Carbonara night

This evening it was spaghetti alla carbonara for supper which I have blogged about before; so if you fancy it, use the new search feature and have a go if you haven't already.  It's as authentic a recipe as you'll get in the UK - without all the cream and other nonsense stuff some restaurants put add in an attempt to make it creamy.  All you need for creaminess is the parmesan/pecorino/egg mix with a little of the pasta cooking water.

This evening I used streaky bacon instead of pancetta (to use it up) and only parmesan instead of a mix of the two cheeses.  It's a forgiving dish if you need to play around with it to use stuff up in the fridge - just stick to the basics and you'll be fine!

Settling in now with a glass of vino and waiting for the new Attenborough to start at 9pm.  Africa - looks great from the trailers - and just our cup of tea!