koko > wrote in news:fvbik514k3eek01s1o7960n5r30ej3cp1q@
4ax.com:

>
> We had lunch today at one of our favorite Italian restaurants.
> It was a little chilly today so sitting at the table in the sun was a
> good choice.
> http://i48.tinypic.com/6on9lc.jpg
>
> My favorite salad is their Gorgonzola walnut salad with a balsamic
> vinaigrette dressing. I could make a meal of this and the garlic
> bread.
> http://i50.tinypic.com/14ih8hi.jpg
>
> The garlic bread is nicely crunchy with just the right amount of
> garlic.
> http://i49.tinypic.com/atnm2v.jpg
>
> Stan's favorite is the fra diavolo.
> http://i49.tinypic.com/k9jeb7.jpg
>
> Mine is the stuffed shells florentine.
> http://i47.tinypic.com/1zf4w49.jpg
>
> Seasoned ricotta cheese with spinach.
> http://i45.tinypic.com/4fwm1j.jpg
>
> We have some great leftovers.
>



Thanks... You just reminded me I'm hungry!! :-)

Love the look of that garlic bread.

I was going to ask what Stan's fra diavolo is, but got off my lazy ass and
Googled it.

very interesting tale too :-)

The sauce is named after the nickname given to Michele Pezza, a famous
Neapolitan guerrilla leader who resisted the French occupation of Naples.

He was eventually captured in November 1806 by French Corsican troops led by
(novelist) Victor Hugo's father, and hanged when he refused to join them!!

Fra diavolo = Brother Devil


BTW, great series as usual ;-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Mary had a little lamb
her father shot it dead.
Now it goes to school with her
between two chunks of bread.