Capt's Tavern Riverfront Grill

Well we have added The Capt's Tavern in Daytona Beach Fl to our list of places to go to sit by the water enjoy a cold one,watch the sunset, and enjoy some food
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  This place has changed hands a lot of times, and this is the first time for us to stop in. We have heard some negative reviews about Capt's Tavern but as usual we decided to try it for ourselves.

  We we're really surprised we sat outside on the deck overlooking the water, our waiter was nice, even though he corrected my pronunciation of Spanakopita You say potato I say... Oh never mind.

  The food was good and the beer was cold, and the staff was very friendly.  I did feel they were a bit over dressed black pants white long sleeve shirt and a tie. for being in Daytona and in the heart of all the biker bars on Main St.

 It's a tropical place and we thought shorts and a tropical shirt would have gone more with the casual atmosphere. I hope the new owners stick around because we will definitely go back the next time we are in Daytona.

 They have a lot of Greek items on the menu also.  We had the Shrimp Ceviche  and the Spanakopita. both were very tasty, the view as the sun was setting was great.  So if you have tried this place in the past give them another try.  We think you will be surprised. They are located at the end of Main St. across from Boot Hill Saloon and next to Boot Hill Cemetery.
115 Main st
Daytona Beach Fl
386-256-4945
http://www.captstavern.com/

ENJOY!!
Allison

CARIBBEAN JACK'S RESTAURANT: DAYTONA BEACH FL

We love to be outside as much as possible and if we're outside and on the water that's even better. So it only makes sense to find a restaurant on the water right?
 Caribbean Jacks in Daytona is just the spot to be outside on a beautiful Fl day and enjoy the great food and fantastic water views.
 We like to sit on their deck on the swinging tables. The weather was perfect this is our second time here and we enjoyed it again so I wanted to tell you all about it.
 The atmosphere and the views of the intercoastal waterways are breathtaking. And we love to look at all the yachts in the marina.
 Today we shared the Low country boil. $ 14.99  ( I think they only have this 1 day a week) we had to share because we had been stopping at a few places for appetizers, but if you get a chance to go try the chicken salad its wonderful, and the bananas foster is to die for.
 They are open 7 days a week starting at 11:00 Check out the website for the menu and band schedule.
 Before you head out check out the little gift shop inside the restaurant they have some great t shirts that are very colorful and will remind you of the fantastic time you had at Caribbean Jacks in Daytona Beach Fl.

The above picture is a view from the water taken from Caribbean Jacks website.
The website is www.caribbeanjacks.com

and the phone # is 386-523-3000

This week we're heading over to Sebastian to do some Treasure hunting I will tell you about some places over there that we love to sit outside on the water and enjoy a few cold ones!!

Enjoy!

Allison

ENGLISH IVY'S RESTAURANT INDIANAPOLIS IN

Hi everyone, Sorry I have not posted in a while, we've had a lot going on this month.
We had to go up to Indiana, and I'm really behind.  I wanted to share a great little restaurant that our nephews took us to right across from their town home.  ENGLISH IVY'S  is located in the beautiful Historic Saint Joseph Neighborhood, just a stone's throw from Downtown Indianapolis.  Such a nice comfortable place. Great atmosphere,everyone was so friendly and the place was decked out top to bottom for Christmas this is a very reasonable place to visit with daily food and drink specials.  I started with a  Bloody Mary (This was a meal in itself)

We all tried something different, so much fun to share!

GRANDMAS POT ROAST (YUM!!)

CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN (sorry about the pic that was a big Bloody Mary! ha ha)

PISTACHIO NUT CRUSTED TILAPIA

PHILLY CHEESE STEAK

JUST SOME OF THE DECORATIONS.
Well that's all for now If your ever in Indianapolis In try English Ivy's, Oh by the way Much thanks to all of my family for putting up with all the picture taking before they could eat!!
ENGLISH IVYS
944 N ALABAMA ST
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202
317-822-5070
http://www.englishivys.com/
Enjoy!
Allison
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HYDE PARK PRIME STEAKHOUSE

Another one of our favorite spots in Daytona is the Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse located inside the Hilton Hotel next to the Ocean Walk Shops

They have one of the best Happy Hours on the beach!  From 4:30 to 6:30 they have $4.oo martinis and $5.00 Small plates and you can get a early meal for $19.95
We have been there four times now and the Bartenders are awesome. I usually get a dirty martini with blue cheese stuffed olives.  This last visit we shared the Twin Filet 3.5oz each with crispy onion straws the Lobster bisque,and the Gruyere Gratin Potatoes This comes with homemade hot pretzel bread and rolls.Yum Yum I have to watch myself from filling up on the bread basket.  We like to sit at the bar and enjoy the view of the beach through the panoramic windows. 
Fantastic view. Awesome service and great food you can't ask for anything better, oh yeah! I almost forgot
YOUR ON THE BEACH!!!!
Enjoy!
Allison
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THE SUNSET GRILLE AND RAW BAR MARATHON FL

Hi everyone,
Just got back from a amazing vacation and found a new place to go in Marathon Fl
Great food, Awesome Drinks and a fantastic View


Makes the Sunset Grille and Raw Bar on the the new places to go the the Keys.Being from Marathon and growing up working at our family restaurant Adventure Island (Now called the Island ) what was the largest Tiki bar in Marathon at the time. I love Tiki Bars!! And this new one ROCKS!!

