Tomatoes, Olives , Capers snd Basil Spaghetti Sauce

Puttanesca sauce is made from tomatoes, black olives, capers, anchovies,  garlic, and herbs, usually oregano and parsley but sometimes also basil.  It is an easy sauce, briefly cooked, or  no cooed and served cold in summertime It' s very fragrant and spicy.  The name derives from the Italian word "puttana" which means whore.  Why does we call it with this name?  There are multiple explanations.
Whatever its origins, Puttanesca is a tasty sauce.  There are many different recipes, most of them varying on the amounts of the ingredients.  Below there is the one we prefer

Salsa alla Puttanesca

150g black olives

150g green olives

500g peeled tomatoes

6 anchovies

1 spoonful  of capers

garlic

Salt  and pepper

Oregano

Olive oil

Chop  the garlic, olives, anchovies and cappers . Put them in a saucepan with oil and fry gently for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add tomatoes, season to taste with salt , pepper and oregano. Simmer for a further 20 minutes. Cook the pasta an pour over the sauce, toss everything together and serve at once or put in the oven at 200° C for 10 minutes.

Suggestion: in summer you can use fresh tomatoes. Cut tomatoes and olives, anchovies and caper and place them in a bowl. Add the oil, mixing well. Cook the pasta and add immediately the sauce.  Put it in the refrigerator for a few hours

New Extravergin Olive Oil

Benvenuto Welcome

New extravergin olive oil

There is great excitement in our kitchen and in all the kitchens of our small village : the new olive oil just arrived. It’s like the excitement for a new born baby, everybody -children, parents, grandparents, friends ,waiting for…for tasting it…
It was stone crushed this morning and now it’s here on our table.
We toast the bread, sprinkle salt on it and drizzle the new olive oil on the slice of bread.
In the bottle the oil is of deep green color with fruity aroma and tasting it has a bit of a spicy bite:wonderful.It will maintain this spicy bite for one or two months but it will be good all year round.

This year has been a great one for the oil !!!