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rustic pie

You know you’re retired when you wake unsure of what you’ll do with the day then deciding to make a “torta rustica” (“rustic pie” in Italian) for breakfast. Neither Kathy nor I had ever heard of the dish when we saw it on the brunch menu of Sauces, Italian bar/restaurant attached to the not bad HiltonContinue reading “rustic pie”

meer-ah-poy

Or “meer-ah-pwah”, like you Francophiles might prefer, is a concoction of simple vegetables used to flavor other dishes. It popped up as an ingredient for the octopus boil en route to octopus ceviche, which was the recipe I was pursuing. I’d heard of the concoction during my years of cooking, but never tried it. As Julia says “TheContinue reading “meer-ah-poy”

mega ghee

It began as something for the Spei family mid-February Christmas celebration extravgangza. The February date allows individuals to have their close family Christmas then be available sometime after Valentine’s Day for a bigger blowout. My birthdad, Dick Spei, was a gourmet/gourmand who taught all his offspring to approach each meal as if it were their last, adviceContinue reading “mega ghee”

dem bones

I love it to be presented with a castoff I can turn into yet another taste treat. You’ve seen what happens with duck and turkey cast-offs (1). This week found me receiving more bounty. Kathy liked my brined turkey breast so much it was gone quickly. So when they came on sale at Kroger’s, I picked up another oneContinue reading “dem bones”