Around the table....

So I had a PRIMO lunch yesterday afternoon that I could not WAIT to tell you guys about!  It was one of those meals where the words "I. Am. Happy" came out of my mouth about 15 timesJ  (always a good sign, right??)  This delectable lunch was courtesy of Molto Bene in Hightstown, and since their menu was so tempting, my friends & I decided to once again pick a bunch of items and share em around the table.  Here were my picks from "least" to favorite....

Oh, poor spinach salad with farro and ricotta salata, you were lovely...but honestly, you just had some tough competition.  I apologize for being the sole dish that wasn't scraped darn near clean...J

Next up was my 'pick':  the polenta fries with mozzarella cream.  Mmmmmmmm....crispy on the outside and super creamy on the inside, if you've never had them: try em!  They're so unique!

OK, and between the last two items, it was a TOUGHHHH call because BOTH of them were SOOOOO good!!!!!!!  But I must give '2nd place' to this pancetta, chianti soaked pear & balsamic glaze pizza... 

Oh man...I wasn't too sure about this one, but one bite and I was dying!  Soooooo good!  Charred, chewy crust with sweet Chianti pears, salty pancetta and smoooooth cheese...TO. DIE. FOR! 

But, I must say, the one item I was MOST excited to try and TOTALLY lived up to the hype was the 'meat & cheese tray'.... 

Joy....pure joy!!!!  And what put me over the top???  The little cups of HONEY and Italian marmalade.  OHHHHHH Holy sweet & salty heaven!

So EVERY bit of my prosciutto & fontina, arugula & honey on flatbread....

...and mortadella with parmigiana, arugula and jam were met with sighs of happiness & smiles!

I can't wait to try a whole new round of completely DIFFERENT items Next time we visit....they have so much good stuff!!!!!

So if you want to kick back, lounge around for nearly 3 hours and have a great meal to boot like this little guy....

...go enjoy Molto Bene!  You won't regret itJ

Friday night was spent at a luau at a friend's house.  I'm hoping she sends me some pictures because her & her family treated us WAY too good!!!!  Aloha!

As for tonight, it was spent having a grilled pizza party on the back porch with our niece....

...and I'm now listening to various rounds of Wii party being playedJ  We have some SUPER fun "surprise" plans for my niece tomorrow...and it should be some good reading for you guys too!  Stay tunedJ

OK, I must run off to play some Michael Jackson dance party...have a great night & a wonderful Sunday!