Escarole and Cannelini Beans

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This is truly one of my favorites...escarole and cannellini beans...Minesta as we say...or more properly "Minestra". This dish reminds me of my childhood and my Nonna...It is inexpensive, fairly simple to make and delicious...Italian Soul Food!!:)
It really is mainly a wonderful sidedish...but I enjoy it as a main course with Italian bread to sop up the juice and a nice glass of vino... and I make it for dinner quite often.
You can also make it using spinach or cabbage or broccoli rabe...and if you'd like you can add some water and chicken broth to make it a soup or add Italian sausage or pork etc.. for flavor...but, I prefer it "as is".
All you need is escarole, cannellini beans, olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes...simple and delizioso...Buon Mangiare!;)
Love,
Joe
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Insalata Caprese

Made one of my favorites...A little appetizer to enjoy with a nice glass of wine for a Sunday afternoon...Insalata Caprese. 

Mozzarella, tomato and fresh basil with extra virgin olive oil, a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
Hope you're all enjoying a beautiful summer day!:)
Love,
Joe
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Sunday Ziti

Just doesn't feel like a Sunday to me unless I make...or at least have...some kind of macaroni;)
I made a quick sauce...with some hot sausage and a nice big bowl of Ziti. All the time I've spent as an adult out in the world away from home...no matter where I might be at the time...alone or no matter who I may be with...no matter how busy or hectic life gets...with all the crazy rock and roll lifestyle and fast paced NYC living going on over the years...I almost always would make sure that my Sunday was a day of r and r and be a relaxing and peaceful day and make a big macaroni dinner...I guess it just made me feel close to my family...remember my grandparents and lost loved ones and one might say that maybe it has helped me to stop to remember what is important and stay grounded and close to my roots...I just say is who I am, how I feel and how I like to spend my Sundays...it simply makes me feel good!:)lol...and I will continue to do so to this day and beyond!:)
Hope you are all enjoying a beautiful day and have a great week!
Love,
Joe
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God I Love Soup!!

There's nothing like homemade soup...I love it...it's simple to make, good for you, certainly economical...yet can be elegant, rich and flavorful and soul warming...winter, summer...doesn't matter.
Since I've been getting more and more food aware these days and reading the labels of some of my favorite quick go to canned soups we have all grown up eating...I noticed the extremely high sodium content...it's unbelievable! So I've been on a kick lately of making my own instead.It' so much healthier, easy to do and delicious!
If you're having one of those days when you're low on food in the house...and don't have a clue on what to make for dinner...have a look around the kitchen, chances are you have the makings of an awesome, hearty soup!
I through this great soup together tonight.It's a pureed cannellini bean soup...a little olive oil and garlic and a can of cannellini beans(white beans) into the food processor... then off to a big soup pan...a little water...or chicken broth...throw in some spinach, a few potatoes...sea salt to taste...a few sprinkles of peroncino(hot red pepper flakes) simmer ahile... Done!;)Squisito!!
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A little mellow guitar jam to start the day-Hope you enjoy :)

A little mellow guitar jam to start the day-Hope you enjoy :)

Joe Gande - Live - Rehearsal Studio - All I Need is You-Outro...

Now...if only I can find that hat!:)lol An awesome friend of mine made it for me...he gave it me as a present for helping him out with guitars and gear while I was working at Manny's Music on 48th St in NYC...He made all kinds of leather goods and hats and belts  and such for all kinds of musicians and rock stars...I typically do not wear hats very much...but this one was very cool...and reminded me of the one I wore when I played "Oliver Twist" in a school play when I was ten years old!:) I'll save that story for another blog post!:)LOL

 

Rock Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Joe Gande Live performance video black and white film clips of the song "Hang Around With You"...from the upcoming DVD...live and in the studio footage, rehearsal antics, personal interviews and more....coming soon!

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Have an awesome weekend!

Love,

Joe

 

Baccala Marechiara

Baccala Marechiara...

