Teresa is the Rick Podowski and The Hefty Trio colleague who comes from an Italian heritage. In this post, we are going to revisit three of her favorite pastas and all of them are related to an occupation.
Pasta Pescatore
This recipe can be found in Death In The Science Classroom or on this blog post.
Pasta Pescatore is a style of Italian cooking. Its name derives from the Italian word "pescatore" meaning fisherman. So, literally, "Spaghetti Pescatore" means fisherman's spaghetti. Similarly, "Spaghetti alla Pescatora" means spaghetti in the tradition of the fisherman's wife. This is accomplished by preparing a sauce (traditionally marinara style) with seafood components such as clams and shrimp. Teresa likes to serve it with a Poetic Cellars Mourvedre, some fresh Italian bread and a green salad.
Chicken Cacciatore
This recipe is from The Winning Certificate and can be found on this blog post. Cacciatore means “hunter’s style.” The dish developed in central Italy and has many variations. It is considered a country-style dish in which chicken pieces are simmered together with tomatoes and mushrooms.
The dish originated in the Renaissance period (1450-1600) when the only people who could afford to enjoy poultry and the sport of hunting were the well-to-do, This dish developed in central Italy and has many variations.Teresa likes to serve it with a Cooper-Garrod Cabernet Franc.
Pasta Puttanesca
This recipe appeared in Murder Before The Bell and can be found in this blog post. Puttanesca sauce originated in Naples and contains tomatoes, black olives, capers, anchovies, onions, garlic, and herbs, usually oregano and parsley but sometimes also basil. It is an easy sauce, briefly cooked, and is very fragrant and spicy. Puttanesca translates as “in the style of the whore.”
There were three possible ways the dish was utilized. The first was that the prostitutes made it for themselves to keep the interruption of their business to a minimum. The second was that they made it for the men awaiting their turn at the brothel. And the final version was that it was a favorite of married women who wished to limit their time in the kitchen so that they may visit their paramour. Teresa just likes the dish and she serves it with a caprese salad and a Villa del Monte Cabernet Sauvignon.