Saturday, December 23, 2023

It s Not Too Late for The Feast Italian Christmas Cookbook

 



It's NOT TOO LATE !!!

Order The FEAST of The 7 FISH COOKBOOK

INSTANT DELIVERY with Amazon KINDLE

AMAZON Kindle



Thos Was OUR FEST LAST YEAR

CHRISTMAS 2022




Langostines






Stufao di Pesce






Coquille St. Jacques



It wasn't our usual La Vigilia, Ita;ian Feast of The 7 Fish. No, it was not. With 
French, and none traditional Italian Christmas dishes.

He, "I didn't make the menu. My cousins did." If I made the menu, it would have been
all Italian dishes. Never the less, it was a great meal. And after all, it was all Fish.

We had tasty Langostines, prepeared completely bu Eddie. Alessandra and I both worked on
the Stuffed Calamari (my Recipe). And Eddie made the Stufato di Pesce, with some help from me.

Alex made her famous Coquille St. Jacques. Yes French (not Italian. Anyway? We had a great meal, and drank some tasty wines, some French, some Italian. Oh, and yes, I can't forget the Caviar, a very special treat, that was damn tasty. Love it.





What We Drank

Brunell-, Red & White Burgundy, Champagne

Barbaresco & Marsala





A SPECIAL LITTLE TREAT

CAVIAR !!!








The FEAST of The 7 FISH

ITALIAN CHRISTMAS





Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Italian Christmas Feast of 7 Fish

 



ITALIAN CHRISTMAS

:FEAST of The 7 FISH"









The FEAST of The 7 FISH

ITALIAN CHRISTMAS





The FEAST of The SEVEN FISHES COOKBOOK





The FEAST of The 7 FISH

ITALIAN CHRISTMAS

COOKBOOK 





The FEAST of The 7 FISH

by Daniel Bellino "Z"


La Vigila "THE FEAST of The 7 FISH" is The Southern Italian Ritual Christmas Eve Meal of 7 Fish, Representing The 7 Sacraments of Holy The Roman Catholic Church 

This Meal is a Sacred Ritual of The South of Italy and Italian-Americans in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Providence, San Francisco, New Orleans, Philly and Pittsburgh. And You'd be surprised to know that it is Mostly of The South of Italy and of Italian-America and that many Italians from Central Italy to The North have do not partake of This Great Traditional Feast as it is mainly of The South. Have You ever wanted to Make or Eat one, but Don't Know Where to Start? 

The Know-How is mostly Passed Down in Families from one Generation to the Next and Not Much Has Been Written on This Great Subject. Not Until Now anyway with the Publication of This Book by Daniel Bellino Zwicke. You'll Find Everything You Need to Know to Partake, Make, and Eat this Most Important Meal of The Italian Calender Year The FEAST of THE 7 FISH, known in Italy as Festa di Sette Pesci.. 

The Book contains Stories, Recipes, and Instructions on How to Make This Great Feast, Your Very Own "FEAST of SEVEN FISHES" so Cook, Make, and Partake, and Mangia Bene. The FEAST of The 7 FISH by Daniel Bellino is a Amazon Best Seller and Top Book of this eclusive Genre of The Feast of The Seven Fishes. 


Buon Appetito e Mangia Bene !







Sunday, December 3, 2023

Feast 7 Fish Italian Christmas Gift gifts

 



The FEAST of The 7 FISH

ITALIAN CHRISTMAS

Are YOU MAKING IT This YEAR ?




The FEAST of The 7 FISH

ITALIAN CHRISTMAS


La Vigila "THE FEAST of The 7 FISH" is The Southern Italian Ritual Christmas Eve Meal of 7 Fish, Representing The 7 Sacraments of Holy The Roman Catholic Church .. 

This Meal is a Sacred Ritual of The South of Italy and Italian-Americans in New York, New Jersey, Boston, Providence, San Francisco, New Orleans, Philly and Pittsburgh. And You'd be surprised to know that it is Mostly of The South of Italy and of Italian-America and that many Italians from Central Italy to The North have do not partake of This Great Traditional Feast as it is mainly of The South. Have You ever wanted to Make or Eat one, but Don't Know Where to Start? The Know-How is mostly Passed Down in Families from one Generation to the Next and Not Much Has Been Written on This Great Subject. Not Until Now anyway with the Publication of This Book by Daniel Bellino Zwicke. You'll Find Everything You Need to Know to Partake, Make, and Eat this Most Important Meal of The Italian Calendar Year The FEAST of THE 7 FISH, known in Italy as Festa di Sette Pesci.. 