This is a dish my Nonna used to always make...and my Mother also.
It is a fish stew with Cod, San Marzano peeled plum tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, large green olives, a touch of oregano, black pepper and salt...


Baccala is always associated with Christmas Eve...but I like to enjoy it at any time of year...and seeing as it is Ash Wednesday and I wanted to make some fish...I thought it would be a great night to make this awesome dish.

I use green olives with the pits but you can use black olives and capers too if you like.
Also...when making it throughout the year...I prefer to use fresh cod instead of the traditional salted cod that I use on Christmas Eve...I find it a bit less "fishy" and it saves a lot of time also... 

Marechiara means "sea light" :)
When you see this name on a menu it usually means a light tomato sauce, in most cases paired with fish.
Enjoy!
Love,
Joe
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The Beatles Cartoon STEREO - I Am the Walrus

This is so cool...for my fellow Beatle's fans....Just found this awesome video that one of my friends posted on muliply.com and had to share! Hope you enjoy!

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Joe Gande Live HD Video-The Bitter End, NYC

Yes! Another video post!:)

Just sharing along the way...This one is a live gig  I did at The Bitter End, NYC...It was summer and 700 degrees under the lights, I had the death flu and I must have broken 100 strings...well maybe not 100...but a dozen at least!:)lol All things considered...it was a pretty good gig!:)LOL  

Info: Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Joe Gande Live performance video clips at The Bitter End, NYC...from the upcoming DVD...live and in the studio footage, rehearsal antics, personal interviews and more....coming soon!
Featured Musicians:

The Godsend Sessions:

Neal Zum-Bass
Andrew Frawely-Drums
Craig Shrawder-Keys

 

The Mountain Stab Horns:

Tim Ouimette-Trumpet
Danny Wilensky-Saxophone
Nate Mayland-Trombone

Hope you guys all like it!:)

Please view, rate, leave a comment, "Like", tweet, share and all that other stuff!LOL

Thank you for everything!

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Love,

Joe

Joe Gande New Live Video of "Shelter Me"

Hi Everybody,

As I mentioned in my last post...I have been going through tons of video footage compiling clips for a new DVD that is in the works and due out soon...it will feature live footage, rehearsals, in studio antics and personal interviews...

Just sharing some of the vids along the way...

This one is a cool, live video of my song 'Shelter Me"...recorded at The C Note in NYC...

It is a bluesier version than the track on my CD....with a vocal intro...and is the complete song as opposed to a collection of clips...The song features The Godsend Sessions...Tim Ouimette on Trumpet, Neal Zum on bass, Craig Shrawder on Keys and Andrew Frawley on the drums...

Hope you dig it!

Please check it out...and share your thoughts and comments here and also visit my Youtube website too... to view in HD, "Like", tweet and share when you get a chance..it really helps alot!

Next up: Video of a performance Live at The Bitterend!

Thank you for everything!

Love,

Joe

 

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Joe Gande-Live-"Hang Around With You" Video-http://youtu.be/dr3KAB0b7Q0?hd=1

Hi Everybody! Hope your new year has started out great for you!:)

I've been working on  finding, gathering and compiling 1000's of hours of video footage from live shows, rehearsals, studio antics, personal interviews and a ton of film shot during the making of "The Godsend Sesions" CD...all for a DVD I'm putting together that will be out soon...so I thought I'd share some vids along the way...

This first clip is of my song "Hang Around With You" It's a live shoot taken in NYC at The C Note...I think!:)lol

Please comment here and go to you tube where you can view, check it out in HD, like, rate and share etc...

Alot more is on the way!

Next up is a cool  live version of "Shelter Me"...Stay tuned!

I tried to post/embed the Youtube video here and it would not work and the original file is too large to upload here...so.....

Here's the link to Youtube:

Youtube HD Version Link:

I'll be also posting this and other videos up on my other websites and blogs and also on Vimeo and Dailymotion too.. as soon as I can get around to it ..in case you  may use those websites!

 

Thank you for everything!
Love, Joe