This is the best place to watch the sunset, sitting at the foot of the historic 7 mile bridge

The Service is top notch

the place is spotless, and i have not seen so many smiling employees since working at Disney World.This is a must stop when your in Marathon or on your way to key West.

The Sunset Grille and Raw Bar
7 Knights Key Blvd
Marathon, FL 33050
(305)396-7235



Well that's all for now. Check this place out!!
Allison
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Groundhog Day

Most of my family was from Punxy and the small towns near Punxy. So to tell you about various aspects of the Groundhog Day holiday, and how we've been celebrating it in Punxsutawney since 1886.

Here are some answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the holiday:

Yes! Punxsutawney Phil is the only true weather forecasting groundhog. The others are just impostors.

How often is Phil's prediction correct? 100% of the time, of course!

How many "Phils" have there been over the years? There has only been one Punxsutawney Phil. He has been making predictions for over 120 years!

Punxsutawney Phil gets his longevity from drinking the "elixir of life," a secret recipe. Phil takes one sip every summer at the Groundhog Picnic and it magically gives him seven more years of life.

On February 2, Phil comes out of his burrow on Gobbler's Knob - in front of thousands of followers from all over the world - to predict the weather for the rest of winter.

According to legend, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring.

No! Phil's forecasts are not made in advance by the Inner Circle. After Phil emerges from his burrow on February 2, he speaks to the Groundhog Club president in "Groundhogese"(a language only understood by the current president of the Inner Circle). His proclamation is then translated for the world.

The celebration of Groundhog Day began with Pennsylvania's earliest settlers. They brought with them the legend of Candlemas Day, which states, "For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, so far will the snow swirl in May..."

Punxsutawney held its first Groundhog Day in the 1800s. The first official trek to Gobbler's Knob was made on February 2, 1887.

So the story goes, Punxsutawney Phil was named after King Phillip. Prior to being called Phil, he was called Br'er Groundhog.
By the way if your ever in Punxy stop by the Library and you can see Phil and Phyllis (That's Phils girlfriend) they live in front of the Library and you can watch them sleep and eat two of there favorite pass times.
Enjoy!
Allison
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SNOW ? In FL!!!

Okay I give up, the joke is on us we are freezing are A--'s off down here. It's in the 20's at night and we've seen snow!!!! I've covered my plants but I don't think it will help, maybe for one or two days of cold weather but this has been going on way to long for us southerners.
It dipped below freezing last night but the worst is yet to come tonight. The cold assault on Florida continued Saturday night with reported lows of 21 in Lecanto, 22 in Weeki Wachee, 19 in New Port Richey, 26 in Wesley Chapel, 28 in Brandon, 33 near the Tyrone Square Mall in St. Petersburg and 29 at Tampa International Airport. Just thought I'd share this bit of news with you all, I guess I should not complain to much when I talked to my dad in Indiana he said they have 12 inches of snow and its 10 below.
Well stay warm everyone if this keeps up I'm going to have to move further south. (Ha Ha).
Allison.
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We were on our way back to Fl from Pa and had been to a funeral and we we're both mentally and physically exhausted.

We travel from fl to Indiana and pa quite often and have always seen the sign for the Smoke House but never stopped till now.

First we just checked into a king size room then we we're sitting outside and saw the cabins we immediately went to the office and we upgraded to a cabin.

A huge king size bed massive stone fireplace Jacuzzi and full kitchen a outdoor grill and rocking chairs on the front porch. We we're going to go to the smokehouse rest for dinner but we ended up walking next door to the liquor store and Piggley Wiggley and bought steaks and cooked out.

We enjoyed the evening so much we stayed another day and went to the town of Seweanne and looked at the quaint gift shops and had lunch then went across the street from the Lodge to the Winery. Then we cooked out again and enjoyed a blazing fire in the fireplace. We would definitely recommend this as a 2 day getaway.. And I will be recommending this Lodge to everyone on my blog http://allisonskitchen.blogspot.com/
We will try the restaurant next time but we did buy alot of homemade BBQ sauce and some fudge.

If your ever going through Tennessee stop at this quaint spot.

Enjoy!

Allison

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BACK PORCH RESTAURANT LAKE ALFRED FL

Hi every one i hope your enjoying your summer, We have been busy making our jewelry now for the fall craft shows but we took some time to get away this week to Daytona Beach the ocean breeze was wonderful and very relaxing.

I wanted to tell you about a restaurant that we love to go to in Lake Alfred Fl

The Back Porch.

