It's a carbon copy...

...of a quick meal on a weeknight!

Wow, that's bad copy from something like a Good Housekeeping circa 1983. I'm referring to Pasta Carbonara, which most of us think as "That pasta dish that's really good and horribly bad for you". Except it's not as bad as you think. Carbonara in many American restaurants has cream in it, but the real thing does not. It's a perfect dish for a cold night when you're hungry and don't have the energy for something fancy. Here's the deal:

!.Cook up a couple slices of bacon (4 slices or so- this is for 2 people).

2. Boil water and cook pasta.

3. Take the bowl you're going to mix it in and fill it with very hot water so it's not cold.

4. Right before the pasta is done, throw out the water, and mix up 1 egg and 1/2 C. parmesan cheese in that warm bowl.

5. Immediately after draining the pasta, toss it in the bowl. Throw in the crumbled bacon. Feel hearty.

The heat of the pasta and the bowl cooks the eggs, so you end up with a creamy sauce that doesn't actually have cream . See? That's not so bad, is it?