Duplicates.
As you know, it’s what happens when you’re on TasteSpotting and accidentally hit “submit” twice.
It’s also what happens when two people move in together.
You end up with duplicates. Two couches, two dining tables, two sets of silverware…
Two copies of the Frankies Spuntino Cookbook!
We went to a special night at a local LA restaurant when Frank Castronovo and Frank Falcinelli, aka “The Frankies,” were guest chefs. The Italian-American dinner – everything from their signature Meatballs (mix pictured above) to the Cavatelli Pasta with Sage and Brown Butter – was fantastic, but the best part of the night was getting to walk away with a copy of the Frankies’ cookbook that had the recipes for everything they cooked and served. Since we were both there, we both got a copy.
We don’t really need two copies of the same book, so we’re giving away the second copy to you!
How to Enter this Lightning Giveaway
This is a quick and easy giveaway. There is one step:
Leave a comment on this post with your favorite Italian-American dish. (Make sure to enter your email address so we can contact you if you’re chosen!)
Lasagna? Pepperoni pizza? Meatballs? It doesn’t actually matter what you say since we’re going to pick the “winner” randomly, it only matters that you do comment.
And just to get things started, we’ll go first. We have a thing for Eggplant Parmesan.
Good luck! You have until around this time tomorrow.
(And we still need to figure out what to do with two dining tables…)
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Can’t deny…it’s pizza!
Shrimp scampi
pizza. totally pizza.
Gnocchi with brown butter & sage … or Spag Bol
Meatballs…mmm.
I’d say my favorite Italian-American dish is a soft, fluffy tiramisu! :)
Spaghetti with Meatballs
Cannoli ^.^
Chicken parm fo’ sho’! :)
you had me at eggplant parm…
it’s my fave too ;)
I love me some eggplant parmesan, too!
Nothing tops meatballs!
I have to go with chicken parm…apparently not thinking outside of the box today.
Shrimp scampi! Heck, anything with shrimp. ;)
Yeah, gotta go with the masses and say pizza, it’s just so delicious!!
Any kind of Gnocci!!!
Veal parmagiana, capisce!
Creamy mushroom risotto : D
A great lasagna always hits the spot!
kita@passthesushi.com
pasta carbonara, with lots of parmesan and crispy pancetta!
Yummy meaty lasagna
hmmm…. i’m cooking my way through giuliano hazan’s “how to cook italian” so i’ve got a lot of favorites. i think my most favorite though, is spaghetti with garlic and parmigiana, sprinkled with parsley and red pepper flakes. we call it midnight spaghetti around here, because it’s dead easy.
Spaghetti bolognese :)
Any sort of spicy sausage!
Pizza. Deep dish. Yum.
Pizza always wins in my book!
Sausage Lasagna!!
Mmmm, gnocchi!!
I’m a sucker for anything with cream and pasta! Fettucine Alfredo, Cabonarra, or Penne ala Vodka are a few favs, and of course you can never go wrong with a good eggplant parm!
Chicken Marsala!
Malfatti in sage butter!
Chicago style layered fried eggplant and mozzarella salad!
Gotta go with pizza!
Ooh, so —I love it all. BAKED ZITI!
My g-mom’s spaghetti and meat sauce with loads of fennel seeds will always have my heart. =)
Butternut Squash Lasagna!
Lasagna Bolognese
Stuffed Shells. no question.
So many to choose from but I guess my all time favorite is eggplant Parmesan…yum!
MEATBALL SUB. A good one though. None of that Subway crap!
oooOOOooo… now there’s a good call! forgot about that! makes meatballs…mobile!
Spaghetti!
Linguine with clams, or spicy sausage and peppers, maybe spaghetti bolognese . . . So many delicious dishes, what a fun giveaway.
Manicotti! Although tonight I made homemade sweet corn with crab ravioli’s and they were pretty dang tasty!
Hawaiian pizza!
