Pasta Alla Carbonara!

Ok! Sooo.... as you follow my blog later on you will learn that I make A LOT of Italian Food. So this week I have prepared a pasta dish called Pasta Alla Carbonara. The first time I made this I thought it was really weird but once I tried it... my family and I fell in love with it. So! Shall we begin.

What you will need:

1 pound of linguine noodles

1 pound of bacon (if it has bacon, of course it'll be good)

1 small onion

3 eggs

8 ounces of freshly grated Romano cheese

3-4 Tablespoons of bacon grease.


Shall we begin?

     First, start by filling a big pasta pan with water and putting a sprinkle of salt into the water. Then turn the water on high and wait for it to boil, while your waiting start to do other things for the recipe.

          Take your pound of raw bacon and chop it up into about one centimeter wide strips and when your done chopping throw them into a medium pan.

 Take your small onion and chop it into slivers about a centimeter wide. If you like onions you can chop the onion small, but I don't... so I just chop it in big pieces so I can take it out when its done giving my meal flavor.

         Combine your onions with your bacon and put it on a medium high burner. Cook until the bacon is cooked to your preference. When the bacon is done, drain the bacon grease and put the grease aside for later. Put bacon in  a bowl and put, it aside as well.

                When your water starts to boil, pour in your linguine pasta and let it cook for 10-12 minutes or until the pasta is soft.

         While your pasta is cooking, prepare your eggs... what your going to want to do is... beat your three eggs in a small bowl. When your done beating, put the eggs aside along with the bacon and its grease.

                 Then measure out 8 ounces of freshly grated Romano cheese and put it to the side with the eggs, bacon, and grease. Trust me you probably are very confused but its very simple don't get scared, it will all make sense soon.

            Ok, to complete this entree you must be very quick. The second you get done with draining your pasta, pour the eggs in the the noodles (of course make sure that the noodles are in a bowl not a colander when you do this.) Mix it up real nice... I know this might sound very gross but the heat from the noodles cooks the eggs in the noodle... and don't worry you don't taste egg at all, it just makes a nice little sauce. Then add the Romano cheese, bacon, and 3 tablespoons of bacon  grease into the noodles. Stir it up real nice.... and now your little master piece is finished! I hope you enjoy! Bon'Appetit!

Margherita Pizza!

       Ok... Soooo this week I was thinking to start my blog off with a very simple recipe and then give you more complex recipes later on! So what I have decided to make for y'all is... Margherita Pizza, which by the way has nothing to do with the alcoholic beverage. It is simply just a delightful pizza with a unique name. So let's get started...

What you will need for this meal: 

Pizza Dough (preferably fresh)

Mozzarella Cheese (Grated)

3-4 Medium Sized Red Tomatoes

Fresh Basil

Olive Oil

Minced Garlic

Shall we begin?

          Ok... Sooooo I got my dough from an Italian Deli and they have their fresh pizza dough rolled out and everything all ready for you, so it's really just easier and tastier to get it from some sort of deli. And I got a large pizza size. Anyways... if you don't buy it rolled out and everything then you'll need to do that, and make sure you roll it pretty thin because your dough will rise a little bit as it cooks. What I have discovered is that, when you cook fresh pizza dough in a normal oven the bottom of the pizza dough never cooks quite right, so what I recommend is to put the dough in the oven before putting anything on it for about 5 minutes. (Keep in mind the dough isn't going to be cooked it just helps it a little bit in the long run.)

        What your going to want to do is mix about 2 tablespoons (I eyeballed it) of olive oil and 1 clove of minced garlic and just mix that up real nice. (Did I mention this would be easy?)

          After 5 minutes, take the dough out of the oven and spread the olive oil and garlic mixture evenly over the warm dough with either a butter knife or a little brush.

           Now your going to add a thin layer of mozzarella cheese all over the pizza. I would say about 1 cup to  2 cups of cheese... it really just depends on how much cheese you prefer... but on this pizza you don't need that much cheese because there isn't a marinara sauce.

  

           Now slice all of your tomatoes very thinly and and place them on your pizza. It's really not too difficult... I found that its easier if your tomatoes are a little firmer, so that way, they are easier to slice. And all you do is place them randomly everywhere. (Easy enough.)

             Cut all your basil into long slivers. I didn't get to put as much as I wanted to on this pizza because I didn't  have enough... but I would say  about a good handful of chopped basil is perfect. Then just sprinkle the basil all over the pizza. Now... pop that pizza in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-30 minutes... keep an eye on it when it gets close to five minutes. If your cheese is melted and your crust is golden brown, then your pizza  is going to be most likely finished... take it out when its done and slice it up!

Normally there isn't that awkward little bubble, but O well! Bon'Appetit!

         

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Hi, my name is Jill and I am very excited to start this blog. Pretty much my whole life I have always loved to cook. I always wanted to help my mom with dinner, and now it's even better because now I'm the one who is making it! So... I definitely have some tricks up my sleeve along with some favorite recipes that are amazing. I decided to make my blog about cooking, because that's the one thing that is second nature to me. I also chose cooking/baking because, I cook so much and I just thought that it would be great to share my ideas with everybody. I think for now I am just going to share recipes and share pictures of meals I have made and give you ideas for holidays, lunches, breakfast, and everything else! So... I hope you enjoy my blog!