Frankie Avalon's Italian Family Cookbook

Introduction
The Avalon Kitchen

Antipasti
Stuffed Artichokes with Romano Crumbs
Roasted Red Pepper and Olive Bruschetta
Salami-Stuffed Mushrooms
Grilled Tomato Caprese
Sweet and Sour Vegetables
Rice Balls
Clams Oreganata
Stuffed Eggs with Mascarpone, Basil, and Pancetta

Soups and Salads
Next Day Roasted Chicken Stock
Chicken Soup with Cheese Custard,
var. Stracciatella
Wedding Soup with Small Meatballs and Escarole
Lentil, Sausage, and Spinach Soup
Vegetable Minestrone
Pasta e Fagioli
Green Salad with Simple Vinegar Dressing
Orange, Fennel, and Onion Salad
Frankie's Marinated Tomato and Onion Salad
Dolores Hope's Antipasti Salad
Italian Tuna Salad

Pasta
Spaghetti with Veal Meatball
var. Turkey Meatballs
var. Braised Meatballs
Sicilian Chicken Meatballs
Three-Meat Sunday Gravy with Spaghetti
(Ziti) with Sausage and Broccoli Rabe
Lasagna with Sausage and Cheese
Ziti with Sausage and Peppers Sauce
Pasta e Ceci
Stuffed Cheese Shells
Classic Fettuccine Alfredo
Shrimp in Lemon Cream Sauce
Frankie's Famous Crab Marinara
Linguine with Fresh Clam Sauce
Calamari Meatballs with Linguine
Homemade Gnocchi with Pesto
Risotto with Peas and Asparagus
Red Wine Marinara Sauce
var: Sausage
var: White Wine
John's Bolognese Sauce

Meats and Poultry
Braciole
Chasen's Chili
Osso Buco
Veal Rolatini with Prosciutto and Fontina
Veal Scaloppini Marsala with Mushrooms
Roast Pork with Fig Sauce
Stuffed Pork Chops with Mortadella Stuffing
Pork Cutlets Milanese on Kale Salad
Spinach and Sausage Pie
Sausage-Stuffed Peppers
Frankie Boys with Sausage and Cheese
Roman Lamb Chop Sauté
Roast Stuffed Chicken with Chestnut-Sausage Stuffing
Chicken Cacciatore
Roast Lemon Chicken
Chicken Thighs with Sherry-Vermouth Sauce

Seafood
Whole Branzino with Fennel-Pancetta Sauté
Sea Bass with Horseradish Breadcrumbs
Red Snapper with "Crazy" Tomato Sauce
Marinated Swordfish with Lemon and Wine
Clams Fra Diavolo
Shrimp Scampi
Stuffed Calamari
Seafood Salad

Vegetables and Sides
Frankie Boys with Broccoli
Roasted Broccolini with Olives
Basic Escarole with Garlic var. Broccoli Rabe
Baked Eggplant Marinara
Roasted Fennel with Lemon and Pine Nuts
Giambotti
Green Beans with Potatoes
Annette's Roasted Onions
Stuffed Radicchio with Ricotta and Parmesan
Mashed Potatoes with Fontina and Garlic
Crispy Potato Wedges with Romano
Mom's Tomato Pizza

Desserts
Banana Pudding Ice Box Cake
Cannoli Cake
Limoncello Pound Cake
Ricotta Cheesecake
Strufoli
Chocolate Drops
Biscotti Braids
Butter Cookies
Puffy Italian Cookies
Rainbow Cookies
Fried Ricotta Balls with Fresh Berries

Acknowledgements