Puttanesca Pasta

Many people i speak to rave about this pasta dish, saying how delicious it is. I'd never tried it as i thought it would be too salty due to the ingredients but i thought I'd make it to see what the fuss was about. It was nice - i adapted the recipe a little and made it spicier as we like chilli and as the breadcrumbs at Jamie's Italian were meant to be awesome (so I've been told) i thought I'd add those too!

For the puttanesca sauce for 2 people you need:
1 garlic clove
pinch of chilli flakes (of a couple of large pinches if you are like us)
6 anchovy fillets
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
Black olives - as many as you like (I'm not a massive fan so we only had a few)
Tablespoon of capers
zest of a lemon

In a pan with olive oil add the anchovy fillets, garlic and chilli flakes until the anchovy fillets break apart, add in the tomatoes, capers and olives, season and simmer for 15 min. For the breadcrumbs i toasted a slice of bread, left it to go cold then blitzed it with some mixed herbs and Parmesan. I then popped the breadcrumbs onto a baking tray and put them in the oven for 5 min to dry them out further and crisp them up but i guess that is not necessary. Before serving add the lemon zest and voila! Toss your favourite shaped pasta in the sauce then top with the crispy breadcrumbs!

Simple and yummy - give it a go!

Tonight as it is the end of the holiday - boooo - I'm making a Chinese feast! Prawn spring rolls, soy and five spiced beef and egg fried rice, all from scratch! The holiday has flown by and yet still no moving date. Shouldn't be long now though and then we can move and think about our summer holiday! Over the last couple of weeks as well as making scones I have also made a second cushion the same as the first to practice on the sewing machine. I'm not brilliant at it yet but I'll try another project before attacking the curtains!