The Book contains Stories, Recipes, and Instructions on How to Make This Great Feast, Your Very Own "FEAST of SEVEN FISHES" so Cook, Make, and Partake, and Mangia Bene.




GET The FEAST of The 7 FISH - AMAZON.com









Monday, November 27, 2023

Elvis BBQ Sauce Recipe

 



ELVIS BBQ SAUCE


And MORE ...






BBQ SAUCE RECIPES

CHILI SOUPS MEATLOAF

TACOS BURRITOS

BURGERS STEAKS

And MUCH MORE !!!




ELIVS BBQ SAUCE

RECIPE 

Ingredients : 

1/2 cup Vinegar
Juice from half a Lemon
1 Tablespoon Dry Mustard
1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
1 - 28 ounce can Tomato Puree
2 cups Tomato KETCHUP
2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons Honey
1 tablespoon Soy Sauce
tablespoon Pickleing Spice (optional)
1 tablespoon groudn Black Pepper
1 tablespoon Salt
1 tablespoon Tabasco or your favorite Hot Sauce


Mix everything together in a pot and cook on low heat for 30 minutes.

Slather on Chicken or Ribs and cook for an Elvis Barbecue Feast.








Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Anthony Bourdain Travel Food Journal


ANTHONY BOURDAIN

TRAVEL FOOD JOURNAL

MAKES a GREAT GIFT for FOODIES & TRAVELERS

TAKE NOTES - LOG TRAVELS - REVIEW FOOD





ANTHONY BOURDAIN - TRAVEL & FOOD JOURNAL


TONY BOURDAIN FOODIE JOURNAL

What's Better than that?


This awesome journal was created by the artist Bellino from his origianl painting of the late great Anthony Bourain, and is in Tribute to Tony. There are some of Anthony Bourdain's most famous quotes on life, work, travel, and eating for the pleasure of it all.

105 Pages with 95 blank pages to write recipes, travel adventures and info, stories, poems, take notes, whatever you like, it's yours to do with as you please. Just having Anthony Bourdain will inspire.

This book is 6" X 9" - With 95 Blank Pages and Tony's most famous quotes to boot. You Love Tony, you'll Love this book, so get yorus today.

GIFT IDEAS : Birthdays, Christmas, Bon Voyage, Friendship Gift, and any occasion.










A Wonderful Image of the Late Great ANTHONY BOURDAIN

You LOVED TONY  - Pay TRIBUTE 

This TRAVEL FOOD JOUNAL Features this Beautiful Painting of ANTHONY BOURDAIN

The Late Great FOOD WRITER - WORLD TRAVELER

And DOCUMENTOR of PEOPLE PLACES & FOOD The WORLD OVER

If YOU LIKE KEEPING ANY KIND of JOURNAL & Are a FAN of ANTHONY'S

Or YOU KNOW SOME WHO is, this JOURNAL MAKES a GREAT GIFT

To YOURSLEF, FAMILY MEMBER or FRIEND

GET YOURS TODAY











ARE YOUR TRAVELING ?

In The SPIRIT of TONY ?

FLIGHTS & HOTELS

WORLDWIDE








TONY EATIN PHO

VIETNAM

EXCLUSIVE T-SHIRT






ANTHONY BOURDAIN










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Friday, November 3, 2023

Chicken alla Sinatra

 

 






CHICKEN SCARPARIELLO

CHICKEN with SAUSAGE and PEPPERS

SHOEMAKERS STYLE










HOW to MAKE CHICKEN SCARPARIELLO

SHOEMAKERS CHICKEN








CHICKEN SCARPARIELLO

MY SHOEMAKER GRANDFATHER'S RECIPE

And GREAT SICILIAN RECIPES




Yes, my Grandfather Nonno Filipo Bellino was a Shoemaker in the town of Lercara Friddi, Sicily,
40 minutes south of Palermo. Frank Sinatra's father Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra was born in Lercara Friddi and his father was a shoemaker in the town. You might recognize another famous name of someone born in Lercara Friddi, and that would be Salvatore Lucania, better known to millions as Charles "Lucky" Luciano.

Anyway, my grandfather was born and raised in Lercara Friddi where he was a shoemaker, and you can bet money that Frank Sinatra's Shomaker Grandfather knew my shoemaker Grandfather 
Filipo Bellino. They were both around the same age, give or take a few years.

