Showing posts with label Spaghetti ala carbonara. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spaghetti ala carbonara. Show all posts

February 24, 2016

Shopping Around the World

Once again we are participating in Bacon's Shopping Around the World!


From Bacon's blog:

This month we have a suggestion from my brother Easy.  This month we are highlighting PASTA - what is your favorite PASTA dish?  How do you make it?  What kind of noodles do you use?  What is in your PASTA?  There is no limit count on ingredients - Share your recipe and picture!
Meet back here on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 to share your recipe and pictures!


Our recipe today is from a favorite Italian cookbook of Mom's




We're making Spaghetti alla Carbonara Olga 
2 small white onions, chopped
4 T butter
1/2 cup dry white wine 
5 slices of BACON, chopped
3 eggs, beaten
2 T Chopped parsley
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Liberal amount of milled black pepper
1 pound spaghetti

Saute onions in butter until soft.  Stir in wind and add bacon; cook until wine evaporates.  In a large bowl put beaten eggs, parsley, cheese and black pepper; beat.   Cook spaghetti al dente; drain.  Fork spaghetti from pot into bowl, toss and garnish with onions and bacon.  Serves 4-6

Onions - $1.99/lb
Butter - $3.99/lb
Dry White wine  (might as well be drinkable!!) $6.00

BACON! - $4.00  (sale price)
Eggs - $2.39/ dozen
Parsley .99/bunch


Parmesean cheese - BOGO  $4.49  ($2.25/6 oz tub)
Spaghetti - BOGO  $1,59 (.80/1 lb box)



This is not a photo of Mom's but it looks a LOT like it....now Mom is hungry!


We cant wait to see everyone else's yummy posts!  Thanks Bacon for sponsoring Shopping Around the World!