In honor of the Thanksgiving, I think it is important I return to an integral chapter of the Encyclopedia Mastandrea: eating. It has been said often, a Mastandrea does not simply ingest and digest for physical and cellular nourishment. Eating is love. Like any sucessful marriage or relationship, it requires dedication, hard work, patience, and mutual respect. So with that I pay tribute to the legends.

Cauliflower Balls---A rare and innovative delicacy developed by Joe Fatone Sr. in November of 2004. One begins the preparation by mixing cauliflower, eggs, breadcrumbs, pepperoni, and shrimp until it is moist and pliable. The mixture is then molded it into a spalding-sized ball and then fried in a shallow pan of olive oil. The results are breathtaking. I nominate the man for the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry.

Eggplant Lasagna---Its been a while since I've experienced this exotic dish, Big Vin pioneered this update on the standard lasagna back in the early 1990s. Vin's eggplant parmigiana is of mythical proportions in its own right, bake it inside a lasagna and what you have is the beginnings of a religious movement. Who is the more Almighty Creator, the one who started the Big Bang or the one started the sauce at 5am. You be the judge.

Vin Stuffing---I'm not sure what the ingredients are in this masterpiece, and I'm not entirely sure I ever want to be told. According to rumor there are turkey gizzards involved, and if thats the case, I have new found respect for the spleen and gall bladder.

I will continue on with this sometime soon, all this talk has made by hungry as hell. Think I'll call the Kahuna and say thanks for giving us......vin stuffing.