Newsday Field of Wheels Classic Car Show

This May I went to the Newsday Field of Wheels Classic Car Show with a friend of mine. It was a nice sunny, but not too warm day. Great weather for taking a stroll and checking out the cars. Here I'm posting some of the best car pics I got that day. 


I love classic cars, and I enjoy strolling around carbut don't ask me what make, model or year any of these are! If you know what these are, reply and let me know! haha :)

                 

Cinelli's Salmon & Veal

Salmon Terracina

So my aunt and I had dinner together at Cinelli's located in Oceanside, New York. Cinelli's is a charming, quaint Italian Restaurant. The service and quality of food is impeccable 'and definitely worth a try if you're in the area. Everything I've ever tried here tastes unbelievable and they do a pretty good job of catering as well.

So my aunt ordered the Salmon Terracina.. Cinelli's menu describes it as.. "A filet of salmon in a lemon piccata sauce served atop a bed of spinach. Topped with capers and roasted peppers."
I ordered the Veal Marsala. I contemplated ordering the chicken Marsala instead, but since I can probably count how many times I've actually had veal in my entire life on one hand, I decided to go for it..

Veal Marsala

Mother's Day in the Park

Spent this past Mother's Day in the park. 

There's nothing like looking up and seeing 

the sun shining through some beautiful trees. 

Next time the sky's clear and you find 

yourself outdoors, try it. Stand beneath 

a tree and look up, it's gorgeous! 

Out in nature, enjoying the breeze,
Sun shining bright, beautiful trees.



"Why not go out on a limb?
That's where all the fruit is..."
                               - Mark Twain


"Learn from yesterday,
Live for today, Hope for tomorrow..."
                               - Albert Einstein

Shrimp Fest

Frozen Strawberry Margarita

My best friend and I decided to venture on over to Red Lobster to satisfy our fishy nature and ended up having a great time.. and a ton of shrimp, prepared 7 different ways!

Classic Margarita! Frozen Strawberry.. This picture actually does this no justice, the glass was HUGE! At LEAST 6-8 inches across.. had to share it with a friend, and we still weren't able to finish it.

Going to Red Lobster, your table always gets a serving of yummy Cheddar Bay Biscuits. If you've been to a RL before, you know about this yummy goodness. Anyone I know who has ever tried one loves them.

Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Coconut Shrimp with Creamy Coconut Dipping Sauce

So for our appetizer we went with the Coconut Shrimp, one of my favorites!

If you've never had coconut shrimp, just a warning, it's on the sweeter side.

If you're not one to like 'sweet' food, skip it. If you like a little sweet, go for it!

One of the yummiest things you'll ever try...

and the creamy coconut dipping sauce makes it even sweeter.

Ceasar Salad

Oh, and what's a meal without a salad? It's always good to have at least one healthy thing! lol ;)


We opted for the Ceasar Salads, which they happen to make pretty well at RL..

So for our main courses, my bestie and I decided we should each get the Shrimp Fest!

With the Shrimp Fest you get to choose 3 different types of shrimp from a list.

We each chose completely different ones and sampled each others...

shrimp 6 different ways, 7 if you add our appetizer to the list!

Everything was delicious and we had a blast feasting on

Garlic Mashed Potatos w/ Shrimp Fest:
Crab-Stuffed Shrimp, Crunchy Potato-Crusted Shrimp, Wood Grilled Shrimp with BBQ Glaze.

Garlic Mashed Potatoe w/ Shrimp Fest:
Hand-Breaded Shrimp - Golden Bown Fried, Tequila-Lime Grilled Shrimp Tacos, Garlic Shrimp Scampi.

Best Friend BBQ: Ribs, Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies, Fire Pit S'mores and more



Delicious BBQ! Ribs are my Favorite!

So it's almost BBQ season once again. In honor of the start of the season, here's a flashback from one of my fav BBQ's from last summer at my best friend's house. We had roasted potatoes with some light seasoning.. olive oil, salt and rosemary, corn-on-the-cob, macaroni salad, and a nice green salad with cranberries, blue cheese and a vinaigrette.



Chocolate-Chip Cookie Brownies

Her Aunt Made the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie-Brownies, soo yummm! This treat is easy to replicate. If you want to give it a try all you have to get is your favorite brownie mix and pre-prepared cookie dough. After you get the browie mix ready to go and in the pan, break up the cookie dough and randomly place in the brownie mix. Place everything in the oven following the brownie baking directions. There you go! Try it! :)

Toward the end of the day we made some S'mores over the Fire Pit...



Fire Pit S'mores

Another fun dessert her aunt made were these delicious Marshmellow Brownies. Again, you can make these easily at home too. Just like the Chocolate-Chip Cookie Brownies, you will need to prepare your favorite basic brownie mix. Once the mix is in the pan, all you have to do is add marshmellows before you bake in the oven. The result? Melts to an oooey goooey perfection!

