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Don and Karen Seed, Franklin Foodie.

The 2nd Franklin Foodie Happy Hour(s) last week was a great success! A great big THANK YOU to Bella Cucina for being gracious & generous hosts. The food was outstanding! Favorites in no particular order: Calamari, Spicy Thai Shrimp, Proscuitto Wrapped Asparagus and Bite Sized Beef Wellingtons (my Mom’s favorite). We collected over 2 dozen toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste to donate to St. John’s food pantry Shepard’s Green. Bella donated a gift certificate for the most toothbrushes and the winner of the gift certificate was Don & Karen Seed — Congrats!

It was so great to see people making new friends and sharing good food. I love the culinary creativity that lives inside Franklin Foodies. I was very grateful to receive a priceless gift of homemade sauerkraut, hot dill pickles, pickled beets and bread & butter pickles from Donna & Ron Fletcher. My husband loves dill pickles and my dad and I like spicy. We opened up the spicy dill pickles as soon as we got home and ate half the jar – crisp, crunchy, hot  and delicious — a priceless treat! If you haven’t been to a Franklin Foodie Happy Hour(s) you need to come to the next one in June. It’s a gathering of people who love to eat good food, supporting local restaurants and donating to the local food pantries. We had a great turnout and a diverse group. One of my most favorite food moments was when Lynn Pacior tried calamari for the first time — and she LOVED it!!! Hats off to Chef Michael.

Ron Fletcher's spicy dill pickles...

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Until next time – CHEERS!