Italian inspired dinner with a Southern twist

The Anderson's shared some of their garden's bounty and brought a huge bag of scrumptious tomatoes, squash, basil and rosemary.

Well tonight we were inspired to go Italian, with a Southern twist.

Bunch o' basil from SOUTH Carolina

Juicy tomatoes and squash from SOUTH Carolina

Prepping for pesto (Before)

Presto, pesto!  (After)

Caprese with balsamic glaze (we'll just say it's from SOUTHERN Italy)

Homemade garlic knots inspired by a pizza place from Frank's childhood in SOUTH Florida.

Fresh ravioli from The Ravioli Company in SOUTH Tampa.

Manga, manga!  (Or as we say in the SOUTH, "Let's eat, y'all!)

So do you get it?  Everything had something from the SOUTH.  :o)

Thanks, Tom & Raquel!!