Tarantella Ristorante

Celebrating Jay's mom's birthday a day early, we took her to Tarantella Ristorante, 128 Route 70, Medford. Nice celebration! She was excited and happy!

Bread, bruschetta and salad come with every meal. Yum!


Ken enjoyed the Bacon Wrapped Scallops special, which came with a creamy peach sauce. The scallops were huge!

Entrees enjoyed:

Jay made it halfway through the Veal and Chicken Zingara:

Mom Lou was happy with the Scallops Imperial special:

Ken has been craving Veal Saltimbocca and was satisfied with his dish:


Dessert:

Ken enjoyed a glass of limoncello.

Jay enjoyed the Flute Limoncello (non-alcoholic), which is mixed with gelato. So good!

Mom Lou enjoyed her Bomba:


The staff sang a beautiful birthday song, which was appreciated by Mom Lou. They truly make you feel like family here. Everyone is so attentive and friendly!


Wine enjoyed:
Chianti


Alissa, and everyone else, helped to make this a special celebration!

Problems with photos - coming soon!

Indeblue (Indian)

Celebrating Jay's and Karin's birthdays, we enjoyed a 3 1/2 hour "lunch" at Indeblue, 619 Collings Avenue, Collingwood, NJ. Of course, we had a wonderful time!

Appetizers enjoyed:

Ken and Karin each ordered the Shrimp Koliwada - battered shrimp with a sweet & spicy chili aoli- always a favorite!

George enjoyed the crab soup and naan:

Jay thoroughly enjoyed the crispy spinach chaat - crispy baby spinach, shallots, chopped tomatoes, sweet yogurt, tamarind chutney. Very tasty!

Ken devoured the garlic naan:

Drums of Heaven - battered chicken wings with garlic, tomato and chili. Delicious!

Entrees shared:

Wild boar sausage, with cannelloni beans and lots of flavor!

Goat mirch masala - grass feed, Australian, boneless, with caramelized onions, cardamom, and house blended spices. Very flavorful!

Desserts:

Chocolate sutra (dark chocolate layered mousse cake) and lemon "cheesecake!" Awesome!

Wines enjoyed:

We also enjoyed a Chenin Blanc, which didn't come through in the pictures...

What a nice way to spend our birthdays!

Kunkel's Seafood and Steakhouse

Jay wanted oysters for her birthday, so Ken took her to Kunkel's Seafood and Steakhouse, 920 Kings Highway, Haddon Heights. We had a wonderful time!

Jay had St. James River oysters (Virginia), which were quite tasty...

Ken enjoyed the Crispy Crab Rolls. They were quite delicious!

Salads with house made dressings...

Ken ordered the Catalina dressing

Jay ordered the Blue Cheese dressing - yum!

Entrees...

Jay enjoyed the Prosciutto Wrapped Shrimp, which came with wild rice and roasted pepper cream sauce. She could only finish half...

Ken devoured the Surf & Turf - he selected the New York Strip, medium, with Kunkel Love (marinated special steak sauce) and the lobster tail. It came with steak fries. Everything was done to perfection!

Wines enjoyed:

Too full for dessert. We'll be back!

Ginger Asian Cuisines

After a short shopping trip, we decided to stop at Ginger Asian Cuisines in Medford. We were happily greeted by Dannon, who hadn't seen us in a while due to the holidays. She asked us if we ate pork, and we said "yes," not thinking anything of it.

We just wanted to eat appetizers for our late lunch, and Jay has been fighting a sore throat, so we ordered hot Jasmine tea, and egg drop soup for Jay. Ken loves the Vietnamese Beef with Grape Leaves, so he ordered that.

Imagine our surprise when we got the fried pork dumplings. They were wonderful!

Jay then ordered the Baked Scallops with Garlic Mayonnaise. Garlic, yum! (Sleeping in another room tonight! LOL). The mayonnaise was very flavorful with large chunks of garlic in it. Soooood good!

Ken had to have the BBQ ribs. We were both full, but still managed to finish. Everything was so tasty, as usual.

No wine this time.