We have been introduced to many wonderful people and things by our friend, Laurie but I never thought I'd be excited by a food item purposely called Stinco and pronounced in the unappetizing way, stink oh!

Stinco, or whole pork shank, is the extremity of the pig's leg, between elbow and wrist in the foreleg or knee and ankle in the hind leg. It is conveniently sold, precotto (pre-cooked) where one just boils it in a bag of its own seasoning.  Served with roasted rosemary potatoes and Italian green cauliflower, Stinco has become our new favorite evening meal.

As a side note:  I'm really loving the spiky curd, cauliflower we found here called "Romanesco broccoli".  It may be in the US but I don't remember seeing it.  It is not only delicious but beautiful to look at. Interestingly (to me) Romanesco's head is an example of a fractal image in nature, repeating itself in self-similarity at varying scales.  I will never look at broccoli in the same way again.  Buon appetito!