HG/BSK are fond of ravioli. But, HG/BSK do not want to make the painstaking effort to construct them at home. When living in New York, the source for ready-made ravioli was a shop on 9th Avenue a few blocks north of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Mom (or Grandmother) and Pop operation. Excellent product. Assume it doesn’t exist anymore. One more victim of The Real Estate Monster who devours small, individualized retail operations. Excellent ravioli are produced on Federal Hill in Providence.R.I. Gifted Daughter Lesley R. makes sure to feed them to HG/BSK when HG/BSK are visiting the R. family in Rhody. The rest of the year HG/BSK eat the ravioli sold at Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. Not bad. Not great. So imagine HG’s surprise when HG encountered Splendido (La Cucina Italiana) Girasole bought at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, PEI. Okay, girasole aren’t exactly ravioli. They are a similar variety of stuffed pasta — round in shape, small and filled with ricotta and spinach. Wow!! They are really tasty. HG had a big bowl last night in a butter and parmesan sauce sprinkled with red pepper flakes. Accompaniment was cherry tomatoes moistened with olive oil and dipped in sea salt flakes. Drank a nice merlot from Pelee Island in Ontario. Cozy comfort ruled.
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