Spaghetti Carbonara
RecipeThe first time I had Spaghetti Carbonara was at my sister’s house years ago. Whether it was in Rhode Island or Iowa I do not recall, but I knew I really liked it. Pasta, bacon, and cream: what’s not to like.
At some point I asked for the recipe since it was something I would enjoy eating more frequently than I visit her. The thing is Gert is finicky. She doesn’t like bacon. She doesn’t like cream sauces. She doesn’t like onions. So, I had been hesitant to make the dish.
But I grow tired of working around all the food demands. I like good food so I plow ahead and fix some dishes that I like despite knowing I will hear about it. I did so with this back in November.
A funny thing happen: Gert loved it! As she should, mind you. Ever since I have been hounded to make this again. The thing is, there is nothing good for one with this dish outside the taste. There are 748 calories based on six portions. But we don’t get six portions out of this, so that means we are consuming more calories. There’s also 49g of fat (60% calories from fat). That’s not good either. I don’t shy away from calories and fat, but this cannot be a regular meal.
Nevertheless, as I planned the menu, I acquiesced to the request. It is spring break after all. I am in cooking mode right now. I had a chicken stock simmering all afternoon for a risotto. Once that finished, Gert and Beetle went to the pool, so Fritz and I fixed dinner.
When the girls came home, I was busy assembling everything. Beetle took it upon herself to set the table. She’s so cute when she does so. She put out paper plates (left over from Fritz’s birthday party) and filled paper cups with water for each of us. We even had plastic bowls for the salad. Rather than re-set everything with china, we used the paperware. The joy of having children.
I used almost a pound of bacon (I had used a couple slices for breakfast the other day). It was still not enough, imo. I again should have used a little more creamy Italian. But as before, it was very good. We have leftovers, but we did not get six servings . . . well, I guess we did, we each had two serving at dinner and there are two leftover. Oh, the calories!
This time, Fritz ate some (quite a bit, actually) and so did Beetle. She kept saying she didn’t like this, but once she ate some off of Gert’s plate, she requested more. I imagine this will be popular in a few years with the whole family.
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