I actually looked up the word "cabonara" because I was curious of what it really meant. Most sites just said that it means pasta with bacon, eggs and parmesan, but then one site mentioned that it came from the word coal (like carbon!) I thought that was interesting, I wonder if that comes from how it used to be cooked.
Well, I only mention this delicious pasta because I forgot to give due credit to my wonderful boyfriend who made it for me on Tuesday. I had to do loads of dishes (they add up fast when you don't have a dishwasher or a sink in your room!) so he volunteered to make dinner, we had been wanting to try this recipe from a cookbook I got for Christmas, so we (well, more he) gave it a go!
The book by the way, is a great book from the Martha Stewart collection called "Great Food Fast." The title sounds a little "velveeta and canned vegetables", but the book is fantastic. The photography is great and the recipes are fast only because they rely on so few- but still high quality-ingredients. And the recipes are divided by season so you can switch your palate and reipes with what is available. I give this book two dough-covered thumbs up.
Anyway, so whilst I scrubbed at the dishes, he made this delicious pasta. It has a great saltiness, provided by the bacon and cheese, but also a smoothness, provided by the eggs. And, the eggs cook on the pasta because its still hot from being boiled, how efficient is that?! No wonder the italians have a great place in the culinary world!
Well, I just wanted to briefly give credit where it was due and tell about this great pasta. I am off for now to write down my goals for the semester, summer and beyond. I feel like Buzz Lightyear, "to infinity and beyond!!!"
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