I bought a lamb kidney at Adams because it was 28 cents ( Read more... )

Dad brings home a clear plastic bag with something translucent white and wet in it. The bag has brine smell on it.

"It's an octopus."

It was many octopi: I found two heads and about six arm-bundles when I removed the flesh to rinse it. Emily stirred flour, salt, oregano, and pepper in a tall bowl and cut their heads into (perfect) rings. ( Read more... )