Spaghetti Carbonara

looks good huh? 

Well this is one of my favorite mom dishes that I had growing up and I always thought it would be so hard to duplicate, but it's one of the easiest things I have made recently. Also there literally is no way to screw this one up, which is good for me because I tend to lose focus halfway through recipes anyways. 

The ingredients
1lb of spaghetti
6 slices of bacon
2 eggs
1 cup of milk
3/4 cup of parmesan cheese
salt 
freshly ground pepper 

Here we go...

First thing, you need a glass of wine or brewski to enhance your cooking abilities.

1. BACON! Cook the bacon and smell the goodness. Save 2 tbsp of bacon grease for the pasta. 
2. Cook the noodles just like you did all of senior year of college when we pretended we could cook.
3. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, and salt together. 
4. Cut the bacon up into small pieces (a food processor is ideal, but I do not have one so I just let the bacon cool and I did it with a knife). 
5. In a pot add the pasta, milk/egg mixture, bacon, bacon grease, and a half cup of cold water. Mix everything up quickly so the eggs don't cook too much. 
6. Sprinkle the parmesan and freshly ground pepper on top and serve. 


HEALTHY UPDATE! The Italian way uses cream instead of milk, so this is actually a healthy recipe! 

Here is a grad student in his element, however he has no support for the Iowan team. Sorry Hawkeyes, but you stink.