Sunday, December 18, 2022

Marinara Sauce Recipe - Pasta

 



A POT of MARINARA SAUCE

"READY to GO" !!!

SPAGHETTI - LASAGNA - MEATBALLS - WHATEVER ?




MARINARA SAUCE


"HOW to MAKE IT" 


RECIPE

INGREDIENTS :

• 1/2 cup evoo⠀⁠
• 2 cups yellow onion, minced⠀⁠
• 4 Tbsp garlic, minced⠀⁠
• 1 cup basil, chiffonaded⠀⁠
• 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped (optional)⠀⁠
• ¼ tsp pepperoncino⠀⁠
• 4 - 28oz cans high quality tomato puree or whole tomatoes, crushed by hand⠀⁠
• 1/2 can water⠀⁠
• 1 ½ tsp salt (or to taste)⠀⁠
• ½ tsp black pepper⠀⁠
• 1 ½ Tbsp dried oregano ⠀⁠
• big handful fresh basil, whole or torn by hands⠀⁠
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• In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the olive oil and the onions together on medium-high heat and sauté until the onions are soft and beginning to brown slightly.⠀
• Add the garlic and continue to sauté until the garlic is soft.⠀⁠

• Add the next 3 ingredients and sauté for 2 minutes, to release the flavors of the herbs, while stirring.
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• Add the next 5 ingredients and bring to a light boil, then immediately reduce heat to a low simmer. Simmer for about 45-60 minutes. Adjust seasoning if necessary.⠀⁠

• Remove from heat and stir in the second amount of basil and the marinara is ready to go!








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Wishbone Italian Dressing FamilY History Solommi

 




Phillip Solommi

WISHBONE SALAD DRESSING



Next time you use or see a bottle of that American classic bottle Salad Dressing, WISHBONE ITALIAN DRESSING you will have something that is a creation out of the ITALIAN ENCLAVES. While Wishbone is decidedly American Mainstream it was created by a family that immigrated from Sicily to Cleveland, Ohio. Lena Sollomi and her family used this vinaigrette in their home, recipe said to have come from their town in Sicily. Sicilian cuisine is known for these types of marinades and dressing, like the famous Salmoriglio. Lena's son Philip after a stint in the Army landed in the Kansas City area. Also, an Italian enclave. He opened various restaurants and one of them was the WISHBONE Restaurant.

One of his dishes was pairing Fried Chicken with this Salad Dressing his mother used to make. The dressing was used on chicken and also on salads and it became so popular in the restaurant he started to make huge quantities of it and sell it from the restaurant. Around the beginning of the 1950's the Salad dressing sales were making so much money for the family they sold the restaurant and began to mass produce it as the dressing we know today. Subsequently Sollomi sold the business to a huge corporation for millions. He realized the American dream that his parents immigrated from Sicily to America imagined for their children. Whether you like or dislike the bottled dressing, that's not the real story here. The real story is how our immigrant ancestors came to the USA in search of a better life for their families and how they achieved their successes, big and small.








The Wishbone Restaurant

Kansas City








WISHBONE

ITALIAN SALAD DRESSING








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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Gnocchi w Pork Rib Sauce Recipe

 




MARIELLA

And Her GNOCCHI w / PORK RIB RAGU



Homemade GNOCCHI

With PORK RIB RAGU








NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

SICILIAN PASTA GRANNIES










Mariella is a PASTA GRANNY. Gnocchi with PORK RIB RAGU is Delicious. "Love it"


#Rome  #Italy








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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

The Godfather Cookbook

 



SUNDAY SAUCE

The Unofficial GODFATHER COOKBOOK

Learn How to Make SUNDAY SAUCE alla CLEMENZA

ITALIAN-AMERICAN GRAVY

PASTA - MEATBALLS and Much More




SUNDAY SAUCE

by Daniel Bellino "Z"




"Come here kid, lem-me show you something.You never know when you're gonna have to cook for 20 guys some day." Pete Clemenza says to Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather. It's one of the most famed movie scenes in history, and of great importance to Italian-Americans. Clemenza is making "Gravy" aka Sunday Sauce, the Supreme Dish of Italian-America, and the dish that brings Italian Families together each and every Sunday. Learn How to Make Clemenza's Sunday Sauce, Meatballs, Pasta Fazool, Momma DiMaggio's Gravy, Goodfellas Sauce, and all of the great favorites of The Italian American Table. 

Cook Sinatra's Spaghetti & Meatballs, Italian Wedding Soup and more, and delight in the many stories and factual information written by Italian Food & Wine Writer Daniel Bellino Zwicke. This book is filled with Joy & Love, and you will get many years of both, reading, cooking and eating the dishes in SUNDAY SAUCE "When Italian-Americans Eat".Do you Love Goodfellas, The Godfather, and Italian Food? Of course you do. Learn How to make Clemenza's Brooklyn Mob War Sauce for 20 people some day. Remember that scene in Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo classic Film Trilogy of the Corleone Family of Sicily and Brooklyn, New York. Recipes in Italian-American New York Author Daniel Bellino Zwicke's Best Selling Cookbook (2 Years Amazon Kindle) 

SUNDAY SAUCE include; Frank Sinatra Sunday Sauce, Dolly Sinatra's Spaghetti Meatballs, Joe DiMaggio 's mom's Sunday Gravy, and Charlie Scorsese making Sauce in Prison in Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS - starring; Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesce, and Ray Liotta making Veal & Peppers and Sunday Sauce. And by-the-way, Joe Pesci and Liotta are both Italians from New Jersey, so they know their stuff when it comes to Italian Food and all things Italian (Mafia speak and so-forth). 




