Easy Pasta Recipe for Dinner

It's not always easy cooking for the family. I have four children, one of them a vegetarian, and all of them have different tastes. Sometimes it's easier for me to just go into a cooking project telling myself at least one child will have a complaint when dinner is served.

Cooking that Needs Inspiration

Last Christmas, I received some cooking magazines to help broaden my culinary horizons and get a little more inspiration. I've been able to try out some new recipes, and the results have brought fairly positive feedback from my ungrateful little darlings who couldn't fry an egg on a rock in Death Valley. Some people enjoy cooking. I cook because I need to keep my children alive. Despite the criticism, they manage to eat the swill I put in front of them and stay alive.

I was fortunate enough to receive a recipe for Spaghetti Carbonara from Francesca De Franco at VinoCibo. The recipe seemed easy enough. Easy is good for someone like me who can't cook without the guidance of a recipe and/or a cookbook, hence the aforementioned magazines. One small problem I encountered is that Francesca comes from Great Britain, so her recipe measurements were written using the metric system. I converted the recipe into the United States Customary Units (USCS) for my loyal American readers. If you are European and use the metric system like everyone else on Earth, here is a link to Francesca's recipe.

International Food Gourmet
 in Brockton, MA

Ingredients

First thing's first. You can't cook the ingredients if you don't

have the ingredients. That means I need to find a store that will have what I need. Thankfully, there's the International Food Gourmet, Inc. in Brockton. Not only do they have great things for you to prepare a meal, but they also have prepared foods for you to take home and enjoy if you're ever short on time.

Alright, my fellow Americans, here's what you need. These ingredients will feed four people. I tend to double the recipe because my family will eat a little more and it allows us to have leftovers the next day.

Everything we need
to cook tonight's dinner

Here's What you Need

• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 3.5 ounces cubed pancetta
• 3 whole peeled garlic cloves
• 1 pack of spaghetti
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1.5 ounces freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1.5 ounces freshly grated pecorino cheese
• Salt and Pepper

Cooking the Dish

1. Melt butter in a pan. Add pancetta and garlic cloves. Cook until garlic turns golden brown, then discard the garlic.
   
2. Cook the spaghetti for a minute less than instructions say in a pot of boiling water. Add salt or olive oil to the water before boiling.
3. Drain pasta and add pancetta. Mix well.
4. Remove the pan from heat and pour in the eggs.
5. Add half of the cheeses. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Mix well, then add the remaining cheeses and mix again.

Cook the pancetta and garlic
until the garlic turns golden brown

The Results

Overall, the family was rather pleased with how it came out. The pancetta and eggs were a little overcooked, but there was a nice flavor to the dish. Like most children, mine can tend to be harsh critics, so it was good to see they enjoyed it. It looks like the family has a recipe they enjoy eating. For me, it's nice to have an easy dinner to cook.