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Leave the gun, take the cannolis

View from Fredic's Hill

Here’s another thing you didn’t know about me: my all time favorite movie is the The Godfather.

BTW…tonight’s dinner sucked. It was supposed to be another inspired foray into leftover/pantry cooking but something went amuck…yes amuck. It was a compilation of frozen artichoke hearts, leftover roasted chicken, aged Mahon cheese, garlic, onion, a bit of smoked pork jowl, and black olives. I can now clearly see that there were way too many strong flavors vying for my meager attention…ah well we live and learn.

Good things about today: we are experiencing a respite from those unthinkable temperatures we had a last week, and the week before last…etc. I’m back to walking with that dog through the conservancy and during our absence the foxes have been busy. There is carnage all over the trail leading to and from the fox den. This is a picture of some of the carnage…filed under “what I found on my walk today”. Yes, I’m a sharer, I love to share.

Dinner was made more entertaining not only by that second glass of chardonnay but also by Anthony Bourdain’s excursion to New Jersey (please use the correct New Jersey accent as you read this paragraph). His show is one of my favs and I loved this episode because he featured Bob-O-Link Farm, a small farm run by people who believe in selling direct to the consumer. The ending featured Tony and Mario Batali at a pastry shop sampling the Italian pastries. They got a dozen cannolis to go and I was left thinking that Tony didn’t exactly get what he deserved…if ya know what I mean.

February 20, 2007 | Filed Under food, humor, instruction, surveys, pork jowl 

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3 Responses to “Leave the gun, take the cannolis”

  1. Freya on February 21st, 2007

    I enjoy that Bourdain episode too (which episode DON’T I enjoy??). I love Canoli but they’re very difficult to get ahold of over here.
    My dogs love finding me the odd carcass when out on walks. I think they think that it’s the gift that keeps giving…

  2. Pam on February 21st, 2007

    Ditto on The Godfather being my favorite all time movie. Nothing has ever even come close to that trilogy, although the last one was more camp than substance. Anyway, we’re thawing out here in southern Illinois also and it almost feels like spring in the air. Your dinner sounds like it should have been good….but amuck happens!

  3. vanessa on February 25th, 2007

    Freya, I love Cannoli but it’s impossible toget good ones here too. I’ve considered making them myself but I haven’t done the research yet.

    Pam, our thaw is gone and we are now in the midst of snow showers complete with thunder and lightning.

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