My grandfather immigrated to America through Ellis Island, New York in 1902. Filipo then
settled in Lodi, New Jersey where he set up a Shoemake Shop on Main Street, marrying 
Giuseppina Salemi. Filipo and Giuseppina lived upstairs from the Shoemaker Shop and had 4 children, my Aunt Lilly was born first, then Uncle Jimmy (James) veteran of WW II and recipient of the Purple Heart in The Battle of The Bulge, Uncle Frank was the 3rd child. Frank Bellino was in 
The United States Marine Corps during World War LL, in the Pacific Theater. Then came Uncle Tony who was also in the US Army in WW II where he was head of The Officers Club at 
The George V Hotel in Paris after the Allied Forces Liberated the city.

My mother Lucia (Lucy) was the youngest, born in Lodi 1923 ...







Fillipo Bellino of LERCARA FRIDDI SICILY

And LODI, NEW JERSEY USA







The BELLINO'S

FILIPO, LUCIA (Mommy) ANTONINO, GIUSEPPINA

LODI,  NEW JERSEY

Sometime around 1940 ???







FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA







CHARLES "LUCKY LUCIANO"

From LERCARA FRIDDI , SICILIA

And The LOWER EAST SIDE of NEW YORK

East 10th Street







Thursday, October 12, 2023

Best Italian Cookbooks Christmas Gifts 2023 24

 

From the Latest GOOGLE SEARCH 

"BEST NEW ITALIAN COOKBOOKS" ???

SUNDAY SAUCE is # 1






Sunday Sauce

Daniel Bellino Zwicle




New York, October 12th 2023


We searched Google today (October 12, 2023) for Best New Italian Cookbooks, and this is what came up. Number 1 at the Top of The List pf Best Italian Cookbooks is SUNDAY SAUCE by New York Italian-American author Daniel Bellino Zwicke. We have a couple more New Yorkers in the # 2 spot Best Italian Cookbooks with STATEN ITALY by Italian-American cousins Sal Basille, and Francis Garcia of Staten Island, New York.

In the # 3 spot is The Vespers Trial Italian Cookbook by Dominic Vesper and Thomas Vesper.

Two experts teach you how to "really cook" – in the kitchen and the courtroom. Follow Tom Vesper and cousin Dom in The Vespers' Trial Cookbook as they take you on a fun-filled, fact-filled, food-filled, instruction-filled journey to prove the unlikely axiom that good cooks and good trial lawyers share the same skills. All the while giving civil trial lawyers tips for success – from Dom in the kitchen and Tom in the courtroom.





The FOOD of SICILY

Fabrizia Lanza


In the 4th spot # 4 is The FOOD of SICILY by Fabrizia Lanza.

In this all-new cookbook from Fabrizia Lanza, one of the world’s greatest food cultures is distilled in 75 recipes for the home cook, plus a loving tribute to its ingredients, passions, influences, and history
 
Tucked away on an estate in the countryside south of Palermo is the Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School, a unique center dedicated to preserving and sharing the great food culture of Sicily. The spirit of the school, now run by Fabrizia Lanza, the founder’s daughter and scion of a renowned family of winemakers that goes back generations, is what makes Lanza’s The Food of Sicily such a singular cookbook—not just a collection of recipes and techniques, but a vibrant and beautifully photographed profile of the land, the people, the history, and so much more.



# 5 BEST - ITALY by INGREDIENT by Viola Buitoni and Molly DeCoudreaux

A fresh approach to Italian cuisine through its most iconic ingredients, presented by Italian-born cooking instructor Viola Buitoni.

From glossy drops of balsamic vinegar to flakes of 
parmigiano reggiano and spoonfuls of fresh ricotta to creamy grains of risotto—the ingredients of Italian cuisine are beloved staples known the world over, available in specialty stores and served in restaurants across the globe. As a native Roman raised in the Umbrian countryside, Viola Buitoni grew up with these artisanal foods, learning about how they developed from centuries-old wisdom, tight-knit communities, and sustainable production. Now a US-based cooking instructor, Buitoni’s passion is sharing the beloved flavors of her homeland with home cooks.




BEST ITALIAN COOKBOOKS



We did another search and these books popped up. 
SUNDAY SAUCE was still in there at # 1 & The Top Spot - Best Italian Cookbooks, with The Vespers Trial Cookbook Italiano Rustica , this time at # 2 instead of 3, with STATTEN ITALY by the two Italian-American cousins Sal & Frncis from Staten Island moving from 2 to the # 3 spot. Still good, and in the top 3.

