Ah, the Frustration!

When Ben and I decide to cook a special meal on a Saturday night, I generally prefer using proteins that we don't eat on a regular basis, i.e., lamb, veal, shellfish, etc. The problem I have encountered since moving to Cudahy is that grocery stores around here never carry said items. We usually have to travel across the bridge, which, normally isn't a big deal, unless, of course, there's a foot of snow on the ground. What's across the bridge? Whole Paycheck. Er, I mean, Whole Foods.

Let's see, at the local Pick n' Save, when I asked if they have pancetta, I just get a blank stare from across the counter and the words, "huh, whuut's that?" 

So today, I wanted to cook veal shanks and, guess what? No one around here carries it, not even the Italian grocer. 

Geez!