Puttanesca

  • 8 ounces pasta
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups chopped tomatoes, or 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 4 anchovy filets, rinsed and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 3 tablespoons capers
  • 20 Greek olives, pitted and coarsely chopped (or substitute sliced green and black olives)
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  2. Heat oil in a skillet over low heat; cook garlic and anchovies in oil until garlic is golden. Add sieved tomatoes, and cook 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, capers, olives, and red pepper flakes. Cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  3. Toss pasta with sauce, and serve.

Road Kill Cafe Special of the House Cheese Burger

  • 2 pounds ground beef sirloin
  • 1/2 onion, grated
  • 1 tablespoon A-1 steak sauce
  • 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from canned chipotle peppers
  • 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 (1 ounce) slices sharp Cheddar cheese or Pepper Jack Cheese
  • 6 hamburger buns (especially good with onion buns)
  1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
  2. Combine ground sirloin, onion, A-1, liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, adobo sauce, and chipotle pepper in a large bowl. Form the mixture into 6 patties. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Place burgers on preheated grill and cook until no longer pink in the center. Place a slice of cheese on top of each burger one minute before they are ready. Place burgers on buns to serve.

Road Kill Cafe Special of the House Cheese Burger

  • 2 pounds ground beef sirloin
  • 1/2 onion, grated
  • 1 tablespoon A-1 steak sauce
  • 1 tablespoon liquid smoke flavoring
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon adobo sauce from canned chipotle peppers
  • 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 (1 ounce) slices sharp Cheddar cheese or Pepper Jack Cheese
  • 6 hamburger buns (especially good with onion buns)
  1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat.
  2. Combine ground sirloin, onion, A-1, liquid smoke, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, adobo sauce, and chipotle pepper in a large bowl. Form the mixture into 6 patties. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Place burgers on preheated grill and cook until no longer pink in the center. Place a slice of cheese on top of each burger one minute before they are ready. Place burgers on buns to serve.