BAR CICHETTI
by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke & Tom Taraci
BAR CICHETTI
by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke & Tom Taraci
Daniel Bellino-Zwicke, often known as Daniel Bellino, is a New York-based cookbook author, particularly known for his Italian cookbooks. He is also recognized as a prominent figure in New York's Italian wine scene.
Bellino has authored several best-selling cookbooks, including La Tavola, The Feast of the Seven Fishes, Got Any Kahlua?, Sunday Sauce, and Segreto Italiano/Secret Italian Recipes & Favorite Dishes. He is currently working on books about Chianti and other Italian and American cookbooks.
CAMP DIVID SPAGHETTI - Recipe
From a NAVY COOK who cooked this dish for Presidents, Marines, and Naval personnel of the US Navy, and United States Marines. At CAMP DAVID. It's a a hearty crowd pleasing dish, made with meat sauce, served with Spaghetti & Italian Sausage. "What's not to Love?" A dish loved by Presidents Clinton, Bush, Biden, Obama, and Trump. You'll love it too!
Ingredients :
4 Italian sausage links
1 pound lean ground beef
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
¼ cup chopped fresh oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 bay leaf
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (16 ounce) package dry spaghetti
½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Directions:
Slice sausages lengthwise, leaving links attached along one side; lay flat in a large skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned and cooked through, 5 minutes, flipping once. Transfer to a plate; set aside.
Add ground beef, onion, garlic, and olive oil to the same skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until onion is translucent and beef is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain all but 2 tablespoons drippings from the skillet. Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes, oregano, salt, basil, bay leaf, and black pepper; simmer, uncovered, over low heat until flavors have blended, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard bay leaf.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain. Stir spaghetti into sauce.
Divide spaghetti and sauce among individual oven-safe baking dishes or plates; top each with a cooked half sausage and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and begins to brown, 5 to 10 minutes.
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Trading Economics adopted a bearish stance, projecting XRP to decline to $2.08 by the end of the quarter, with a further drop to $2 within a year. In contrast, Benzinga offered a bullish XRP price prediction, forecasting an average price of $3.10 for 2025, potentially reaching as high as $5.81, with a lower bound of $2.05.
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Crypto-focused publisher AMBCrypto anticipated a more moderate performance, suggesting XRP could average $2.43 during 2025, with estimates ranging between $1.94 and $2.92. Its forecast showed modest subsequent growth, predicting an average price of $2.33 in 2026, gradually climbing to $3.14 by 2029.
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