From the Kitchen
Ready to serve after you've finished the wine
Pasta Puttanesca     from mwb


Open one bottle of a decent red wine and pour a glass
to be sipped throughout the preparation.

Peel and finely chop 5-7 medium cloves of garlic

Pour 1/2 cup olive oil into bottom of large saucepan
and place over low heat

Drain,cut in half lengthwise and place into pan two
quarts of home canned tomatoes (or 3 large cans of
peeled whole tomatoes).

Add each of the following, allowing ingredients to come
to the simmer in between each addition

Garlic
Small can of sliced olives
1/4 cup of capers
Two Tbs. red pepper flakes
One Tbs. dried oregano (2 Tbs fresh)
One cup fresh Italian parsley, chopped leaves only

While sauce is simmering, bring to a boil the water for
cooking linguini (dried #17) When noodles are still firm

Add the noodles to the sauce and stir well

Remove from heat, cover, let stand for five minutes
while you finish your wine.

Stir and serve