Hells Canyon Pasta has its origins in the Pacific Northwest of the 1950s.
Yield: 6 generous servings
Bob Sule, an adventurous teen-ager then living in Clarkston, Washington, liked to go white water rafting down Idaho's Salmon River, which shoots into the Snake River, separating Washington and Oregon from Idaho.
Hells Canyon was the dinner stop.
"The guides would pull the rafts out of the water, build a campfire out of driftwood and make this pasta with slabs of grilled Ellensburg beef on the side," he said.
"They always rinsed out their tomato cans with a little red wine, and poured that solution into the pan, too."
Now living in Cranberry and no longer white water rafting, Bob has made Hells Canyon Pasta a staple in his cooking repertoire, passing the recipe on to his children.
As for Hells Canyon Pasta, Bob urges cooks to be creative with the recipe.
"Don't use anchovies if you don't want to," he said. "Throw in some onions or diced chicken, some oregano or black olives. Have fun with it."