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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
fredguidici64@yahoo.com
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 fredguidici64@yahoo.com.
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
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