Lasagna!
spaghetti bolognese!
pizza
All things parm- eggplant parm, chicken, veal.All Fabulous
Pizza, all the way!
Pasta with salmon and pesto, yummy!!! :)
Simple, but I love a great Caprese salad!
Vegetarian lasagna!!! :)
Porchetta, yum!
veal parmesan. everyday. all the time.
pizza!
It’s a tough call between alfredo sauce (homemade is the best) and cannoli.
Pizza… the real thin crust kind!
pizza
Lasagna, hands down. The mixture of savory, creamy, veggie layers….pasta galore!
Chicken parmesan with a side of spaghetti
My favorite thing to make is beef bolognese over home made gnocchi, so rich and delicious!! I WANT THE BOOOOOK
melanzane alla parmigiana!
pesto!
Only the most dynamic food out there!! There are endless ways to cook the yummy goodness of pizza. :)
Definitely pizza. With pretty much anything on it, or practically nothing. Delicious.
Sausage and Peppers!
margherita pizza!!
PIZZA!!!!
Thin crust pizza with lots of meat!
Chicken Parmesan with a side of Caprese salad :] om nom nom nom
Eggplant parm is my fave too! – and also penne alla vodka =) i love all italian food!
Deep Dish Pizza!
Eggplant Parmesan!
Spaghetti Carbonara
Chicken parm!!
Veal Shoemaker; brown gravy, green olives, lots of thickly sliced garlic, mushrooms & capers. What more needs to be said?
Pizza!
manicotti, yum!
linguine with pesto!
authentic lasagna, with the ragu and bechamel. To die for!
it’s a tossup between eggplant parm and spaghetti and meatballs. i can’t decide!
fresh tomato sauce with oven-baked turkey meatballs!
Creamy manicotti, three lucious rolls bathed in marinara. Tiramisu for desssert. And a side of Frank Sinatra for atmosphere.
definitely Ragu alla Bolognese
Chicken Marsala
Ricotta Gnocci with homemade sauce. The kind both my (Italian American) Grandparents made!! Heaven….
Gnocci with lamb ragu!
I could eat it everyday…mmmm getting hungry just thinking about it
Gnocchi!
Spumante. From the bottle. Enough said.
lasagna. i’d like to try gnocci…
mmm….pizza. hey, I live in new york, what can I say?
Pizza!
Spaghetti carbonara & any pizzas
definitely chicken piccata……mmmmmmmm !
caprese or cannoli
PIZZA!
I love risotto!! YUM!
beet gnocchi. yum!
antipasti. Light and fresh, always a treat for me
eggplant parm
Suppli. Hands down. I adore it.
gelato
There’s never a night that I would turn down a home made shrimp scampi. :)
Pizza!
milkncookiezzz@yahoo.com
i love a good porchetta!
Ever since I left, I’ve simply been craving two things:
1) Arancini
2) Gelato in a brioche
mmmmmmmmmm
i am always in the mood for some good pizza.
Oh I would have to say, pizza. But I think, if I would taste does delicious meat balls from Frankies Spuntino I would say, meat balls
I have an undying passion for the Zuppa Toscana soup at Olive Garden.
Gnocchi with cream sauce – especially with flecks of nutmeg! Yum =D
hmm ..
mac & cheese? :)
sole francese
lasagna :)
calamari dore style
eggplant parmesan and pizza! :]
carbonara!
I love sweet polenta!
Pizza, lasagna….and tiramisu :)
Greetings,
ana
ana_jole@yahoo.com
A good braciole, for sure. I make mine with venison.
Margarita pizza. Mmmm!
My mother-in-law’s meatballs and sauce…I’ve almost mastered the recipe, but her’s are beyond yummy!
I’d say Chicago-style pizza – that there’s some good grits, LOL!
hands down, calzones/stomboli…….it’s like eating a pizza burrito!!!
Anything with capers
Gram’s spaghetti sauce – full of meatballs, chicken, and sausage. Even better the next day.
Pasta bolognese!
