Family Traditions

So my family doesn't have very many traditions, we don't even have Christmas routines! I am totally O.K. with that too. But one tradition we do have is Carbonara! It is amazing! It is my mothers specialty dish, one that she makes almost every time me and my sister visit. I have started making it myself whenever I begin to feel a little homesick or just have a mad craving for an amazing pasta dish. It's pretty simple to make, as I have learned.

Start with a large pot of boiling water. Put a pound of spaghetti noodles in it and season with salt to taste. Allow those to simmer until tender. While the noodles are cooking put in your serving bowl a quarter cup of heavy cream, a quarter cup of butter, a cup of parmesan cheese, and four eggs. Stir all that together, breaking the yolks, until well mixed.

After mixing together the sauce, fry up a pound of bacon. I recommend using the real stuff here, like the got it from the butcher and its wrapped in paper real stuff! You want the bacon to be crispy but not burnt. Once you have fried the bacon, allow the grease to drain onto a paper towel and break the pieces up into smaller bite size pieces.

Once the noodles are al dente, drain the water and place the noodles in your serving bowl over your egg and cream mixture. Mix the noodles with the sauce, the heat of the noodles will cook the eggs gently, not causing them to scramble. Once the noodles are fully coated in sauce and all the butter has melted, add the crumbled bacon on top. Mix it all together a few more times to evenly distribute the bacon.

Place a large serving in the middle of each plate and top with a small serving of extra parmesan cheese. The dish is best served with some garlic bread and a light garden salad!

This meal is great for someone that wants to serve a lot of people with a simple meal that will impress the socks off of everyone! Serve with a nice sweet white wine or a big glass of sweet tea.

What you need

1 Lbs spaghetti noodles

Heavy Cream

Butter

1 Lbs real bacon

4 Eggs

Parmesan Cheese [shredded]

salt

[Garlic bread and garden greens optional]