On this search of BEST ITALIAN COOKBOOKS, The RAGU BOLOGNESE COOKBOOK by Daniel Bellino Zwicke popped up in the # 4 spot Best Italian Cookbooks - Google Search of BEST ITALIAN COOKBOOKS.


Well, these are all good cookbooks, and if you're doing your 2024 Christmas Shopping early or not, we'd recommend any of these fine Italian Cookbooks, escpecially Sunday Sauce at the # 1 Top Spot, will really apeal to all American home cooks, who love cooking Italian, "You can't gowrong."
















Sunday, October 8, 2023

Homemade Pizza Recipe Positano Italian

 




la PIZZA della CASA

en POSITANO





HOMEMADE PIZZA i n POSITANO






NIKI POSITANO makes HOMEMADE PIZZA

at HOME in POSITANO

ITALY









POSITANO 

The AMALFI COAST COOKBOOK / TRAVEL GUIDE


GREAT RECIPE For HOMEMADE PIZZA INSIDE




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Monday, September 11, 2023

Hemingways Favorite Venice Hotel




Ernest Hemingway & Martha Gelhorn

At The GRITTI PALACE


VENICE





ERNEST BEHIND The BAR

HARRY'S BAR

VENICE





GIUSEPPE CIPRIANI (Owner if HARRYS BAR)

With ERNEST HEMINGWAY

VENICE, ITALY





STAY at The HEMINGWAY SUITE

The GRITTI PALACE HOTEL


VENICE, ITALY



To READ MORE & SEE PHOTOS








FLIGHTS & HOTELS

WORLDWIDE







 

Monday, August 28, 2023

Sinatra Eats New York





SINATRA EATS NEW YORK

At JILLY'S

NEW YORK CITY



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Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner  .... "Mangia Bene"


Wanna Eat like the late great Frank Sinatra? Who wouldn't? Frank was Sicilian-American and ate Sicilian food, but even more so he loved classic Italian-American Neapolitan Cusisine, with dishes like Clams Posillipo, Spaghetti Marinara, Eggplant Parmigiano, and Veal Milanese were Frank's favvorite dishes, and his favorite restauarnt to eat these dishes at was the great Old-School Italian Red-Sauce Joint on West 56th Street in New York called Patsy's .. Yes it was Frank's favorite, and when in New York Frank also like to go to The 21 Club, PJ Clarke's, Gilly's, and Gino's on Lexington Avenue ...



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Patsy's  ... 56th Street

FRANK SINATRA'S Favorite Restaurant



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One of FRANK'S Favorites

CLAMS POSILLPO



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FRANK Loved VEAL MILANESE

Pounded Extra Thin


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Two of Frank's Favorites

Together on One Plate

EGGPLANT PARMIGIANO & Spaghetti Marinara



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GNOCCHI POMODORO



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Charle's "Lucky" Lucciano

Was From Lercara Friddi Sicily

The Same Town as Sinatra's Father Anthony Martino

SEE  NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

"RECIPES From MY SICILIAN NONNA"




GOING SOMEWHERE ?

FLIGHTS & HOTELS WORLDWIDE




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FRANK Pours DEAN

a Shot of JACK DANIELS

Another of FRANK'S Favorites !!!

Sammy Davis Jr. Looks On


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Another of Frank's Favorites

PJ Clarke's  .. 3rd Avenue .. NEW YORK, NY

Where Frank Downed Many a JACK DANIELS



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FRANK Eating a Scrambled Egg & Bacon Sandwich




Yes Another Favorite

LEARN HOW TO MAKES SINATRA SAUCE

In Daniel Bellino's SUNDAY SAUCE

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Recipe in SUNDAY SAUCE

When Italian-Americans Cook

AMAZON.com







SINATRA at JILLY'S


For COFFEE - WHISKEY - "WHATEVER" ?

FRANK With DAUGHTERS TINA & NANCY SINATRA & FRIENDS

At JILLY'S NEW YORK

Whenever FRANK SINATRA was in NEW YORK CITY

FRANK WOULD GO to JILLY'S - His FAVORITE NEW YORK CITY HAUNT

PEOPLE WOULD BE SUPRISED to KNOW That JILLY'S Didn't Serve ITALIAN FOOD

The FOOD was CHINESE, and That's WHAT FRANK & His FRIENDS ATE

Along with COCKTAILS, BEER & WINE

FRANK'S FAVORITE DRINK as Many of You KNOW was JACK DANIELS WHISKEY





The RAT PACK 



FRANK SINATRA

And The RAT PACK


FRANK SAMMY & DEAN







RECIPES

FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA

From LERCARA FRIDDI - SICILY

The Same TOWN as The SINATRA FAMILY

NEW YORK & LODI  NJ






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A Young Frank Sinatra  ....  Hoboken, New Jersey

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Frank Sinatra

"Come Fly with Me" !!!



