Puttanesca Toamto Sauce

Following is a variation on the traditional sauce, which avoids anchovies for my picky spouse.

1. Brown diced bacon.
2. Saute pleanty of fresh garlic, and some fresh ground pepper in the bacon grease, about 1 minute until garlic is browned.
3. In the grease, heat up (just to a sweat for a miunute or two):
   • Diced fresh tomatoes
   • olive pieces
   • minced fresh basil
4. salt to taste.
5. serve over pasta, topped with capers

Try the following for the more traditional variation:

1. Replace the bacon with olive oil.
2. Add some diced anchovies before the tomatoes.

Aaron Birenboim