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Ribbit the exhibit II

We went to Leu Gardens today for a walk around.  The garden was wonderful and Richard and I now have an annual pass!

They had Ribbit the Exhibit II at the garden-  it is a traveling collection of larger than life frog sculptures by J. A. Cobb of Wilmington, NC.

Winston the Greeter Frog

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Wallace and Grommet

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The Watering Frog

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Little Leapers

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One of my favorites- The Lookout

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Frog on a bicycle

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The Hedge Frog

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The Garden Bell

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Express Yourself

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Dance of the Little Swans

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Pecos Straight

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Melvin the Mowing Frog

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The Ribbitsville Ramblers

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Digger Smith

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Henry Potter

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Lunch at Ulele

Today I drove down to Tampa for a business lunch and we ate at an amazing restaurant. It was in a historic building with amazing art both inside and out!

I had the stuffed portobello mushrooms and they were wonderful. Stuffed with grilled zucchini, squash, red onion, red pepper, sautéed spinach and manchego cheese topped with flash fried carrot ribbons.

I would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting!

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Amazing food

I was thinking back today at all the amazing food we have been lucky enough to experience.

One of my favorites was on Christmas Day in Barcelona.  We went to Angle and had their tasting menu.  This was a Delta mussels curry with mini pumpkin and acidulate wild mushroom water.  The pumpkin bits just popped in your mouth!

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Another great meal was. It was created by chef Melissa Logan.  It was beautiful!  A maracaibo chocolate pave with a hazelnut dulce sponge, passion fruit curd, praline ice cream and micro flowers.  A work of art!

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There is a little dive bar on the east end of Cayman that makes the most delicious fish tacos.  I think part of their secret is the lionfish is fresh out of the ocean.

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If I could eat anyplace in the world it would have to be my favorite restaurant in London- The Shed.  I have never had a meal there I didn’t fall in love with and it is always my first stop in London!

Street food (especially in Asia) can be amazing as well.  Traveling through Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore we had some amazing treats!

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I think we initially fell in love with food in Sicily during cooking school at the Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School.  I could live in Sicily in a heartbeat!

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Fig Tart

The one thing I am loving about living in Florida are some of the fresh figs I can get at the farmers market. I am getting better making the crust, but the consistency is still off a bit.  This morning with the extra crust I made some biscuits and they turned out pretty good I have to say!

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Battle of the Bands 5k

I previously signed up for a series of 5K races, but with my foot I will not be running again anytime soon, so Richard and I decided to walk the race (which was still maybe a bit too much for my foot).

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They had 3 bands throughout the course and you voted at the end for the best band… to be honest they were all pretty bad.

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At the end of the race you did get a beer and the finish line was by a beautiful lake.  Not a bad way to start your Saturday!

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