Sinatra Interview Walter Cronkite 1965

 

Frank Sinatra with Walter Cronkite

Interview 1965

Frank Sinatra with Walter Cronkite

CBS TV Interview

1965

FRANK SINATRA

1965

FLIGHTS & HOTELS

WORLDWIDE

EXPEDIA.com

Geraldo Rivera and Nancy Sinatra

NANCY SINATRA Defends Her FATHER

FRANK SINATRA

Dining at The SINATRA LasVegas NV

 

Frank Sinatra

JILLY'S

Dinner with Daughters Nancy (left) and Tina (right)

And Friends

Dining at The SINATRA

Las Vegas

Dessert

A FRANK SINATRA FEDORA HAT 

At The SINATRA RESTAURANT

Las Vegas

GRANDMA BELLINO'S ITALIAN COOKBOOK

aka The SINATRA COOKBOOK

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"RECIPES From a SICILIAN NONNA"

From LERCARA FRIDDI SICILY

The Same SICILIAN TOWN as FRANK SINATRA'S FATHER

MARTINO SEVERINO SINATRA

Chicken Scarpariello alla Sinatra

 The FRANK SINATRA COOKBOOK

CHICKEN SCARPARIELLO  alla SINATRA

Recipe by Daniel Bellino Zwicke

CHICKEN SCARPARIELLO alla SINATRA

from The SINATRA COOKBOOK

by Daniel Bellino Z

    Shoemaker Style Sicilian Chicken

Chicken Scarpariello, do you know what that means? It translates to Shoemaker's Chicken. Did you know that Frank Sinatra’s father, Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra was born in Lercara Friddi, Sicily. His parents immigrated to New York City in 1903 when Marty was 11 years old. His American name was Marty, which is what everyone called him. Marty’s father was already in New York, working in a pencil factory when young Martino arrived in New York with his mother and two sisters Angela and Dorthea. As a teenager, young Marty apprenticed as a shoemaker, but didn’t last long, instead he became a Prize Fighter. 

Along the way, it seems Martino’s mom taught him a thing or two about cooking Sicilian food, and George Jacobs (Frank’s Valet / assistant) has said that both Dolly Sinatra and Marty gave George recipes, and taught George how to cook Frank’s favorite dishes, Pollo Scarpariello being one of them, and the recipe was taught to George Jacobs by Marty, and George has said that of the two of them, Marty was actually a better cook than Dolly. This is now a great surprise, as it is not always the case, but it is sometimes, as in the case of the Sinatra Family, that the husband is a better cook than the wife, this has been the case in many Italian families, especially in the later part of the 20th Century and now into the 21st Century, Italian-American men, in many cases it seems, are more interested in cooking Italian Dishes then are the Italian women of these younger generations, and many young Italian-American men are better cooks than their wives. That[s just the way it is.

MARTY’S CHICKEN SCARPARIELLO

Chicken Scarparieello is a long time favorite dish of Italian Americans, and the Sinatra’s were no exception to the rule when it came to this tasty dish. Chicken Scarpariello translates to English as Shoemaker’s Style Chicken. Scarpa is the Italian word for shoe. Marty’s father, Frank’s grandfather, was a shoemaker in Lercara Friddi, Sicily. Marty ate this tasty chicken dish all of his life and made it for his wife Dolly and son Francis (Frank) Albert. This is Marty Sinatra’s recipe for Pollo Scarpariello. Make it and enjoy.

Ingredients :

1 - 3 lb.  Chicken cut into 10 Pieces (or 10 Chicken Thighs)

6 links Italian Sweet Sausage

6 cloves Garlic, peeled and cut into 5 pieces each clove

1  Sweet Red Bell Pepper, cut into ½” strips

2-3 Sprigs Fresh Rosemary

¼ cup dry White Wine

½ teaspoon each Salt and ground Black Pepper

2 large Potatoes, peeled and cut into 2” chunks

Pat the Chicken dry, and season with 1/2 the Salt & Black Pepper

Place 5 tablespoons of Olive Oil in a large pan. Turn heat to medium flame. Place the Chicken in the pan, skin side down, and brown for 4 minutes. Turn the chicken over to the second side and cook for another 3-4 minutes.  

Add the wine to the pan and cook on medium heat for 3 minutes. Remove the Chicken from the pan and place in a bowl with the juices from the pan.

Add the Sausages and cook on low heat on all sides for 8 minutes. Remove sausages and place in a bowl with the Chicken.

Add the potatoes to the pan with 4 tablespoons of Olive Oil. Add a pinch of Salt & Black Pepper to potatoes and cook for 4 minutes on medium heat. Add the Red Bell Peppers and cook on low heat for 7 minutes.

Add the Sausage and Chicken and all the juices to the pan with the Peppers and Potatoes. Add the rosemary. Cook for 6 minutes on low heat. Turn the chicken over and continue cooking for 6 minutes more.

Let cool for a few minutes, then serve each person some Sausage, 2 pieces of Chicken and Potatoes and some pan juice.

NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

aka The SINATRA COOKBOOK

Daniel Bellino "Z"

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"The SINATRA COOKBOOK" ... Since there is no good Sinatra Cookbook, those who love the Man (Frank Sinatra), his life, and Italian Food, have adopted GRANDMA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK, what they call The SINATRA COOKBOOK. Why ? The reason being that Frank Sinatra's father Martino Severino Sinatra came from the town of Lercara Friddi, Sicily (Provincia de Palermo), as did the author Daniel Bellino's family, on his mother Lucia's side of the family.

