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Italian Night In Date Night

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I love the holidays, but after all the hustle and bustle of traveling, eating grandma’s stuffing and sleeping in beds other than my own, there’s nothing better than coming home to enjoy the comforts of my own house in front of the TV watching a movie, enjoying a glass of vino while biting into the perfect meal. For our family, Italian cuisine is the one we all love so if you are trying to make us all happy, it has to have pasta, bread or cheese it in.

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Too bad I’m not in the mood to cook for five hours to make marinara sauce, my famous lasagna or cut fresh noodles. However, a quick trip to the store and less than an hour in the oven, I can have the ideal Italian night in without the work.  And you can too with Michael Angelo’s.

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As a third-generation Italian-American family, company founder Michael Angelo (yes, that really is his name) and his mother Sara loved entertaining and felt that the most memorable evenings can be held around the dinner table while eating copious amounts of delicious food. In honor of these simple, yet satisfying dining occasions, Michael Angelo has created quick, yet delicious dinner options based on family recipes that can warmed up in your oven and to your table in less than an hour. And best of all, the meals are made of 100% natural ingredients with NO preservatives just like you’d expect homemade should be.

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Even with the kids, we were able to enjoy a nice family evening playing Scopa, an Italian card game while nibbling on our antipasto platter I had made to start off the dinner’s events. We followed up with both the meaty lasagna and buttery  shrimp scampi (the gal at the grocery store had almost demanded I buy it because it was so good) and then followed by an Italian sweetie of canoli. We paired our meal with a light Rioja and finished the evening watching a very apropos A Roman Holiday. The evening may not have been just like dinner in Rome, but it was close to it in my living room in Texas.

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Want to enjoy your own “Roman Holiday” with Michael Angelo’s meals? You can with this incredible giveaway!

  • Voucher for 2 Michael Angelo’s Multi-Serve Entrees of your choice
  • $50 Walmart gift card to purchase side dishes, salad, dessert, or perhaps some Italian wine to accompany your Michael Angelo’s entrée
  • Ferrero Rocher Chocolates
  • Wine Bottle Opener & Charm Set
  • “Scopa: the Italian Card Game”
  • 2 DVDs of Italian Classics – Roman Holiday and Under the Tuscan Sun – to enjoy after dinner

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  1. It’s so cold outside here in Boston that I will take a night in any day this time of the year. Sounds like a perfect one.

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  6. I love Italian food, and I find it really hard to make a home-made alfredo sauce that is up to my standards! I haven’t seen this brand before and am very excited to give it a try! Who wouldn’t like a nice meal in!?

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  8. We’ve been enjoying Michael Angelo’s for a few year- I love the authentic Italian variety. They also make an eggplant Parmesan that is pretty delicious considering I didn’t have to slave away making it!

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  12. One of my favorite Italian dishes was my Great Grandmother Marie’s rigatoni! Yes, she was full blooded 100% Italian. Ciao 🙂

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  13. One of my favorite Italian dishes is my Great Grandmother Marie’s rigatoni! Yes she was 100% full blooded Italian!

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  15. I’m a pretty big fan of lasagna, looks like I will be giving this a try. I like the preservative free approach, it might be that they are harmless, but why take a chance?

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  34. My favorite Italian food is pizza, but the Americanized version, not the Italian style. Other than that, I can also eat tons of lasagna.

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  45. It’s a toss up between Stuffed Chicken Marsala and Veal Piccata. Since I have to choose, I’d say Veal Piccata.

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  47. I don’t just have one favorite Italian dish. I love way too many of them. Lasagna, Chicken Parm. garlic bread, mozzarella cheese the list goes on.

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  48. I used to bake pizzas from scratch, and make lasagna a lot. But I no longer eat cheese. So the best for now is a mix of veggies (zucchini, carrots, peppers, onions) in a nice marinara.

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  52. My favorite was when my Italian grandma made spaghetti and meatballs and we had rolls from De’Lauro’s bakery.

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  54. My father is Italian and i grew up eating lots of Italian foods. My favorite is pasta of course. My mom makes the best spaghetti and meatballs. We would have it at least once a week.

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  86. I was in Rome this summer and my favorite thing to eat were the pastries. Seriously expresso and pastries there were divine. Sfogliatelle, were probably my favorite. Makes my mouth water thinking of them.

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  88. ANYTHING! lol… litterally anything, especially pasta, anything with pasta… Shrimp fra diavolo, as well as Penne alla vodka are really good too!

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  95. My favorite italian dish is My favorite is spaghetti with green peppers and mushrooms and a side of garlic sticks!

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  101. I am pretty much in love with ALL Italian food so it is super hard for me to choose a favorite!! If I had to choose I can narrow it down to two, either Cheese Manicotti or Chicken Parmesan. Thank you so much for posting this and doing this amazing giveaway!!

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  113. When I was in Italy we had the best pizza at a small eatery. I’ve never found anything that compares to it. However since I can’t find anything similar my next favorite italian food would be lasagna.

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  117. Lasagne, without a doubt, is my favorite Italian food. It’s such a classic dish, and sooo comforting. I haven’t made one in a while though 🙁

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  119. I have a love for lasagna, but having 2 very small children makes it hard for me to find the time to cook it. This would be perfect for a mama night!

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  125. I love angel hair pasta with anything. My favorite would be with shrimp in a pink sauce. Garlic bread with mozzarella cheese. A Caesar salad. Moscato wine. Tiramisu for dessert. An espresso to finish.

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  129. I love anything Italian,specially when it’s homemade.My favorite is Lasagna with homemade Meatballs.Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway and good luck all!!

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  130. Michael Angelos is perfect for my busy weeknight’s. I just add a salad and voila! Italian is a fave of mine so hard to choose but I’d say a Lasagna, either spinach or traditional meat sauce. Thanks for the giveaway!

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