Really Italian!! Baby Goat (Kid)….. roasted with lots of lemon & fresh Rosemary….Rabbit is also out of this world prepared the same way.
so hard to pick just one. I love Calzones and Pizza and gnocci.
Eggplant Parm!
Penne a la vodka!!!! Or, wait, maybe pizza! No, it has to be spaghetti! Or…
My favorite Italian dish is tiramisu :D
Lasagna. Somehow I can’t get mine to taste like the one my mother’s friend made :(
The Svelte Gourmet Unfried Green Tomato Parmesan. A cross between eggplant parm and fried green tomatoes!
Chicken Saltimbocca….you can’t beat prosciutto wrapped around a piece of chicken and fried in butter!
Penne with fresh tomato sauce, garlic and shaved parmesan!
I love love love pizza.
Baked Ziti!!!
Minestrone
Mushroom risotto
My favorite Italian-American dish is eggplant parmesan. It’s how I determine the worthiness of an Italian restaurant.
Lasagna!!
Chicken parmigiana followed closely by lasagna
Inside out Ravioli!
Manicotti
Osso bucco with a side of risotto…heaven on a plate!
Timpano!
Butternut Squash Risotto!
Chicken Parm
Pizza it is.
Hmm… Italian sausage pizza, without a doubt. Amen.
Pizza counts? Then pepperoni pizza! If not, then spagetti & meatballz. Or lasagna…mmmm I’m hungry!
Spaghetti with white clam sauce – yum!
Shrimp Fra Diavolo!
Lasagna!!
Spinach feta manicotti!
Spaghetti Carbonara!
Meatballs!! They’re great in sandwiches, on pizza, and of course…. in a pasta dish!
I’m with you guys. Eggplant Parmesan is definitely the way to go.
Especially with a very light, mostly-crushed-tomato-and-rosemary sauce. Yummm.
Though handmade savoury cocoa tagliatelle are mindblowingly wonderful too…
linguine with clam sauce, since I was ten.
Penne a la vodka
Pizzer
tagliatelle with goat ragout
Mmmm…carbonara. Or pizza. Or any number of delicious ravioli varieties. Or just some good ol’ salame or capicola. Can I just say ‘all of it’?
How about a really good lamb shank
I am a HUGE fan of risotto. Yum.
Caprese salad!
pizza margherita
Spaghetti and meatballs!
Capellini alla Puttanesca wins with Cioppino a very close second!
I love Manicotti. Yumm!
pizza pizza pizza
Lasagna
Any kind of risotta and panzanella! Love, love, love them both.
grandmas minestrone of course.
Gnocchi with a hearty tomato basil sauce!
pasta fagioli and shrimp scampi
I have to go with stuffed cabbages.
lasagna
ceecee
withinthekitchen(at)gmail.com
spaghetti ala carbonara. no. wait. spaghetti with meatballs. stop. really. pizza. oh well. I love ‘em all.
Pizza pie, couldn’t live without it!
pizza!
I loooove meatballs!
Meatballs with pine nuts!
osso buco or white truffle rissoto
A very boring, but yummy, pepperoni pizza!
sadly, pizza.
um, garlic breadsticks!
Stuffed manicotti. I love to make them, I love to eat them. And also, I have this thing for cannoli. I can’t ever pass them up.
Anything with mushrooms!
Lasagna!
caccio e peppe! that spelling is tots off but whateves!
spaghetti and meatballs
Pizza!!! Is there any other choice?
Osso Bucco. Of course.
Pizza, no question
Pizza – Just straight up good pizza. Also, my boyfriend has me hooked on tortellini (when we moved into together, we also had a duplicates problem. We ended up selling or storing)
Fettucine alfredo, god help my heart.
hmm it would be mozzarella cheese stuffed into squash blossoms and fried right now :)
L O V E tagliatelle with brown butter & lobster.
Risotto! With seasonal ingredients….asparagus in the spring, squash in the fall….mmmmmm
I would probably say Braciole..with some Tiramisu for dessert. After that, it’s all about Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches!
