Discover: Coppola family history
Italia Coppola
Throughout her adult life, Italia Coppola was praised as a wonderful cook. "If Italia's house were a restaurant," a close movie-industry friend said, "I'd go there every day."
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From the Coppola family kitchen: Pastas
Talia's Quick Italian Tomato-Black Olive Sauce with Spaghetti
Here is an ideal weeknight dinner, when you're tired after work, there's homework to supervise and you're facing an early morning.
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From the Coppola family kitchen: Salads
Insalata di Rienforza Recipe An Italian Salad To Give You Strength
When Italia was a child, she didn't care for green beans and did what so many of us did as children: Snuck them to her dog. After her father discovered her subterfuge, there was a green bean dish on the table every day for two weeks.
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From the Coppola family kitchen: Main Dishes
Italia's Eggplant Parmigiano
If practice makes perfect, this dish is flawless. When Italia, as a new bride, learned her in-laws were coming and looking forward to her Neapolitan cooking, she understandably grew nervous, so nervous that once she planned the menu, she prepared it every night for a week before Agostino and Marie Coppola arrived.
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From the Coppola family kitchen: Sauces
Italia's Quick Tomato Sauce
This sauce is a bit heartier than the sauces that do not contain carrots and celery, but it is just as simple to make. Serve it with pasta, polenta and with any dish that calls for tomato sauce.
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From the Coppola family kitchen: Pastas
Linguini with Clams Al Bianco
Spaghetti alle Vongole, a dish that appears on nearly every Italian restaurant menu in the United States, is similar to Italia's dish.