Archive for November, 2009

This is a simple and fun dish to prepare. Pick up a loaf a rustic Italian bread and make a simple salad. It doesn’t take long to prepare this dish maybe 30 min? This is a favorite of mine, full of amazing flavors. I am really big on bringing back the family dinner so if possible be sure to share this dish with your family and friends!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. 1/4 cup chopped onion.
  • 4 garlic cloves thin sliced.
  • 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms.
  • 1 can Italian whole plum tomato ( usually sold in 28 ounce cans)
  • 1 cup frozen peas.
  • 1 pound of bow tie pasta.
  • grated romano cheese.

Directions

In a large skillet heat the olive oil  add the onion and garlic. Sauté until translucent. Then add the can of tomatoes. Cook on medium heat for 20 min stirring every 5 min. After the 20 minutes using a fork crush the tomatoes in the pan to a chunky consistency. Add the mushrooms and continue to stir over medium heat for 5 min. Turn off the heat.  Now the  sauce is done and its time to prepare the pasta.

Follow  the directions on the package and just before the pasta is done put the frozen peas into the pot with the pasta and boiling water and let it sit for 1 minute. Drain the pasta and peas and turn the heat to medium under the sauce and pour the pasta and peas into the sauce.  Sauté for 2 minutes this is going to infuse the sauce into the pasta. At this point you can transfer the pasta to a serving dish and sprinkle generously with the grated Romano cheese. Drizzle some extra virgin olive oil over the pasta. I serve it directly from the skillet but you can transfer it to a serving dish if you prefer. This is a very easy dish to prepare and it is so delicious.

After you make it for the first time you can adjust all the ingredients! Add more or less of any on the ingredients to your taste.  I prefer not to add salt and pepper. I love the natural flavors that are created with the dish and just find the salt and pepper not necessary.  Its not that I don’t love salt and pepper, I just feel we all over salt and pepper so many dishes that have such great flavor on their own. If you don’t have a skillet large enough to hold the entire dish you can drain the pasta and peas and return to the pasta pot. Turn the heat to medium under the pot and pour the sauce into the pasta and peas and sauté.

If you want to reach me with questions or comments or just to chat you can e mail me directly at daniel@mamamamancinis.com Enjoy Daniel Mancini

November 25th, 2009

Made with Love Mama Mancini’s Meatball Recipe from Bay Ridge

Made with Love

Mama Mancini’s Meatball Recipe from Bay Ridge

by Caitlin McNamara (Caitlin@brooklyneagle.net), published online 11-02-2009

Grandson Makes It Public

By Caitlin McNamara

BAY RIDGE — Daniel Mancini has made at least one man cry with his grandmother’s meatball and tomato sauce recipe.

The man was nearly 80 and hadn’t eaten a meatball since his Italian mother passed away. Although he first said no, he was persuaded by Mancini to try one during a supermarket tasting demonstration, after they discovered that Mancini’s grandmother and the man’s mother were both originally from Bari, Italy.

The man cried, saying, “I’m tasting my mother’s meatball right now.”

Read the rest of the article at the Brooklyn Eagle

Published in: Press | on November 18th, 2009 | No Comments »

Meatball Convert – Faith’s Email

So, It was just another routine shopping day at King’s but something interesting happened to me.. I met a fabulous person, Dan Mancini,  who offered me a taste of his homemade meatballs…I politely declined because I am not a red meat eater…after a few minutes of discoursing, while I was standing in front the pan with meatballs simmering, my sense of smell was overwhelmed with a delightful scent of fresh tomatoes…the smell was so enticing that I decided to taste the meatballs…I ACTUALLY ATE TWO!!!  They were so soft and melted in my mouth…absolutely delicious!  I bought a box and made them that night with spaghetti for my family…I loved and appreciated how easy they were to prepare in a pinch…it was a family size portion, complete with sauce…just thaw, heat in pan and serve over pasta!  A delicious and fast homemade dinner was enjoyed by my family!  Thanks Dan!

All the best!

Faith Nashel

Published in: Appearances | on November 18th, 2009 | No Comments »

The Meatball Convert

Faith - A Meatball Convert

Faith - A Meatball Convert

This past Saturday, November 14th I did a sampling of Mama Mancini’s Meatballs and Sunday sauce at one of my favorite markets, Kings Supermarkets in Short Hills New Jersey. I always have a great time offering up tastings of My Grandmothers Anna Mancini’s now famous recipe! Like Martha Stewart said to her millions of viewers when I appeared on the show, “Who doesn’t love a good meatball”.

Well Martha, I found her and her name is Faith. When I asked her to try my delicious meatball and sauce she replied “Sorry I don’t eat beef, only chicken”. She wasn’t making this up, her entire shopping cart was full of chicken! As we’re talking about her non-beef diet, Faith began to comment on the amazing smell of my Meatballs and Sunday Sauce simmering in the pan on the table in front of her. Respecting everyone’s choices of food I asked Faith if she wanted to try the sauce without the Meatball. To my surprise, she said, “No, I will try the meatball and the sauce!”

I offered her up a tiny bite and Faith was obviously very apprehensive. What followed next blew me away.  I expected her to politely say it was just ok and move on with her cart full of chicken.  But Faith actually LOVED it! She had a second piece and bought TWO packages of Mama Mancini Meatballs in Sunday Sauce!

WOW would my Grandmother be so proud, I know I am. I guess Martha was right after all “Who doesn’t love a good meatball”.

Published in: Appearances, Fan Photos | on November 16th, 2009 | No Comments »