When last I travelled to Italy, in 1978, I fell into a lifetime "Love of Calamari". 🧡

One of my travelling girlfriends, Joanna who was born in Rome, nicknamed me, "Calamari". LOL!

Back in NYC, whenever I was invited to her apartment, she would prepare her special dish of Calamari Casserole for me.

It was a one pot dish with calamari, whole peeled potatoes, lots of fresh basil, garlic, hot pepper flakes, & a can of plum tomatoes. It had to stew for hours like a pot roast.

She served it with crusty Italian bread and a bottle of wine.

mmmm! I've never seen it anywhere else.