Meatloaf is one of my fave comfort foods, italian meatloaf is best, but there is a great place on 5th Ave & 21st street in Manhattan called "Eisenbergs" - it was there a few months ago when i passed by, its been there for a very long time, the better part of a century, a good old fashioned coffee shop selling great food... in any case, I have a recipe if anyone wants...

Tonite, I made the other half of the package of tortellini, i was going to make a cream sauce, but instead of shallots i just used some chopped onions/garlic/fresh basic and san marzano tomatoes... still tasted great... tomorrow nite i hope to attempt Aranciana -- which means "Orange" in italian because they look like oranges, but what they are is the leftover risotto formed in a ball with either veal, chop meat or even prosciutto and peas in the middle and deep fried... let's see how my day goes and how much time i have...


"There are 2 types of people in the world, Italian, and those who wish they were Italian."

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