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Monday, July 8th, 2002Dinner tonight: linguini with garlic and oil albruzzese (anchovies and pine nuts — amazingly good) and chicken with gorgonzola and carmelized onions. I am intolerably full, and I have left-overs.
Anchovies are a relatively dull fish in life, but in the can they're amazing. They're such small and innocuous-looking little fillets, but overshoot by an nth of a fillet, and your dish will be unbearably salty. At the just the right amount, though, it's eye-spinningly delicious.
One of my favorite dishes is pasta puttanesca. It's a simple and quick thing, mostly tomatoes, with capers and anchovies. It's very summery and marine-like, with just a hint of savory fish. The funny thing is this — the word 'puttanesca' means prostitute. As the story goes, this is the dish prostitutes used to make between customers. That's why it's so quick and easy. It's hard to imagine that anyone would want to prepare an elaborate dinner right before having sex for money.