Daniel's cookbook - Grandma Bellino's Cookbook - "Recipes From My Sicilian Grandmother" is filled with recipes by his Nonna Giuseppina Salemi Bellino.

The recipes are Sicilian, with local recipes from in and around Lercara Friddi and the surrounding area, with the towns of Corleon, Polizzi Generosa, Salemi, Palermo, and the whole of Sicily. With recipes like : Caponata, Arancini (Sicilian Rice Balls), Sfingione, Pasta con Sarde, Polpette Siciliana, and more. This book is the closest you will get to a Sinatra Cookbook.

So if you want to eat like the late great Frank Sinatra, this is the Cookbook for you.

GET IT !!!

Frank Sinatra * Ava Gardner

Dinner at the Old "ROCCO'S"

Greenwich Village, New York

Twin Anchors BBQ Ribs Recipe Sinatra Frank

The TWIN ANCHORS RESTAURANT & TAVERN

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

BBQ RIBS

TWIN ANCHORS

FRANK SINATRA'S FAVORITE PLACE for RIBS

TWIN ANCHORS BBQ RIBS

Frank Sinatra loved Chicago. He performed there more than any other city in America, including Las Vegas. Frank had his favorite hangouts, and places to eat in Chicago. He ate many times at Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern, and he loved the Barbecued Ribs.

One visit to the Twin Anchors in the 1970s was described like this. “Frank Sinatra entertained a large group of friends at The Twin Anchors last night. The guestlist included ; Jilly Rizzo, football great Sid Luckman, Frank’s girlfriend Barbara Marx, comedian Pat Henry, composer Don Costas, Joey Bishop, and agent Mickey Houston. Frank’s order was Ribs, and keep them coming, he said. One of Mr. Sinatra’s bodyguards was positioned by the pay phone, preventing patrons from making calls that would cause a mob scene. Mr. Sinatra was very gracious about signing autographs, and was extremely generous with tipping everyone working his table, giving them $100 each.”

TWIN ANCHORS BBQ RIBS

BBQ SAUCE RECIPE :

2 & ½ cups Tomato Ketchup

½ cup Dark Molasses

⅓ cup Brown Sugar

4 tablespoons Soy Sauce

8 tablespoons Cider or Red Wine Vinegar

2 shot glasses of Jack Daniels Whiskey (Frank’s Fave)

1 teaspoon Salt.  1 tablespoon ground Black Pepper

1 Navel Orange

Place all the ingredients except the orange in a stainless steel pot.

Grated the Orange Skin into the pot. Juice the Orange and add to the pot. Cook at low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon.

Turn off heat and let cool.

The RIBS

2 Racks Baby Back Ribs

½ teaspoon Salt, 2 tablespoons Sweet Paprika

1 tablespoon Dry Oregano

Mix above spices together. Sprinkle evenly on both sides of the two racks of ribs.

Turn oven on to 375 degrees.

Place the Ribs in a large baking pan with 1 cup of water.

Cover pan with aluminum foil.

Place the Ribs in the oven. Turn the heat down to 300 degrees, and bake ribs until tender. About 2 ½ hours

Remove ribs from the oven. Take foil off of the pan and discard.

Turn the oven up to 400 degrees.

Brush the top of the ribs with BBQ Sauce. Bake the ribs for 10 to 12 minutes.

Remove from the oven. Let Ribs rest for 8 minutes before serving.

Serve with a Corn Bread, Bake Potato or Cottage Fries on the side, and Enjoy as Frank did whenever he was in Chicago at the famed Twin Anchors Tavern. 

“Buon Appetito” !!!

SUNDAY SAUCE

alla SINATRA alla BELLINO alla PACINO

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FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA

The SINATRA COOKBOOK

NONNA BELLINO'S COOKBOOK

RECIPES From MY SICILIAN NONNA

The CLOSEST THING to a SINATRA COOKBOOK

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GRANDMA BELLINO'S ITALIAN COOKBOOK

Giuseppina Salemi Bellino was born in Lercara Friddi, Sicily, the same town that Frank Sinatra's father Martino Severino Sinatra was born. The recipes in her cookbook Grandma Bellino's Cookbook are from Lercara Friddi and other parts of the island of Sicily (Sicilian Food). Frank Sinatra's wife Barbara Sinatra came out with a cookbook, called The SINATRA CELEBRITY COOKBOOK by Barbara Sinatra & Frank Sinatra. Sadly the book is awful and barely has anything to do with Italian Food. It's quite surprising that such a horrible cookbook was published in the name of Frank Sinatra, but it was. Whoever put this book together for the Sinatra's should be put in Jail ! "For Life," the book is absolutely Horrible, as most agree. Anyway, you have an alternative.

The SINATRA CELEBRITY COOKBOOK

The SINATRA CELEBRITY COOKBOOK

Barbara Frank Sinatra & Friends

"It's AMAZING HOW BAD This COOKBOOK IS" ???

BUY THIS INSTEAD !!!

IF YOU REALLY WANT to EAT LIKE SINATRA