LA TRINACRIA - Sons of Sicily
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LA TRINACRIA - Sons of Sicily
S ONS OF S ICILY L A T RINACRIA A IUTO M ARZO 2015 P RESIDENT ’ S M ESSAGE — B IG J OE Z AMBATARO C ALENDAR OF E VENTS Greetings Brothers, Another great turn out for our February dinner. That beef roast was PERFECT. Thanks cooks for a great meal. Bartenders, front desk team, raffle team thank you to you too. You guys are great! Congratulations to all who were nominated for the 2015 Elections. Good Luck Gentlemen. February 28 Crab Feed March 2, Regular Business Meeting - Elections Recap of February: February 2, 2015 SOS Regular Meeting Upcoming events: April 6, Lady’s Night and Inauguration February 28, 2015 – Crab Feed# 2, Sold out March 2, 2015 – Regular Business Meeting - Elections April 6, 2015 - Lady’s Night and Inauguration of Board I NSIDE V/R, Your President, Big Joe THIS ISSUE : R ECIPE OF THE M ONTH 2 S PONSORS 3 S OCIAL E VENTS Sicilian Word of the Month: Marzu n.m. March Marzu conza e guasta nè cuvernu cc'è chi basta. Eng. There's no plan that can handle the vagaries of March. . O FFICERS N AMINATION 4 H EALTH & W ELFARE 5 B OARD OF D IRECTORS 5 L A T RINACRIA P AGE 2 Recipe of the Month Pasta with Broccoli Rape and Sausages “Pasta Sasizza e Vrocculi i Rape” This is a one dish dinner that consists of vegetables, proteins and carbohydrates. To prepare it is easy and the combination of pasta, broccoli rape and Sicilian style sausage make it a tasty and appealing pasta recipe. If you add some flakes of red peppers to this delightful pasta you will enhance its flavor and give zest to it. Serves 4 to 6 INGREDIENTS • 1 lb. fusilli, shells or penne pasta • 6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil • ½ small onion, finely diced • 5 links of Sicilian style sausages (less than 1 lb.) • ¼ cup of white wine (optional) • 1 lb. broccoli rape, washed a few times • 3 garlic cloves, sliced • Crushed red pepper to taste • Salt and pepper • 2 oz. of your preferred grated cheese PREPARATION In a 5 ½ quart sauté pan, place 2 tablespoons of oil, the diced onion, and the sausages with the skin removed. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Add wine and ½ cup of water, simmer until most of the liquid is evaporated.(If you cannot use wine replace it with water). Remove from heat, transfer to a dish using a slotted spoon and set aside. In a large pot, place 5 quarts of water with 2 tablespoon of salt over a high heat. When water boils, add broccoli rape and cook for 3 minutes. Transfer broccoli into a large dish, cool a few minutes and very carefully chop coarsely. In the same water, cook pasta al dente, following the package’s direction. Using a 5 ½ quart sauté pan, place 4 tablespoons of oil, the garlic and sauté over a medium heat, when it is golden add broccoli and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Add sausages and simmer until pasta is ready. Drain pasta and save some of the water. Add pasta to sauté pan with the sausages and broccoli; toss it over a high flame until the pasta and condiments blend well. If it becomes to dry add some of the reserved water. Remove from the heat and add ½ of the cheese. Serve immediately, garnish each plate with grated cheese and serve crushed red pepper on the side. L A T RINACRIA P AGE 3 Please support our newsletter sponsors!! L A T RINACRIA P AGE 4 Upcoming Social Events February 28, 2015 Crab Feed - Napredak Hall, 6-7pm no host cocktails. 7-9pm crab feast dinner prepared by our chefs, music and raffle after dinner until 11pm. This event is sold out. March 2, 2015 Regular Business Meeting - Election Night April 6, 2015 Lady’s Night and Inauguration of Officers of the Board Aiuto Foundation Scholarship Applications The Aiuto Foundation is proud to offer scholarships to college bound graduating high school seniors of Sicilian ancestry. Continuing college students may apply and be considered only cases of specific hardship. Scholarships are granted at the sole discretion of the Aiuto Foundation Scholarship Committee to help students meet the financial equipments of higher education. Please contact Mike Maltese at (408) 872-4986 for detailed information and how to obtain an application. ————————————————————————————————————————— Elections of Officers It’s that time once again to elect Officers of the Board. Below are nominations: President - Mark Taormina Vice President - Little Joe Zambataro & Joe Baglione Treasurer - Mike Maltese Secretary - Jack Lo Verde Financial Secretary - John Cortese Sargent at Arms - Chris Marr L A T RINACRIA P AGE 5 H EALTH AND W ELFARE —F RED G UIDICI Fratelli, Tony Pollino was in the hospital with pneumonia, he is home now recovering nicely. Joe Marques Sr had a heart attack and is also home recovering after a stay in the hospital. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. (650)670-0777 [email protected] If you have any news to report, please contact me before the 15th of the month if you want it placed in the newsletter at 650-670-0777 or email me at [email protected]. Buona salute a tutti e Dio vi benedica Fred About Sicily - Did you know? Italy’s First Sicilian President: Italy’s parliament has elected Sergio Mattarella of the Democratic Party as the new president of the Republic. Mattarella is the first native of Sicily to become president. Sergio Mattarella was born in Palermo of a prominent Sicilian family. He has a reputation for being a reserved but straight-talking former minister, whose career in politics began after his brother, Piersanti, was shot dead by the Sicilian Mafia in 1980 The constitutional court judge and former minister is expected to be sworn in for a sevenyear term. Sons of Sicily Board of Directors President Big Joe Zambataro - 408-813-0551 Vice-President Mark Taormina - 408-265-4822 Secretary Jack LoVerde - 408-410-7254 Treasurer Little Joe Zambataro - 408-629-1994 Financial Secretary John Cortese - 408-238-0361 Sergeant at Arms Chris Marr - 408-639-8046 Membership Joe Chiaramonte - 510-331-9760 Parliamentarian Sal Falcone - 408-292-2221 Food Services Steve Salciccia - 408-298-8700 Social Events Bob Scaletta - 408-448-7247 Health & Welfare Fred Guidici 650-670-0777 Advisor Mike Maltese - 408-972-4986 Alternate Dave Geraci - 408-833-3916 S ONS OF S ICILY P.O. Box 6856 San Jose , CA 95150-6856 WE’ RE ON THE WEB! SONSOFSICILY.COM AIUTO N EXT M EETING — M ARCH 2, 2015 Menu: Antipasto Siciliano Bread & Butter Salad Pasta BBQ Steaks