The Sinatra Sauce Cookbook - Recipes

 



SINATRA SAUCE

The COOKBOOK

COOK & EAT LIKE FRANK

His FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES

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The SINATRA COOKBOOK - "SINATRA SAUCE"


Sinatra Sauce: Music Meatballs & Merriment by Daniel Bellino Zwicke. 

This cookbook is a celebration of the Italian dishes that Frank Sinatra loved throughout his life, combining recipes with stories and anecdotes about his dining experiences. 

Book Contents

The book features a collection of classic Italian-American recipes inspired by meals made by Sinatra's mother, Dolly, and father, Martino, as well as dishes he enjoyed at his favorite restaurants. 

Recipes and topics included are:

Spaghetti & Meatballs
  • Eggplant Parmigiana
  • Lasagna
  • Clams Posillipo
  • Chicken Vesuvius
  • Veal Milanese
  • Minestrone
  • Frank's Italian Cheesecake
  • Reginella Sicilian Cookies 

  • Theme
  • The book is not just about recipes but also about the lifestyle Frank Sinatra embraced: enjoying good food, cocktails, music, and the company of family and friends. The author encourages readers to cook the recipes, put on some Sinatra music, and create their own memorable dining experiences, "just like Frank". 
AvailabilitySinatra Sauce: Music Meatballs & Merriment was published in November 2024 and is available for purchase on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle e-book formats





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Italian Christmas Feast 7 Fish Cookbook

 




The FEAST of The 7 FISH

ITALIAN CHRISTMAS

Daniel Bellino




The FEAST of The 7 FISH "ITALIAN CHRISTMAS 

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Daniel Bellino-Zwicke is the author of The FEASR of The 7 FISH, 
a popular cookbook celebrating the Italian-American Christmas Eve
tradition. The book features recipes, stories, and instructions for
preparing the multi-course Seafood Meal, known as "La Vigilia"

About Daniel Bellino-Zwicke: 

He is a long-time Italian food and wine professional from New York.
  • He has worked as a chef, wine director, and managing partner at various restaurants, including 
    Bar Cichetti
    , which he founded
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  • Bellino-Zwicke has authored several best-selling Italian cookbooks, including Sunday SauceRagu Bolognese Cookbook, and Positano The Amalfi Coast Cookbook.
  • He often writes about Italian-American cuisine and culture, incorporating personal stories and travel experiences. 
  • About the bookThe Feast of The 7 Fish: 
The book serves as both a cookbook and a cultural guide to the traditional meal.
  • It provides historical context for the Southern Italian and Italian-American Christmas Eve feast.
  • The recipes include traditional dishes such as Baked Clams Oreganta, Seafood Salad, Linguine with Clam Sauce, and Mussels Marinara.
  • The book aims to preserve and share the family tradition, which has often been passed down orally through generations. 
  • The tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes:  
Origin: It is an Italian-American tradition that evolved from the Catholic practice of abstaining from meat on the eve of holy days. While fish-centric meals are common in Southern Italy, the specific "seven fishes" tradition is largely an American development.
  • Symbolism: The number seven can symbolize various things, including the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, the seven hills of Rome, or the seven days of creation.
  • The meal: It is a multi-course dinner featuring a variety of seafood, which can include baccalĂ  (salt cod), calamari, clams, mussels, and eel. The specific dishes often vary by region and family tradition. 






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Big Lebowski Cowboy Chili Recipe



"Sure DUDE. I'll Give You My CHILI RECIPE"



DUDES COWBOY CHILI 


   Dude got this recipe from a friend of his at the Bowling Alley. A guy who never bowled himself but hung out at the bar, drinking Sioux City Sarsaparilla. He had a big thick Salt & Pepper Mustache and wore a big ass cowboy hat and Cowboy Garb. The cowboy at the bar (The Cowboy Stranger) was pretty cool. He got the Dudes stamp of approval, so you know he’s cool. Dude and the Stranger would sit around, Dude drinking a White Russian (“I’ll have another Caucasian Gary”) and the Stranger sipping on his Sarsaparilla. These two had conversations on all sorts of things. One day the conversation turned to Chili and Tacos. The Cowboy said he didn’t eat tacos all that much, but he did make a killer Chili. Dude and The Stranger talked Chili for a bit and the Dude liked what he heard. 

The Dude asked the Cowboy if he wouldn’t mind giving him his Chili recipe.   The Cowboy obliged the Dude, and right then and there, wrote his excellent Chili recipe down for the Dude on a couple of cocktail napkins at the bar. The Dude pasted those napkins with the cowboys Killer Chili right into his spiral bound notebook, and the Dude has been making his Chili with this recipe ever since. The Dude passes it on to you to. Go forth young man, make Chili and multiply.

