Cooked lunch for a friend today and she probably wants the recipe so here it is. Putanesca means “Harlot’s Pasta” meaning it was put together by the ladies of the night after a day’s work. It really is thrown together with things from the fridge and cupboard. An easy pasta recipe:

• Dried Pasta (bowties or penne or farfalle)
• Anchovies in oil
• capers
• chopped artichokes in oil
• olives
• sun dried tomatoes
• roasted peppers
• chopped garlic
• chopped italian parsley
• grated parmesan

1. Boil water and prepare the pasta per directions
2. Warm olive oil in the pan and add garlic and anchovies
3. when garlic is softened and anchoives disappeared, turn up the heat and add olives, capers, peppers, tomatoes,
4. Stir in cooked pasta and 4 ounces of the pasta broth
5. Serve topped with fresh ground pepper and grated parmesan