SUNDAY SAUCE

The Unofficial GODFATHER COOKBOOK

AVAILABLE on AMAZON.com






CLEMENZA (Richard Castellano) Teaches MICHAEL (Al Pacino)

HOW to MAKE SUNDAY SAUCE






Monday, March 28, 2022

FRANK SINATRA FAMILY COOKBOOK Recipes

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FRANK


                Frank Sinatra, both the greatest singer and greatest entertainer of the 20th Century. No question. Sinatra was a legendary icon whose star still shines bright. He was a musical icon, celebrity, international personality, and to millions of Italian-Americans he was our own, a paisan. Frank was an Italian-American whose ancestry is from Genoa on his mother's side of the family and Sicilian on his father's side. And being Italian, Frank loved the food he grew up with, Dolly made a mean Marianara Sauce as well as Meatballs and the all-time Italian-American favorite Sunday Sauce (aka Gravy). Frank loved the food of his childhood; the Spaghetti & Meatballs, Stuffed Artichokes, Pasta Fazool, Frittata, Eggplant Parmigiana and all the usual suspects of the Italian-American table. It's a well known fact that Frank's favorite restaurant was Patsy's on 56th Street in New York ... When Frank went to Patsy's his favorite dishes were Calms Posillipo and Veal Milanese with a nice plate of Spaghetti Pomodoro in-between, and maybe a slice of Cheesecake to finish if Frank was in the mood.






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FRANK and AVA

"MANGIA BENE"




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FRANK'S FAVORITE RESTAURANT

Patsy's 56th Street, NEW YORK, NY



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VEAL MILANESE and CLAMS POSILLIPO .. Two of FRANK'S Favorites



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CLAMS POSILLIPO

"One of FRANK'S FAVORITES" !



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With RECIPES FROM SINATRA'S HOME TOWN in SICILY

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Frank tosses the Spaghetti





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Dean Martin with Frank as Sammy Davis Jr pours Frank a Jack Daniels






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Frank Sinatra dines with Marylyn Monroe





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Frank Sinatra with Lauren Bacall at 21 Club , NEW YORK




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Gnocchi Pomodoro




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Frank Sinatra 's Egg Sandwiches





JILLY'S


Frank at Jilly's with friends and daughters Nancy and Tina ..

One of Frank's favorite spots when in New York was owned by one of his closest friends (and Bodyguard) Jilly Rizzo .. Jilly's served Chinese Food and Franks's favorite was their Chicken Chowmein .. Frank threw many parties there, eating, drinking, telling stories and what-not.



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Frank Eats a Donut



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GINO'S on Lexington Avenue was a Sinatra favorite ..



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A waiter and the famed Zebra Wallpaper of Gino's ..

GINO'S "SECRTE SAUCE" SALSA SEGRETO






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PJ CLARKE'S

One of Frank's favorite Bars ..





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Learn How to Make SUNDAY SAUCE alla SINATRA

and SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS all SINATRA
Recipes in SUNDAY SAUCE by Daniel Bellino





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SPAGHETTI & METBALLS

alla SINATRA


RECIPE






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Thursday, February 24, 2022

Apple Ricotta Cake Recipe

 



RICOTTA APPLE CAKE



The Apple and Ricotta Cake is a soft dessert made with apples and ricotta cheese, a variation of the classic apple cake.
A very soft cake thanks to the presence of ricotta cheese that makes the apple pie even more delicious and fragrant at the right point, made with healthy and wholesome ingredients, ideal for breakfast or a tasty snack.
A quick dessert with Ricotta cheese that will appeal to young and old alike.
Let's see now how to prepare the Apple and Ricotta Cake in a short time!



RECIPE :

Prep. Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes


INGREDIENTS:

  • 1½ cups + 1 tbsp of flour
  • 9 oz of Ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup of granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 tbsp of butter
  • 3 apples
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1 tbsp of baking powder
  • icing sugar to taste

DIRECTIONS:

To prepare the apple and ricotta cake first prepare 2 apples, wash and peel them, cut them into small pieces and set aside. In a large bowl break the eggs, add the sugar and with electric whisk start to whisk for a few minutes.
Then add the warmed melted butter, milk, and ricotta cheese and stir gently.
At this point add the sifted flour together with the baking powder and mix until you get a homogeneous mixture.
Now add the apples and mix well with a wooden spoon.
Grease a 9.45 inches hinged mold and pour in the mixture.
Cut the other apple into thin slices and decorate the surface of the cake (always leave some empty space to allow the cake to rise in order to ensure a good cooking inside).
Bake the cake in a static oven preheated to 356 F for 40 minutes (always do the test with the toothpick for cooking).
Let cool, then turn the cake upside down and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Cut into slices and serve your apple and ricotta cake.






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