cooking

[Mince]

With my beans on toast I feel here a little like Police Chief Brody in Jaws when he considers revealing his appendix scar in the comparison of battle scars between Hooper and Quint.

Yesterday, I watched Jaws on the cinema with a someone who had never seen it before. It was superb, as though I was watching it again for the first time. I would wholly recommend going to see it on the big screen.

[Diane CBPFC]

I've made pasta carbonara before, but I've never used a mix. I make a basic white sauce and add a little parmesan cheese, garlic and herbs to it and then crumble the bacon into the mixture.

That's what I was thinking of doing - I have some nice jars of white pasta sauce and home-cooked bacon would be so much nicer.

[Vulture]

I've never tried making carbonara with white sauce - it's usually tagliatelli, ham or crispy bacon, eggs, cream and parmesan. Chuck the ham/crispy bacon and cooked spaghetti/tagliatelli in a warm pan, stir in the beaten eggs and cream until eggs are cooked but still glossy, sprinkle parmesan and black pepper over the lot and serve on warm plates if you can be bothered - otherwise eat out of the pan (saves on washing up).

Choc and cranberry rolls went down a treat - the recipe will be entered in the book I'm compiling for the grand-daughters.

[Diane CBPFC]

I've never tried making carbonara with white sauce - it's usually tagliatelli, ham or crispy bacon, eggs, cream and parmesan. Chuck the ham/crispy bacon and cooked spaghetti/tagliatelli in a warm pan, stir in the beaten eggs and cream until eggs are cooked but still glossy, sprinkle parmesan and black pepper over the lot and serve on warm plates if you can be bothered - otherwise eat out of the pan (saves on washing up).

Choc and cranberry rolls went down a treat - the recipe will be entered in the book I'm compiling for the grand-daughters.

I've never tried doing anything like that. Cooking eggs in pasta - wonder if I should risk trying something like then when the in-laws are up visiting?

[Vulture]

I've never tried doing anything like that. Cooking eggs in pasta - wonder if I should risk trying something like then when the in-laws are up visiting?

It's definitely an 'eat immediately' meal - if you leave it too long it can end up as scrambled egg and spaghetti!

[Feather]

I've never tried doing anything like that. Cooking eggs in pasta - wonder if I should risk trying something like then when the in-laws are up visiting?

It's definitely an 'eat immediately' meal - if you leave it too long it can end up as scrambled egg and spaghetti!

That's why I don't use the eggs in it and just make a white sauce. The cream makes it seem too heavy. I've used the light half-in-half and the fat-free half-in-half when I've made it.  It's a "winter dish" for me. Considering it's been warm here since late March and has been in the 90's and will be in the 100's very soon, I am going for light, easy and cool meals.