FRANK SINATRA Born in Hoboken, Frank was an only son. His mother came to this country from Genoa and father from Sicily. As a lad, Frank had always been crazy about music, but his parents failed to share his enthusiasm of making a career of it. His first singing spot was with Harry James, then Tommy Dorsey. The turning point in Frank Sinatra’s career came in January, 1943, when he signed for a series of personal appearances at New York’s Paramount Theater. Then and there, he became “The Voice.” Sinatra’s slight build is kept in hard trim by his prowess at boxing, golf and bowling.
MRS. FRANK SINATRA’S RECIPE FOR SPAGHETTI AND MEAT BALLS
MEAT BALLS –
1 lb. chopped meat, 1/2 pork, 1/2 beef
1 clove garlic (chopped fine)
1/2 cup grated Italian cheese
1 cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
(Mix all well, form into balls, brown in oil and put aside until sauce is made.)
SAUCE
1 large can Italian style tomatoes
1 can tomato puree
1 small onion
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon ground parsley
1/2 cup olive oil
Thyme
Salt
Black pepper
DIRECTIONS
Brown chopped up onion and garlic in oil in which you brown meat balls. Strain tomatoes, add puree to the juice. Add the oil in which you have browned onion and garlic, but remove all sauteed ingredients. Season with salt, pepper, thyme and parsley. Cook the sauce (covered) for 1 hour, with meatballs added, over a slow fire.
Boil spaghetti in water, salted to taste. Remove spaghetti, drain. Serve it on a platter over which you have poured sauce and meat balls. Add layer of cheese, and add full covering of sauce, add another layer of cheese and another layer of sauce. Serve piping hot.
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The COOKBOOK
FRANK’S FAVORITE ITALIAN RECIPES
Above, you have the SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS Recipe of Nancy Sinatra. Nancy Barbato Sinatra, Frank’s wife, not his daughter Nancy.
In the book “Sinatra Sauce,” along with many other recipes is another Spaghetti & Meatballs recipe, but not Frank’s wife Nancy, but his mother Dolly’s recipe. Both are excellent, we’re sure you will agree. If you want to know more of Frank Sinatra, the foods he loved, and grew up with in the Italian Enclave in Hoboken, New Jersey, along with all of Frank’s favourite dishes and restaurants around the country and the World. Dishes like Chicken Vesuvius of Chicago, BBQ Ribs from The Anchor Bar in Chicago, Veal Milanese and Clams Posillipo from “Patsy’s Restaurant” in New York, and Frank’s afternoon Egg Sandwich in Palm Springs, California.
FRANK SINATRA
At HOME in PALM SPRINGS
EATING his DAILY Afternoon EGG SANDWICH
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