Strawberry Festival in Plant City-No Pits, But the “BOMB.”

AmericanPresstravelNews-March 3rd-Plant City, FL- Bob & Barb this time “Stopping to Smell and Taste the Strawberries”-Strawberry Festival WOW’s untold thousands and here are some of the images we made of some fun things we saw: Show is on through March 12th. Check out their website to order tickets on-line. We just missed Willie Nelson, but every day there are great shows, singers, bands, old fashioned fiddling, you name it! Website: www.flstrawberryfestival.com We Loved It!!!!!!!!!

**Barb meets Mr. Strawberry at the Festival**

**Strawberry ice cream-its 83-degrees, umm good!**

**A strawberry harvesting setup! My favorite color rig, got one at the farm in TN.**

**Taste buds! Prepare for a blast of good eating! Funnel cakes a “go-go” anything including “Death by Chocolate.”**

**Funnel Cakes all great flavors! Fruits, chocolate, you name it!**

**Auto Boy fun and drew a crowd-electric motor-see next image of it driving!**

**Everyone got into the act. Even Coney Island Nathan’s Hot Dogs**!

**Hand Crafts, no country agri-event should be without them and their crafts folk!**

**Loved this wood sign craftsman. Gave us plenty of ideas for our workshop in TN.**

**Seriously giant display of candy’s we all went to the dentist over growing up!**

**We once had this car, sold it for way too little! Sound familiar?**

Franks Grill in Marathon-A Terrific Italian American Restaurant

**Barb is in** **her** **element! Great food, great surroundings and of course pretty good company too!**

**Osso Bucco made with pork shanks, and mighty good and plenty! Tastes at Franks remind one of the best meals that momma and papa Leoni used to make in the early days of America.**

**Yellowtail is a very delicate fleshed dish, few chefs get it exactly right. Franks gets it exactly right and then-some!**

**First time I had blueberries embedded in Key Lime Pie. It was very special!**

AmericanPressTravelNews- Marathon, FL. Keys, January 1st,-Bob and Barb “On The Road Again” Stopping to smell the garlic at Franks Grill. For decades, Frank’s Grill has wowed it’s patrons with authentic Italian-American dishes that do a whole lot more than just please the palate, and nose, but also please the eyes, as well. The yellowtail snapper dish was exquisitely prepared. We enjoyed ala Francaise, sauteed with butter , white wine and lemon juice in a light egg wash. The Osso Bucco dish was amazing. A Melanese specialty of cross cut pork shanks with vegetables, white wine and broth done Frank’s high and delicious style. All manner of veal, chicken, duck and spaghetti dishes were on the menu. The desserts such as Key Lime Pie, bulging with fresh blueberries was different and quite a treat as was the New York Cheese Cake, a specialty few restaurants in the Keys serve. The wait staff, excellent! The table and decor were first rate too! Eggplant, shells, Manacotti, linguine, Steak Roma, lamb chops, N.Y. Strip, Ribeye and the entire seafood melange of delicacies. Franks Grill is located at 11400 Overseas Highway 113th street Gulfside in Town Square Mall, Marathon FL. go: FranksGrillMarathon.com 305-289-7772 open Monday thru Friday 10am-3-pm and dinner from 5-pm-9pm on Saturday.

**New York Cheesecake! Yes, even in Marathon.**

Give the Gift of Meat this Holiday Season with Help from Hi Mountain Seasonings

American Press Travel News News from Karen Lutto-RIVERTON, Wyo. (Nov. 10, 2016) — The kitchen table was the source of the best gifts for centuries before the advent of online gifting, but prior to this new form of instant click-and-done holiday gratification, people used to use their talents to create something meaningful for their loved ones. You can resurrect this time-honored tradition of homemade gifts with the delicious organic game meat in your freezer, some Hi Mountain Seasonings and a little time in the kitchen.

With 25 Jerky Cure & Seasoning, 14 Snackin’ Sticks, and 12 Sausage and Bologna kits to choose from, Hi Mountain can help you create something truly special, unique and quite delicious for every member on your shopping list. The best part is that using Hi Mountain kits to create your choice of gift is really quite simple, and its not very time consuming.

This holiday season, don’t settle for store bought gifts for your family and friends when you can dazzle them with a special treat of homemade Hi Mountain Seasonings jerky, sausage or Snackin’ Sticks. With nearly 20 different flavors to choose from, you’re assured to find a favorite for each person on your list.

Each Jerky Cure & Seasoning kit will season up to 15 lbs. of meat and retails for $7.99 and includes one package of cure, one package of seasoning, a shaker bottle for easy mixing and detailed instructions. A Snackin’ Stick kit will season up to 20 lbs. of ground meat, retails for $21.99 and contains two 3.0 oz. seasoning packets, two 4.2 oz. cure packets, and four strands of 21 mm collagen casings. With retail pricing between $19.99 and $20.99, each Hi Mountain Seasoning Sausage or Bologna kit will season between 18 and 30 lbs. of ground meat—depending upon they type of kit—and each includes all the seasoning, cure and casings required.

Hi Mountain’s entire line of products, cooking tips, instructional videos, and recipes are also available at www.himtnjerky.com, and the products can be found at high-quality sporting goods stores, farm-and-ranch stores and many local grocery stores.

Located in the heart of Wyoming, Hi Mountain Seasonings was founded in 1991. It is the premier manufacturer of kits for homemade jerky and sausage. Hi Mountain Seasonings has successfully captured distinct, traditional Western flavors in its jerky cure & seasonings, Western-style seasonings, bacon cures and other products that make up the unique line of gourmet Western seasonings. For additional information, write: Hi Mountain Seasonings, 1000 College View Drive, Riverton, WY 82501; call toll-free 1-800-829-2285; or visit the company website at www.himtnjerky.com.

Page House Bed & Breakfast A Monument to Anyones Great Lodging Experiences

AmericanPressTravelNews.com Nov. 7th,Dublin, GA.–“Bob and Barb on the Road Again” and “Stopping to Smell the Roses”, and visit for awhile!–We stopped for a couple of nights to enjoy a real quality B&B and we were not even slightly disappointed staying at the really magnificent Page House. We first met Mono working the leaves off the driveway, just after pulling into a true early American Estate sized home from a different era and century with giant pillars and the look of what the real White House in D.C. must have looked like before the many gates and fences, additions and subtractions. This was a true Antebellum Southern home only remodeled to modernize the needs of casual tourists in all modern ways possible, but yet totally in keeping with the themes and decor of a quieter, more pastel time in American History. WE LOVED IT! We have learned that the owners make or break a B & B. Mono and JoAnn were fabulous, caring hosts and mighty fine chefs as well. This place as they say in GA. is “The Gem of the Emerald City.” www.pagehousebb.com ph and fax: (478) 275-4551

Yes, there are great restaurants in Dublin. See additional posts for Company Supply Rotisserie Bistro and Deano’s Italian Grille Brick Oven favorites!!!!