Cook the Book: Frankies’ Meatballs

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From Recipes “They are by far the best meatballs I’ve ever had in a restaurant, and possibly my life.” [Photograph: Caroline Russock] When eating at Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo’s Frankies Spuntino , not ordering the meatballs is really a crime. They are by far the best meatballs I’ve ever had in a restaurant, and possibly my life. Perfectly textured, not at all dense but not falling-apart crumbly, with just the right amount of egg, bread crumbs, garlic, and cheese throughout. But what really makes these meatballs special is the addition of raisins and pine nuts . They come three to an order with plenty of tomato sauce for sopping and a generous grating of Percorino. It was one of the recipes that I was just dying to try when I got my copy of The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual . Watch the Franks Make-a the Meatballs After watching this, I set about making mine at home. It’s a dead simple process, basically mixing all of the ingredients together, making sure to add the dried bread crumbs at the end which keeps the texture just right. The meatballs are shaped and baked until cooked …

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Pine Nut & Brown Sugar Ice Cream

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Curiosity killed the cat.  Or so the saying goes.  This seemed to hold water when my son decided to shed light on the projectile qualities of a handful of mud.  Typically, this wouldn’t cause much of a problem.  The mud that he launched, however, was traveling westbound into a strong eastbound wind.  It was the literal representation of “mud on your face”.   I hoped that curiosity wouldn’t kill this cat as I started to make this ice cream.  Pine nuts?  They only belong on salads and in pesto.  Au contraire, my fine foodie friend.  This had to be the single most heavenly ice cream experience I have ever had.  The pine nuts produced an ice cream flavor similar to that of hazelnut gelato, which I fell in love with in Italy many years ago. When brown sugar is added into the mix, a creamy, nutty, caramel-like flavor is…

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