestofmemhis.com (check
it out and salivate!!!) while the week before there was another box
from the same place from Alfredo and Michael with carrot cake and white
chocolate truufle bars--all gone! (Pictures 3 & 4)

The
day after Christmas I got a gift box sent by Mary from Rossi Pasta
(pictures 1 & 2). It consisted of: a 12 ounce package each of
Parsley Garlic Fettuccini,Capelli d'Angelo angels hair and of Wild
Mushroom Linguini. Also enclosed was a 215.5 ounce jar of Artichoke
sauce and one of Classic Marinara. Now I just have to go out and get
some good garlic rolls for a Heavenly meal!

Talking
about garlic rolls some of you know that I worked as a waiter at Big
Louie's here in Fort Lauderdale which was my last job before retiring
and one of my best. I very seldom go to rerstaurants that I have worked
at but Big Louie's is the exception. I hadn't been there for awhile so
on Christmas Day, after seeing "The Wolf of Wall Street" we went there
walking the block away. We had a bid fresh salad with blue cheese
dressing, their fabulous garlic roles (I had one for you Terry!) and
then a pizza with sausage, pepparoni, meatball, pepper and onions all
tasting as good as ever! (See pictures 5 & 6)

Talking
about eating out we did go to the Outback twice--the fisrt time I had a
big cheeseburger and the second time a 6 ounce steak with mushroom
sauce.

Still
on the subject of food---who? Me? Talking about food?--somewhere in
Fort Lauderdale is the carrot cake Maria sent me--I have already listed a
reward and/or a threat of death for anyone who stole it!!! My neighbors
know better so this is a warning to anyone who took that cake--you have
never seen the wrath of GreatMartin!

For those who want to keep in touch with me please take note of my email address--will explain in a very future blog.
GreatMartin2003@yahoo.com