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PATSY'S  "Franks Favorite Restaurant"

 

Frank's Favorite Restaurant in The World, was Patsy's on West 56th Street in New York, in The Theater District near Times Square .. Frank's Favorites were; Calms Posillipo, Spaghetti Pomodoro,  Veal Milanes (extra Thin & Crispy) and Spaghetti & Meatballs of which patsy's makes The Best in The City ..

PATSY'S is by far the restaurant most associated with SINATRA -- on its website, the restaurant notes that it "has been known for years as the restaurant Frank Sinatra made famous." You can still order up old-school Italian there, but you might not have the exact same experience as Sinatra, who was said to have entered through a special door to sit at a reserved table on the second floor. Sinatra became especially loyal to the restaurant after making a solo Thanksgiving reservation one year, not realizing the restaurant was slated to be closed that day. Patsy Scognamillo didn't want to turn Sinatra away, so he allowed the reservation. He also didn't want Sinatra to know the restaurant was opened just for him -- so he had the entire staff bring their families to fill the place up, something Sinatra didn't learn until years later, according to Patsy's lore. The restaurant still celebrates its connection to Sinatra: At right, in 2002, Joe Scognamillo served actor Bill Boggs, who had dressed up as Sinatra . (236 West 56th St.)

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FRANK & AVA GARDNER Mangia Bene !!! 

FRAN
K & AVA GARDNER


FRANK & DINO 

FRANK & DINO



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PJ CLARKE'S

3rd AVENUE, Midtown MANHATTAN

SINATRA 'S ALL-TIME FAVORITE BAR / SALOON




FRANK'S FAVORITE ITALIAN BREAD ... PARISI on MOTT STREET, LITTLE ITALY, New York, NY 


FRANK'S FAVORITE ITALIAN BREAD 

 PARISI on MOTT STREET, LITTLE ITALY, New York

FRANK'S FAVORITE ITALIAN BREAD

PARISI BAKERY MOTT STREET

LITTLE ITALY, NY NY

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FRANK'S FAVORITE PIZZA 

FRANK'S FAVORITE PIZZA "PATYSY'S"

East Harlem



FRANKS FAVORITE PIZZA

PATSY'S in EAST HARLEM

No Relation to PATSY'S on 56th STREET


PASTY'S PIZZERIA 


PATSY'S PIZZERIA

EAT HARLEM, NEW YORK



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SINATRA at JILLY'S New York with Friends and Daughters NANCY and TINA

Frank loved going to his close Pal JILLY RIZZO'S New York Restaurant JILLY'S where Frank would eat Chinese Food, tell stories, and drink JACK DANIEL'S to the Wee Hours of the morning ...






FRANK at JILLY'S 




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SUNDAY SAUCE

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FRANK SINATRA 

with Cigarette & JACK DANIELS



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GRANDMA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

aka The SINATRA  COOKBOOK

AMAZON.com

"RECIPES FROM MY SICILIAN NONNA"

by Daniel Bellino "Z"



Author Daniel Bellino "Z" has the same ancestral Sicilian Roots as Frank Sinatra and one Charles "Lucky" Luciano who was born in LERCARA FRIDDI SICILY , as was Frank SInatra 's father Martino Severino Sinatra and Bellino 's maternal grandparents Giussepina Salemi and Fillipo Bellino who both immigrated from Lercara Friddi to New York through Ellis Island in 1904 . In 1906 Luciano 's parents immigrated and settled on the Lower East Side of New York when young Charlie (Salvatore ) was 9 years old.



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Charles "Lucky" Luciano

Born in Lercara Friddi





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SINATRA'S Favorite PIZZA !!!

PATSY'S in Eats Harlem , New York NY

2287 1st Avenue neat 117th Street

Opened in 1933 by Patsy Lancieri




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The 21 CLUB

A Favorite SINATRA Haunt For Years



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SINATRA arrives at The 21 CLUB with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Good Friend and Bodyguard JILLY RIZZO and a U.S. SECRET SERVICE AGENT



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The 21 BURGER

LEARN HOW to MAKE IT !!!

Click for RECIPE





FRANK SINATRA

"COME FLY WITH ME"