........Cause I won't share mine with you, you'll have to go order your own.
Life here in Weaselville is buzzing along busily as we, and I am sure most of you, make preperations for the biggest holiday celebration of the year ..........
MY BIRTHDAY!
Monday, December 13
In that vain, I want to share with you a special little present that I got myself.
First, a little back round....
If you are a regular around here, you already know that I was born and raised in Philadelphia. South Philadelphia to be exact. A wonderful bastion of eclectic entertainment in the form of the
Mummers and highly ethnic area of Italian immigrants sprinkled with vivacious pockets of Irish neighborhoods.
In the past, I have shared with you the masterpiece of mouthwatering satisfaction of a real Philly Cheesesteak. I make my own water ice
that rivals, if not surpasses Italiano's. Tastycake is the only boxed cake that crosses over these gums, but today I want to share with you the pure, unadulterated, joy that is
P & S Ravioli Company.
P & S makes
The Best, fresh, homemade pasta that has ever tickled my taste buds, bar none. This I say as a woman with an incredibly picky palate who grew up eating in the kitchens of people who take traditional Italian Cooking and produce dinners that make Mario Batali look like Chef Boyardee.
Yes, my standard of good Italian food is set high.
When I was a kid, our favorite answer to the age old question of
'what's for dinner?' was, you guessed it, P & S. Their ravioli makes me want to dance
cheese is my favorite. Their sauce is something that I can eat by the spoonful. It's smooth and clingy thick without any chunks
I hate chunky sauce. Their pastas are so tender, yet firm
don't ever overcook pasta for me.
I'm melting just fantasizing about it.
So anyway, I haven't had the sheer delight that is P & S in about
twenty years and yes, I still dream about it. It's that good. and every so often I still get a craving for it that I can't ignore. However, they are family owned and local to the Delaware Valley, i.e. Philadelphia area. I called a few years back to see if they would/could ship their little delicacies, but alas they were not yet equipped for the task. My longing would continue.
So,
to make a short story longer, two days ago I had an intense want for their cheese ravioli in my mouth,
I had to settle for elbow macaroni and butter. and decided to check if they were online yet or had starting shipping.
Eureka! I hit the jackpot! They are online and they now ship anywhere in the country! Their site is still pretty old school, but if you call them you can place your custom order.
I decided that I wanted P & S for my birthday dinner, just as I had done so many years long ago. The next morning I got on the phone with Patty
whose accent put an even bigger smile on my face and she helped a girl out. Uber friendly and happy to get me this special treat that I have been hanging for.
Those of us that have eaten the manna that is this pasta truly understand.
I ordered 3 dozen cheese ravioli, 3 quarts of that luscious sauce and 3 lbs of spaghetti,
I should have ordered some linguine too. and got off the phone as giddy as a school girl and went running upstairs to tell Mr. Weasel all about it. He, having never known this culinary delight, is looking forward to eating it. Yet, couldn't help himself from laughing at me and my excitement, "You sound all hot and bothered about this stuff". I am. P & S can only be described as a taste-gasm and I can't wait until next week.
I might not share with him.
It doesn't take much to make me happy. It's all about the simple pleasures and when I find a pleasure this good, I savor it.
*BTW - No, this is not a paid review. It's just that when there is something this good that I find in life, I opt to share it with you, my dear readers. I paid for my own order and have not received any compensation for advertising or links.
However, if P & S wanted to send me a t-shirt that reads 'My pasta kicks your pasta's butt' and a life long supply of ravioli and sauce, I wouldn't stop them.
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