A nice spicy meatball!
thousand layer lasagna a thousand times over
Chicago Italian Beef Sandwich with peppers, giardiniera, and jus!
Up until I had to go gluten free, it was pasta! Any kind of pasta! Now it’s risotto, easy, creamy, delicious and a great pasta replacement!
I just love the pasta (especially the sauce) and lightly breaded deep fried calamari that I always order when we go to “The Old Trieste” in San Diego.
burrata & salumi misti (which better include nduja and guanciale!)
I love love love baked chicken parmesian! YUM! My 2 year old twins devour it so its a for sure winner in our house!
Risotto, in all it’s variations!
Osso bucco with mozzarella/sun dried tomato arancini.
I LOVE some gnocchi! My favorite is having some light gnocchi and baked in a crock with some fresh marinara and covered in cheese–from one of my favorite restaurants!
good ol’ spaghetti with meat sauce
Risotto!
Pizzaaaa!!!! Ooh and I also love spaghetti and meatballs, an oldie but a goodie. =)
spumoni!
Eggplant rollatini, with some garlic bread on the side.
Linguine with red clam sauce!!!
I love Cioppino
Pasta Arrabiata. Love the extra spice.
I love chicken cacciatore.
Awfully hard to pick, but being 100% honest, it would have to be pizza!!
Caprese salad :)
Gnudi!
Carbonara!
My favorite is spinach and ricotta stuffed manicotti with homemade sauce.
Lasagna is the best of them all
Chicken Parmesan!
I do love a white pie with potatoes, rosemary & cheese … oh, and a side of homemade alfredo sauce, for dipping. :)
Favorite Italian? That’s a tough decision…cannoli, rich pasta dishes topped with cheese, caprese salad, sausage & peppers, and the list could go on. But my favorite Italian-American dish? I’d probably have to say Chicken Francese with capers. Simple, tangy, & delish!
italian wedding soup!
This is so difficult. I want to say eggplant parm, but what about my love for alfredo!
Pizza of course! :D
Pizza all the way!!!
My favorite Italian dish is Ashton’s spinach lasagna, served at the Italian Underground restaurant in Glenwood Springs, CO.
thin crust pizza!
Pasta Cabonara for sure!
Bruschetta!!!
supreme pizza for sures
So much to choose from…PIZZA!
No doubt – its just gotta be a really good pizza!
Pizza!
Baked Rigatoni!
any variety of tiramisu. at all. ever. yum.
I have to say pizza! with light feta cheese and pesto!
Lasagna…hands down!
I love gnocchi with brown butter sauce. :)
Definitely lasagna!
Lasagna for me! :)
spaghetti with meatsauce!
pesto pizza!
Canoli :)
Can you give me a…. Frittata???
GNOCCHI!!!! It makes me smile to say it and eat it! :)
Chicken Parmesan :D
homemade pizza!
Manicotti w. spinach and sausage……yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
American chop suey. Comfort at its best. :-)
Has to be Tetrazzini! :D
Definitely have to go with Cioppino…. Hmmmm…
My favourite dish would be Tiramisu :D
mm eggplant parm
When I was studying abroad in Italy, I really missed the Italian-American wonder that is the Italian sub. Mmm.
Chicken Parm with creamy fettuccine.
Ravioli!
veal marsella
Chicken Parm
Lobster Ravioli with Vodka Sauce-to die for!
risotto because it’s the perfect comfort food! cheese + rice = you can’t go wrong
Freshly made gnocchi!
Braciole!
Homemade roasted red pepper alfredo with tortellini, spinach, sausage and onions, baked under a crust of freshly made garlic parmesan bread crumbs….the perfect meal.
Eggplant parm
Definately creamy fettucine alfredo……….yum!
I really enjoy eating Chicken Marsala with mushrooms…soooo goood!
I love Pizza.
Uh. . . “eggplant parmesan”?
Spaghetti Carbonara ftw! XD