PS  Dude knows, as most do, that “Cowboys make the Best Chili” !!! The reason Dude was so anxious to get the Cowboy Strangers version.


DUDES COWBOY CHILI


INGREDIENTS:


3 pounds ground Beef (Chuck is preferred)

4 medium Onions, cut into a medium dice

8 cloves of Garlic, peeled and minced

1-28 ounce can crushed Tomato

1 cup water

1 teaspoon Salt

2 tablespoons Cumin, 1 tablespoon Oregano

2 tablespoons Sweet Paprika

1/2 teaspoon ground Black Pepper

1 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

1-2 teaspoons Hot Sauce (Tabasco, Louisiana Hot  

  Sauce, Crystal or which ever brand you like)

1 tablespoon Lea & Perrin’s Worcestershire Sauce 


CHILI COOKING PROCEDURE:


1)   Get a large 6-8 quart pot and line the bottom 

       with vegetable oil. Turn the flame to medium 

       heat.


2)   Add ground chop meat and cook for about 12

       minutes until the meat loses its raw color. 

       Turn off heat.


3)    Put the meat in a colander to drain excess fat.


4)    In the same large pot,  add the onions and cook 

       over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the 

       garlic  cook for 3 minutes.

5)   Add the ground meat back to the pot. Sprinkle 

       the salt  and  Black Pepper onto  the Beef and 

       sautĂ© for 2 minutes.


6)   Add the tomatoes, oregano, Paprika, and Cumin.

       Turn the flame up to high until the ingredients 

       start to bubble. Lower flame so the Chili will 

       cook at a gentle simmer. Let simmer for 1 hour.


7)    Add the Hot Sauce and Worcestershire Sauce and

       continue simmering the Chili for another ½ hour.

       The CHILI is now finished  and ready to eat on  

       Its own or with a  couple crushed  Saltine Crackers, 

       with rice and beans as Chili con Carne, or to make

       into Burritos or Tacos, or even a most outstanding

       Chili Dog. “Enjoy!”



If you want the Chili hotter, you can increase the amount of Cayenne and Tabasco or other Hot Sauce. In Dudes recipe here, he makes it so you can just start to discern that it is just slightly hot, but not really too hot. This is the way Dude likes it. Later on when he’s making a Taco or Chili Dog with his Chili and he’s in the mood to have it a bit hotter he can always add a bit of Hot Sauce then and there. If the Chili is made very hot, you can never take the hot out, but you can always add some later. You catch The Dudes drift?


NOTE on the CHILI:  This is a large recipe. Dude makes a recipe, as he wants to help you save time as well as a lot of MONEY. You take two hours one time to make the batch of Chili that you will cook that evening, and you will have quite a lot left to put into containers in both the refrigerator and freezer. You’re gonna get about 20 meals out of this recipe. See that, take two hours one time, and for 20 meals, you won’t need to hardly cook at all. Just a few minutes preparation. You will then have Chili that is ready to make into Tacos, Burritos, Chili Dogs, or just a Bowl of Chili with Cheese and fresh onions in a matter of minutes at any time. “Voila.


3 WAY CHILI


   Three Way Chili? It’s a great way to serve Chili The Dudes says. And The Stranger says, “It stretches Her Out,” the Chili that is. “3 Way Chili” is a beloved staple of the great Mid-Western City of Cincinnati.  Dude found the recipe that was a clipped out of an article, sandwiched between a book on Bowling that the Dude bought at a “Garage Sale” when he was driven around listening to Creedence tapes while toking on a Dubey one day. The book and the free recipe inside, was just 25 cents. Dude thought the recipe to be quite interesting and a good way to stretch Chili with some inexpensive costing Spaghetti which he buys on sale at Ralph’s for just .69 cents a box.

    So, you ask ole Duder, “How do you make this Cincinnati 3 Way Chili.” Quite simple. Get yourself some shredded Cheddar Cheese, cook up some spaghetti, drain it, put it on a plate, and top with some Cowboy Chili and Cheddar Cheese. Sit back and Enjoy!









