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I made the pastry but put it in a pie plate before reading the directions.  It turned out fine.  Will make it again.  Next time I'll add some capers and possibly some chopped sun-dried tomatoes.  I just drizzled a little creme fraiche over the top.  The picture on Food and Wine makes it look like they used a LOT of it.  I think that would overwhelm the dish. 

By goaugiedoggies | 

May 19, 2008

I made this last night (4-24-08).  My wife raved!  The star of the show was the peas and tomato mixture.  I thought the puttanesca sauce was good, but my wife was so impressed by the peas she didn't really care about the sauce.  I didn't make the fennel fritters because I cut them wrong.  The recipe says to quarter them which I read to mean in half, then in half again (4 wedges).  After I cut them I realized they couldn't be made into fritters that way.  They need to be sliced into four slices in order to stay round and flat.  The dish was fantastic without them.

By goaugiedoggies | 

April 25, 2008