Now That Is A Big Ol' Hunk Of Beef!

I am so thankful that we have our own rock star celebrity chef here in Funky Town. Yes folks, Mr. Tim Love himself belongs to my town. If you find yourself in town and want a festive atmosphere with delicious food, head on over to The Woodshed. If you want a dang good burger, head on over to the Love Shack. AND, if you want a fine upscale dining experience, go to Lonesome Dove in the Fort Worth Stockyards.

The Woodshed really is my favorite of all 3 places. But, call about a week ahead for a weekend reservation, otherwise you will find yourself waiting about an hour and a half to be seated. Mr. Lucas has a birthday today. He is 33. Apparently that means you are an adult in Hobbit years. So, in order to celebrate...we went to the Woodshed on Saturday with my brother-in-law and sister and ordered the beef shin like any good Hobbit would. You can order off their dining with friends menu where there are about 4 different dinner choices that will feed 4 people. Get ready for this. The beef shin. Served on a wooden board with tortillas, beans, ricotta cheese, and kale salad.

You can eat it all individually but we chose to put those tortillas to good use and made the ultimate taco! The beef is so tender and just falls right off the bone. 

Bonus, they wrapped the shin bone up for us to take home to Penelope.

She was in love. 

And we are in love too because it actually so much food we had left overs for dinner the next day.

Cheers! 

Time to Celebrate!

Finally, after many years of hard work, studying, and dedication, Mr. Lucas has graduated (again)! You see, he actually graduated a few years back with a degree in Biological Sciences. But, come to find out...you really can't get a job. So, right before we got married, he applied for a 16 month program to become a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Anyone that knows him knows that this profession is perfect for him. The result, after working hard through a very rigorous program, is a Bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science! He sat for his licensing exam and now his is official. His internship hired him and the best part...he got to quit working at Starbucks! 

To celebrate his new found success...we went to dinner. He wanted Italian food and we couldn't decide where to go. But after a bit of research on Yelp, the little whole in the wall down the street that we have never been to won. It is BYOB or in our case BYOW (bring your own wine). So, we hopped on over to Prima's Pasta Pizza, with out happy little celebratory bottle of wine. 

We were completely surprise about how busy this place was! The service was good and the food was even better.

They brought garlic bread...I ate too much of that.

We had to have an appetizer and what could possibly be better than fried ravioli? 

I have a thing for Fettuccine Alfredo. Once I see that on a menu I am set (I do the same thing with crab cakes). Let me tell you, this was some of the best Fettuccine Alfredo I have had in some time. 

We discovered on the menu that you can order out family portions. This could be good or it could be very very bad...for my waistline. 

Cheers!