One of my favorite Italian dishes is spaghetti carbonara, which is probably pretty obvious if you know me; I have a serious weakness/obsession for anything with bacon and egg yolk. The problem with my love of this dish is it can average well over 500 calories per serving, depending how it's made. So I searched for a lighter carbonara recipe and found this one from Cooking Light.
I used 2 pieces of bacon instead of the pancetta and added some peas (apparently taboo to serious carbonara aficionados, but I think it's delicious). The recipe calls for linguine, but I had whole wheat spaghetti so I used that. It turned out really well. The key is definitely adding the egg and continuing to cook over a low heat for about 5 minutes. It makes a beautiful creamy sauce. Such a comforting dinner on this dreary, rainy day.
I love breakfast in all forms. Eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, waffles, hashbrowns...I think you get the point. Last week I couldn't think of anything quick to have for dinner over the weekend. Then I realized I had some bacon and eggs that needed to be made, and it hit me! Breakfast for dinner! Sometimes I think having breakfast at dinner time is better than eating it in the morning because I can sit down and enjoy it a little more.
To go with my eggs and bacon, I decided to make my all time favorite pancake recipe: Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
from Colorful Palate. I have always had trouble with cooking pancakes,
they never seem to get bubbly enough on top before starting to overcook
on the bottom. Then I met this recipe and everything changed. These
pancakes are fluffy and delicious and I have no trouble cooking them
perfectly every time. I think it has to do with the batter being a little thinner than other pancake recipes I have tried.
Cooking over easy eggs
always used to intimidate me. Then I learned an awesome trick from my
dad. First, crack the eggs and put them into a hot pan that has a lid.
Let the bottoms cook a little, then add a tiny bit of water to the pan
and cover with a lid. The water creates steam, which is trapped by the
lid, and that steam cooks the top of the eggs. No flipping necessary!
I eat the pancakes with a little drizzle of agave or honey. This meal may have to go into regular rotation :)