The back porch is on the Red Barn Antiques property which feature unique gifts and antiques and also a garden shop. In the fall you have to come out to walk around the garden and see all the huge ( did I say HUGE) mums.

The Restaurant is only open for lunch 11-3 Tuesday -Saturday.

The menu is unique, when you come in grab a menu and a pencil and head for a open table.

Select a Soup a Salad a Sandwich and a dessert from a number of different options, plus different specials every day. Then your meal is delivered to your table in a picnic basket.

After lunch enjoy the antiques and the flowers.

They also have Beer and Wine but I'm partial to the spiced ice tea they make ( One of the few times I don't have a Corona in my hand Ha Ha.)

6695 State Rd 557ALake Alfred, FL 33850(863) 956-2227

Hope you get to check this one out some time.

Well back to making some amethyst jewelry

Enjoy!

Allison

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THE DOCKSIDE LOUNGE

The Dockside Lounge located at 35 Sombrero Blvd Marathon Fl. 305-743-0000.
Is another one of our favorite hangouts. You just can't beat the view and the fantastic sunsets
this is a popular hangouts for the locals. So you see some pretty colorful characters hanging out here.
They have to have the worlds smallest kitchen but they really put the food out fast. Good happy hour specials and they have live music every night.
Although one of the nights we we're visiting they had some youth bands playing and we could not hear ourselves think!
So we had to leave but we enjoyed a drink as we walked along the boat slips looking out into Boot Key.
If you ever get a chance to go to the Fl Keys stop in Marathon and check it out.

LOW COUNTRY BOIL

Low country Boil. The first time I heard of this was when we went to Savannah Ga. We couldn't get enough of it! We found this little restaurant and bar called Bernie's right on historic river street.
Hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

few stalks of celery cut up
2 large onions cut in large chunks
5 whole cloves of garlic
4 pounds small red potatoes
5 quarts water
1 (3-ounce) bag of crab boil seasoning
4 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
2 pounds kielbasa or hot smoked link sausage, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
6 ears of corn, halved
4 pounds large fresh shrimp, unpeeled
Cocktail sauce

Add potatoes to large pot, then add 5 quarts water and seasonings. Cover pot and heat to a rolling boil; cook 5 minutes. Add sausage and corn, and return to a boil. Cook 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Add shrimp to stockpot; cook 3 to 4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Drain. Serve with cocktail sauce. Serves 12.

Bernies also serves this with crawfish or you can get half and half crawfish and shrimp that's how we like it and we like melted butter to dip stuff in also.

ENJOY!

Allison Kitchen.

MAI TAI BAR ON BEAUTIFUL DAYTONA BEACH

The Mai Tai Bar on Beautiful Daytona beach Fl.
250 N. Atlantic Ave
Daytona Beach Fl 32118
386-947-2493
http://www.maitaibar.com/

Well this is another one of our hang outs when we're at the beach! They are located in the Ocean Walk Shops on A1A and next to the Band Shell. We always sit outside, they have big overstuffed rattan couch's to sit and relax on and you can watch the waves roll onto the shore.
The drinks are great and they have a yummy appetizer menu and I think its from 5 till7 they have 5.oo pitchers of ice cold beer and 5.oo apps. I really like the COCONUT SHRIMP
Lightly coated with sweet coconut, deep-fried and served with cajun style marmalade sauce.
yum! and they don't skimp on the portions. A pitcher of beer two appetizers a nice light dinner for two people.
So if you ever get to Daytona check it out.
Allison
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THE CALIFORNIA PATIO GRILL

OKAY here's another one of our favorite places!!!!!



















THE CALIFORNIA PATIO GRILL
Daytona Beach Fl.
This place ROCKS!!!

I don't know how many times we walked past this place and did not stop.

It's right on the beach, and we saw it all the time but never stopped till our last visit.
"G" and Val are the owners and these ladies rock. They make you feel right at home like your at a friends house for a party!

You can't beat the view or the food, we we're hooked on "G's" homemade Crab Rangoons.

But we also enjoyed the burgers, made fresh every day and the Shrimp basket, the BEER is in a huge tub of ice behind the bar so its ice cold....
If you ever get to Daytona Beach stop in say hi, make some new friends, and tell "G" and VAL
Allison said hi.
The california patio grill
831 e international speedway
daytona beach fl.32118

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DAYTONA BEACH FL

One of our favorite places in Daytona is Crabby Joes Deck and Grill We can eat a ton of these wonderful Shrimp. enjoy.

GARLIC STEAMED SHRIMP IN BEER

2 lb. med. shrimp in shell 1 (12 oz.) bottle beer or ale 2 cloves garlic smashed melted butter for dipping garlic salt and sea salt Wash shrimp and place in a colander that fits into a sauce pan but will not reach bottom of pan. Place beer and garlic cloves in pan. Place colander in pan and cover. Bring beer to a slow boil and reduce heat to simmer. When shrimp turn pink remove to a serving dish and discard beer. Drain. Sprinkle with garlic salt and sea salt peel and dip into melted butter. Enjoy, allison