The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

Nice carrier, looks good.

I like to make carbonara the non authentic way, with cream. Also, pancetta is a bit hard to find here so I usually go with bacon. About 350g bacon, an onion, 600g pasta and 2dl cream, some black pepper and two eggs. Oh, and loads of parmesan. I don't like melting it into the sauce though, I sprinkle it on top of servings instead.

I bet it is very regional and authentic made in a lot of ways. I was not exposed to pasta like that growing up. It is not an Irish or German thing--The cream sure would be though! And butter, lots of butter....

 

[vehve]

Ron, bacon is wrong, and the sauce should really be made with olive oil and egg, but I like the cream better. I don't know what an Italian would say about my carbonara though... But I don't always stick to traditions, it's nice to mix things up. One of my favorite pastas is made with shrimp, sweet chili sauce, cream, lime juice, honey, garlic and fresh basil.

 

[ronott1]

Ron, bacon is wrong, and the sauce should really be made with olive oil and egg, but I like the cream better. I don't know what an Italian would say about my carbonara though... But I don't always stick to traditions, it's nice to mix things up. One of my favorite pastas is made with shrimp, sweet chili sauce, cream, lime juice, honey, garlic and fresh basil.

It is almost noon here and it all sounds so good!

 

[Wisher1000]

Ron, bacon is wrong...

You are out of your mind! Bacon is never, NEVER EVER, wrong! Keep using bacon, Ron, all the bacon!

 

[vehve]

Wisher, bacon is wrong in carbonara, but it's tasty! I just can't find pancetta here, at least not easily, so bacon is what I use. For everything else, bacon is great.

 

[ronott1]

You are out of your mind! Bacon is never, NEVER EVER, wrong! Keep using bacon, Ron, all the bacon!

My Grandma Mae married a southern gentleman for her second husband. She was cooking beans and his Mother told my Grandma that she needed more nutrition in those beans for the baby--and scooped in some of the bacon grease that was next to the stove. Grandma about died but loved the beans so much that she continued to make the beans that way.

Gotta love that bacon!

 

[vehve]

Haha, well it does improve the taste... I like making steamed beans with either crispy bacon bits, or then dijon mustard and mayo.

 

[hennible]

Chicken question:
How do you reduce blood spots in eggs? Is it connected to fertility or is that just people being crazy?

 

[ronott1]

Chicken question:
How do you reduce blood spots in eggs? Is it connected to fertility or is that just people being crazy?

It just happens with some hens. I do not know of any way to reduce it except to not breed from hens that have them. I have one currently so I do not pack her eggs for others but eat them myself.

 

[Cynthia12]

Yes Deb, love your photo and horse. Flip flops around such a big horse! Any horse.. I did get stepped on back in the 70's, and that stinker knew she was on my foot..pushed her and she wouldn't budge. Finally .. took her time..got off..no damage to the foot. What? I can't remember what I wearing..lol...oh I love those memories of me riding. Had a blast up in these Utah foothills.
Here's me now with one of my favorite breeds in the chicken world..the leghorn. I like the fancy
ones too, but I have always gotten a kick out of how friendly these birds are.