DUDES COWBOY CHILI

From This, You Can MAKE TACOS - BURRITOS

CHILI con CARNE & 3 WAY CHILI









The BIG LEBOWSKI COOKBOOK


Great For BIRTHDAYS & CHRISTMAS GIFTS





GOT ANY KAHLUA ?

aka The BIG LEBOWSKI COOKBOOK

"The COLLECTED RECIPES of The DUDE"

Including COWBOY CHILI - TACOS - BURITOS

DUDES GAUCAMOLE - SOUPS - SANDWICES

BURGERS & STEAKS

WHITE RUSSIAN "CAUCASIAN" - RECIPE

And MUCH MORE

"ABIDE in IT"




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is Not a BOOK solely on VENICE, but all of ITALY

It is an ITALIAN TRAVEL GUIDE - COOKBOOK on ITALY

There are 30 Pages dedicated to just VENICE, which is Quite Large and
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Amazon Categorised it as VENICE, but it's ALL of ITALY

From VENICE to PALERMO and Back "You Get It All" All ITALY !!

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ITALIAN FOOD & TRAVEL

TRAVEL GUIDE - COOKBOOK

All  ITALY

Daniel Bellino Zwicke




ITALIAN FOOD & TRAVEL - Travel Guide - Cookbook



Italian Food & Travels "Rome Venice Pizza Pasta &? Travel and Eat throughout Italy, with Bestselling Italian Cookbook / Travel Writer - Daniel Bellino Zwicke. Take a journey with Daniel on his many journeys in Italy, from Rome, Venice, Verona, Florence, Naples, Capri, Positano, The Amalfi Coast, Sicily, Puglia and more. Daniel Bellino has 40 years experience, spending time in Italy, eating, drinking wonderful Italian Wine, living among the locals, gathering a brigade of stories and tasty Italian recipes from every region of Italy. Daniel has a great perspective of Italian Food knowledge, of Italy, and how to travel in this the most beloved travel destination in all the World, from the Ancient Roman ruins of Rome, to the singular uniqueness of Venice, to Sicily and it's people, food, Roman & Greeks ruins, and some of the most beautiful churches in all the World. Daniel weaves wonderful stories of Italian adventures, with many tasty recipes to accompany the stories, Travel Info, and knowledge of Italy, its sights, peoples, landscape, and it's food, the most beloved cuisine in all the World.

Included are Recipes for 40 of Italy's most beloved dishes, and a few extra surprises. Italy's most loved Pasta Dishes, Ragu Bolognese, Porchetta, Wild Boar Ragu, Amalfitana Lemon Cake, how to make Limoncello, Ragu Napoletana, Pesto Genovese, Caponata, Lasagna, Spaghetti Vongoles, Pasta Nerano, and much more. You'll Love these amazing recipes.

Special Section : Anthony Bourdain's Italy. Follow Tony's footsteps, and relive his most memorable Italian meals - Rome, Venice, Sicily, Sardinia, Puglia, Venice, Tuscany and more.


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40 of ITALY'S Most Loved RECIPES
ULTIMATE TRAVEL TIPS
Stories of ITALY - The Food, People, & Places


SPECIAL - BOURDAIN in ITALY


Daniel created and runs the Highly Successful Italian Instagram page @NewYork.Italian - which as of the publication of this book, has more than 500,000 loyal Followers. The page pertains to all things ITALIAN, both in New York - America, and ITALY - Italian Food & Wine, Recipes, music, movies, Italian Travel, Italian-American Culture, and of Italy, Pizza, Pasta, cooking, books, and anything related to Italy and Italian Americans. 






"ITALIAN FOOD & TRAVEL

Daniel Bellino Zwicke


"
Italian Food & Travel: Travel Guide - Cookbook
" by Daniel Bellino Zwicke is 
a combined cookbook and travel guide that focuses on specific Italian regions and cities, including Naples, Rome, Venice, and the Amalfi Coast. It integrates personal travel anecdotes, practical advice for travelers, and authentic recipes. 

Overview of the Book
This resource is designed for individuals planning a trip to Italy, as well as those who wish to experience Italian cuisine and culture at home. Daniel Bellino Zwicke, a best-selling Italian cookbook author who has traveled extensively in Italy since the 1980s, uses his deep knowledge to provide a cultural companion rather than a typical guidebook. 
Key features include:
Regional Focus: The book covers culinary and travel information for areas like Rome, Venice, Positano, Capri, and the Amalfi Coast.
  • Recipes: It features recipes for popular dishes from these regions, such as Insalata di PolpoAranciniEggplant ParmigianoPolpette (meatballs), and Spaghetti Vongole.
  • Personal Stories: The narrative is enriched with the author's personal experiences, recommendations for local spots (like bacari in Venice), and insights into the local food culture.
  • Practical Information: It provides travel tips and information, helping readers navigate specific locations and find authentic experiences. 

  • Where to Find It
  • The book is available in both paperback and Kindle formats. You can purchase it or view snippets on the following platforms: 








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