Marshmellow Brownies

Life is a Journey.. May Peace Find You

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Fire Island Lighthouse

Last week I took a trip with a few lovely ladies to the Fire Island Lighthouse, located in Fire Island, New York. The sun was out, bright and bold, yet the air was cool and crisp. Perfect for a visit to the Lighthouse and local trails/beach. :)

The Fire Island Lighthouse has an interesting history. At the turn of the century the lighthouse was one of the first rays of light for many ships coming to America. At one point the lighthouse was decommissioned for nautical purposes, but was recommissioned in 1986.

The parking is located a wee bit away from the actual lighthouse, but no complaints, we enjoyed the trail ...

<- This was our first view of the Lighthouse as we began our walk on over :)

Walking up to the lighthouse through a scenic area with sand dunes via the boardwalk...

Took a little while to reach the lighthouse, but we enjoyed the trail.

It looks like winter, like snow, but this is actually sand from the beaches...

We finally arrived at the Lighthouse!


It takes 192 steps in a narrow winding staircase to get to the top! The last 24 steps or so at the tippy top were more like climbing ladder then walkng up a staircase. It took a while to reach the top, but once we got there, the views were beyond worth it!




...and this is a view from one of the mid-windows in the stairwell.... a taste of things to come :)

I couldn't believe how beautiful the views were..

the sky and water so blue, the sun was so bright and the air clear... loved it.

Love the beach and how the waters glistened :)

Denny's

Santa Fe Skillet

I haven't been to a Denny's in yearsssssss. It's not a privately owned breakfast place, not a fancy experience either, but I sure enjoyed my breakfast. Sometimes cheap and easy is the way to go.

For my main dish I ordered the Santa Fe Skillet. Over the years Denny's has added skillets to their menu, taken them away, added new ones, etc. The Santa Fe Skillet isn't for the faint of heart. The combination of ingredients here lend for a hearty and super flavorful breakfast. Beneath those eggs is the smoky flavors of chorizo sausage, fire-roasted peppers, onions, mushrooms, red-skinned potatoes all served on a hot skillet. Topped with a cheese blend and two eggs cooked any way you want. I asked for mine to be made medium, so they were slighty runny buy not slimey. The red you see on top of the eggs is some hot sauce I splattered on top. If you like a good kick, this dish is a bit spicy on it's own, thanks to the chorizo. If spicy isn't your thing but you'd like to try a skillet breakfast, Denny's has other skillets available, such as the Prime Rib Skillet and the Ultimate Skillet.

Pancake Puppies, come served with butter and warm syrup!

These Pancake Puppies were suprisingly awesome! Obtaining the outter texture of traditional hush puppies, but keeping the test and inner texture of yummy pancakes, these would go great with coffee for a mid-day or late-night snack!

They come sprinkled with brown suger and a side of hot syrup to dip.

I couldn't resist! I had to order a side bowl of grits. You either love them or hate them. Well, I put some butter and hot sauce on top of mine and went to town...

Grits! :P

Jeremy's in Nautical Mile

Nautical Mile is a strip located in Freeport, New York. Known for it's myraid of Seafood Restaurants and Bars, it's a go-to for locals during warmer weather. During the colder winter months most establishments are closed, but on this fine wintery day a friend and I went for a stroll and had a meal at Jeremy's, which remains open year-round (and from what I was told, including Christmas Day, would you believe?)

My friend ordered their home-made chips. She said they were awesome and I didn't doubt her... when they came it was a nice surprise! So yummy and came with dip! :) After trying these I can never have potatoe chips from a bag ever again. I've been spoiled.

For the main course we each had our own grilled tuna, which came with onion, lettuce, tomato all atop yellow rice. Everything was good and fresh, yum!

Ringling Bros. Circus

Went to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum last weekend for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus! Ringling Bros. currently has 3 variations of the circus touring: Dragons, Fully Charged, and Barnum Bash. We saw Dragons and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I actually enjoyed it. I've been to the circus several years ago but this year blew whatever memories I had out of the water. The Dragons show was quite entertaining and worth the trip.

Not sure how these ladies did it, but they managed to hang by their hair... the chords swiftly pulled them off of the elephants and they began to swing around. I'd like to know what shampoo and conditioner they use.. :P

The lion and his tiger buddies was one of my favorites. I don't know how that trainer stayed calm being in that cage with them. At one point one of the tigers started growling and swatting in his direction. Not going to lie, made me slightly nervous. I kept hoping the circus wouldn't end up on the evening news.. :x
All kidding aside, this turned out to be one of my favorite acts.

The high-wire acts were entertaining and included motocycles with hanging ladies twirling about below. At the end the motorcyles began to spin around the wires flipping the ladies into the air.



The Samurai's performed stunts with swords.. breaking and smashing things. They also took turns bending steel pipes using their body to show-off their strength.

                                                                                                                                                             

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 The grand finale.. the Dragon is summoned!