Comments on: Puttanesca: Fast Food for Fast Women http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:55:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Puttanesca: Fast Food for Fast Women by: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-1697 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:56:37 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-1697 Allison, I have very happy to hear that! Thank you for letting me know that it turned out well. Elizabeth--if you ever read back here--I got some good Moroccan oil cured olives at Whole Foods last week. I will try them in the puttanesca when next I make it. Allison, I have very happy to hear that! Thank you for letting me know that it turned out well.

Elizabeth–if you ever read back here–I got some good Moroccan oil cured olives at Whole Foods last week. I will try them in the puttanesca when next I make it.

]]> Comment on Puttanesca: Fast Food for Fast Women by: Allison http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-1695 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:39:20 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-1695 I just tried this recipe last night (omitting the capers as I don't like them) and it turned out beautifully. My boyfriend even took thirds! I'm definately keeping this recipe on hand. I just tried this recipe last night (omitting the capers as I don’t like them) and it turned out beautifully. My boyfriend even took thirds! I’m definately keeping this recipe on hand.

]]> Comment on Puttanesca: Fast Food for Fast Women by: ejm http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-188 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 15:59:59 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-188 I mentioned to my husband your addition of capers and olives to puttanesca and his eyes lit up and he said that sounded like a great idea! Something tells me that we would be having puttanesca tonight if it weren't for the fact that tomatoes are at their most dismal right now. (For some unknown reason, my husband is opposed to using canned tomatoes. I'm slowly slowly slowly trying to convert him but Roma wasn't conquered in a day... (ooof sorry about that!! the pun wasn't intended initially but I just had to leave it in.)<BR/><BR/>How sad that you can't readily get oil cured olives! I had no idea how fortunate we are. We have several sources here - they are even sold in jars at the big supermarkets. We love kalamatas in their place but just can't imagine using them in puttanesca!<BR/><BR/>-Elizabeth I mentioned to my husband your addition of capers and olives to puttanesca and his eyes lit up and he said that sounded like a great idea! Something tells me that we would be having puttanesca tonight if it weren’t for the fact that tomatoes are at their most dismal right now. (For some unknown reason, my husband is opposed to using canned tomatoes. I’m slowly slowly slowly trying to convert him but Roma wasn’t conquered in a day… (ooof sorry about that!! the pun wasn’t intended initially but I just had to leave it in.)

How sad that you can’t readily get oil cured olives! I had no idea how fortunate we are. We have several sources here - they are even sold in jars at the big supermarkets. We love kalamatas in their place but just can’t imagine using them in puttanesca!

-Elizabeth

]]> Comment on Puttanesca: Fast Food for Fast Women by: Barbara Fisher http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-187 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 15:59:59 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-187 I have only eaten the oil cured ones out of hand; we don't have a very constant supply of them here. They would be great in puttanesca, though.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I would like it as much without the olives and capers; to me the soul of the sauce is the interplay of the rich flavors of anchovy and olive with the herbal brightness of the caperberries and the deep sweetness of the perfectly cooked down tomatoes.<BR/><BR/>I don't put huge amounts of anchovy in anything I cook--they are so strongly flavored that I tend to use them as an accent that gives a mysterious flavor to the entire dish that cannot be placed. If someone (other than a crazy food-freak who has a good palate) knows there are anchovies in there, I used too many.<BR/><BR/>Fish sauce in Thai food is much the same way, though I use more of it than I do anchovies. And yes, I have used fish sauce in puttanesca when I had no anchovies around. The only flaw was the saltiness; I discovered that if you use fish sauce instead, you must be extra careful with rinsing the capers and you really should rinse your brined olives as well. I have only eaten the oil cured ones out of hand; we don’t have a very constant supply of them here. They would be great in puttanesca, though.

I don’t think I would like it as much without the olives and capers; to me the soul of the sauce is the interplay of the rich flavors of anchovy and olive with the herbal brightness of the caperberries and the deep sweetness of the perfectly cooked down tomatoes.

I don’t put huge amounts of anchovy in anything I cook–they are so strongly flavored that I tend to use them as an accent that gives a mysterious flavor to the entire dish that cannot be placed. If someone (other than a crazy food-freak who has a good palate) knows there are anchovies in there, I used too many.

Fish sauce in Thai food is much the same way, though I use more of it than I do anchovies. And yes, I have used fish sauce in puttanesca when I had no anchovies around. The only flaw was the saltiness; I discovered that if you use fish sauce instead, you must be extra careful with rinsing the capers and you really should rinse your brined olives as well.

]]> Comment on Puttanesca: Fast Food for Fast Women by: ejm http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-186 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 15:59:59 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/04/08/puttanesca-fast-food-for-fast-women/#comment-186 I've only recently been converted (almost) to loving Puttanesca. I have a low tolerance for anchovies but if there are slightly fewer rather then lots of anchovies in Puttanesca, it's wonderful! Our Puttanesca has fewere ingredients than yours though - olive oil, anchovies, garlic, hot pepper flakes and tomatoes. Yours sounds really good though. <BR/><BR/>Have you tried using French or Moroccan Oil-Cured olives instead of Kalamatas? I love Kalamatas but I adore the oil-cured olives. They're great on pizza as well.<BR/><BR/>-Elizabeth I’ve only recently been converted (almost) to loving Puttanesca. I have a low tolerance for anchovies but if there are slightly fewer rather then lots of anchovies in Puttanesca, it’s wonderful! Our Puttanesca has fewere ingredients than yours though - olive oil, anchovies, garlic, hot pepper flakes and tomatoes. Yours sounds really good though.

Have you tried using French or Moroccan Oil-Cured olives instead of Kalamatas? I love Kalamatas but I adore the oil-cured olives. They’re great on pizza as well.

-Elizabeth

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