PASTA PUTTANESCA

INGREDIENTS:
1/8-1/4 cup pancetta, finely diced
3 tablespoons olive oil
5-8 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 large can (approx 35oz) whole peeled Italian tomatoes
1 dozen oil-cured black olives, pitted and chopped
3 anchovies, finely mashed (optional)
2 tabelspoons red wine vinegar
a pinch red hot pepper flakes
2 tablespoons each fresh basil and oregano
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (save a little for sprinkling)
1 bay leaf
Romano or Parmesan cheese (for sprinkling)
1 lb pasta, cooked according to package directions
salt and pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS:
Note: If you don’t have fresh herbs available, substitute 1/2 teaspoon each dry oregano and basil.
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Ingredients
* 3 tbsp. vinegar
* 1/2 cup olive oil
* 2 tsp. sugar
* 2 beets, cooked, peeled and sliced
* 2 apples or pears, cored and sliced
* 2 oranges, peeled and sliced
* 2 bananas, peeled and sliced

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Ingredients
* 1 lb. spaghetti
* 1/4 cup olive oil
* 1 garlic clove, sliced thin
* 1 onion, sliced thin
* 1 16-oz. can plum tomatoes
* 1/4 tsp. dried oregano
* 1 1/2 tbsp. capers

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Ingredients
200 gr. tuna in water
1 clove chopped
1 canned peeled pomontoria
Soup 2 tablespoons capers
½ cup white wine
½ cup olive oil
500 gr. spaghetti
Alati
Freshly ground pepper
Directions
In a deep frying pan and put oil in sotaroume skordo.Prosthetoume tuna, capers and mix.
Off the wine, add the tomatoes, salt and cook on low heat for 15lepta.
In large pot boil water with a tablespoonful of salt. Add pasta to the boil just in time to write the package to be al dente.
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2 tsp fine salt
500 g dried linguine
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Grated fresh Parmesan cheese, to serve
Leaves of 1 large bunch of fresh basil,
weighing about 65 g
50 g pine nuts, toasted
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
40 g fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
200 ml extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt and freshly milled black pepper
directions
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Ingredients (serves 4)
* 200g feta cheese, cut into 1cm cubes
* 1 garlic clove, crushed
* 1 tablespoon rosemary leaves
* 1 tablespoon thyme leaves
* 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
* 2 red capsicums
* 400g dried pasta (such as macaroni)
* 1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted, halved
Method
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* 300g spaghetti
* 1 tbs olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
* 6 rashers streaky bacon, rind removed, sliced
* 1 cup fresh or frozen peas
* 2 garlic cloves, crushed
* 80g Boursin cheese*
* 300ml thin cream
* 1 cup (100g) grated parmesan cheese
* 1/4 cup chopped parsley
Method
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Ingredients (serves 4)
* 1-2 tbs olive oil
* 1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic
* 3 tbs finely chopped parsley
* 2 x 400g cans diced Italian tomatoes
* 425g can Italian-style tuna in oil
* 500g spaghetti
Method
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* 1kg kent pumpkin, deseeded, peeled, cut into 2.5cm pieces
* Olive oil spray
* Salt & freshly ground black pepper
* 400g dried penne pasta
* 300g short-cut bacon, thinly sliced
* 125g (1/2 cup) basil pesto (see related recipe)
* Shaved parmesan, to serve
Method
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Ingredients (serves 4)
* 400g bavette pasta (or linguine)
* 4 ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
* 1 red onion, chopped
* 1 garlic clove, crushed
* 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
* 1 tbs red wine vinegar
* 1/2 cup roughly torn fresh basil
* 2 tbs fresh oregano leaves
Method
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Ingredients
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* 142ml tub double cream
* 2 garlic cloves , peeled, but left whole
* 50g parmesan , half grated, half shaved
* 250g tagliatelle
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Ingredients
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* 250g pack chestnut or button mushrooms , wiped clean
* 8 rashers streaky bacon
* 4 tbsp pesto (fresh from the chiller cabinet if possible)
* 200ml carton 50% fat crème fraîche
* handful basil leaves
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* 1 pound shrimp, cooked, cleaned, cut into bite-size pieces
* 1 (6 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
* 3/4 cup margarine, melted
* 8 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
* 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
* 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon garlic powder
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Recipe ingredients:
* 1 package frozen cheese ravioli
* 1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce
* 1 pound ground beef
* 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Recipe method:
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