Bacon and Egg Pasta Carbonara – home cookin done right
Not only do I like blogging about local eateries but also talking about delicious recipe’s we find on the Internet. One of those is very easy to make, includes bacon and eggs, makes a ton of food and is dirt cheap. Pasta Carbonara is both delicious and cheap and very easy to make. All the things I love when it comes to making nightly dinners. So this recipe calls for one pound of bacon, one package of pasta, two yellow onions and 2-3 eggs. That’s it.
First up, 
throw the bacon into your trusty dusty pan and fry it up a bit. Traditionally you would use pancetta but we were short on that and went with good ole bacon.
Let that fry up for a bit and let the bacon flavor seep into the onions. While that is going on, start up your water for the pasta and put in some olive oil and salt. Let that go to a boil and just keep fryin up the bacon and onions. You can keep the heat on medium throughout the cooking of the bacon and onions.
When the pasta is done, throw it on top of the bacon and onions. Add 2-3 eggs, I did 3, and stir it all up. The eggs will cook in the pasta the more you stir it up. You can keep the heat on medium to make sure the eggs cook through.
When you are done, you’ll have the completed dish below. Total time to make this is around 20 minutes and it tastes great. My wife is always looking on the Internet for new low cost and very good dishes to try. You don’t have to spend a fortune to have a good, healthy and tasty dinner. This one has become one of our favorites. Give it a try and tell us how it went!
The completed Pasta Carbonara.
01.13.10 by AllenLombard Single Malt Scotch Whiskey
I love scotch. Scotch scotch scotch. It goes down, down into my belly. Yes, that is a quote from the great newscaster of our age Ron Burgundy. And yes, it’s just as true for me as it was for him. I have long been a lover of fine Scottish whiskey and as such I feel it fitting to add a section to the new food blog devoted to the wonderful world of scotch.
Some time ago I wandered into Schneider’s of Capitol Hill here in Washington DC looking for a bottle of scotch. I am both not super wealthy and love to drink good scotch. That puts me in the price range of around 40 dollars for a good bottle. I also have the requirement of drinking something between 10 and 18 years of age. Anything over 18 years will just be out of my price range for a regular “house” scotch. Some bottles go well over one hundred dollars.
First of all, the folks at Schneider’s are top rate. They know their booze and can give you a good review of everything in the store. Especially their wines. For such a small shop they have a huge selection of wines. Just entering the place will have someone approach you and ask how they can help. Mention scotch and they’ll take you a row of scotch bottles and begin to ask you questions to put you on the best bottle.
Some scotch tastes like iodine, some is very smooth, some have rich textures and tastes. It’s all about what your tastes are and the more honest you are the better bet you’ll find something.
I myself love the highland scotches. Those do not have iodine tastes, the iodine comes from aging the scotch in lowland areas near the sea where strong salty winds blow in. At least that is what I’ve heard.
When I went into Schneider’s and starting asking questions I was eventually led to a scotch called Lombard. And thank god I was.
This scotch is simply delicious. It’s like drinking liquid gold, except the gold wasn’t a metal and wouldn’t kill you from drinking it molten hot, and just pleasantly dances down your throat telling every taste bud that the time to rejoice is here. It is also top top top quality. On one bender night of drinking nearly a quarter of the bottle I found myself waking up the next day with not even the slightest hang over. Of course, this whiskey should be enjoyed and not slammed and that is what I was doing for a good 4 hour stretch.
And what is the price tag of this incredible drink? A mere 40 dollars. That’s right, for all you scotch drinkers out there you know this is cheap as dirt. It’s only a 12 year age but the smoothness of the drink makes it seem much older. If you find yourself looking for a good new scotch to try I highly recommend this one.
Schneider’s of Capitol Hill is located at 300 Massachusetts Ave NE Washington DC.
http://www.cellar.com/aboutus.aspx
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Papa Weavers Pork Bacon – yum yum goodness
Not only do I plan on posting about restaurants and beer in the DC area, but also about some of the good food you can get from some local grocery stores. It’s about the food dammit! Cook it yourself if you have too, read a cooking blog, taste and enjoy!
Ok, enough drama. I recently found myself wanting a nice Sunday breakfast. I’m talking the kind that is full of unhealthy things that will keep you full for the entire day. Those really massive breakfasts where every portion is too much and all of it equals stretchy pants for the day.
My shock and awe moment came when I realized I had used all the bacon up the previous week, I’ll post what we made with it later. I was suddenly in breakfast despair. My wife insisted I cook anyway and claimed “you can have breakfast without bacon”. Ha! I scoffed such a notion. Breakfast without bacon is like sex with out a partner. Well sorta.
One thing my Wife did insist on was not having a generic brand of typical off the shelf bacon. I agreed on that point. We have been getting our meats from Whole Food and have gone down the organic, no antibiotics route for some time so this really wasn’t a big request. The main issue was, where the hell do you get some good bacon at 9am on a Sunday?
Timor Bodega, that’s where. This is a nice little grocery store in the Bloomingdale area of DC. And boy do they sell some bacon.
Sorry for the fuzzy picture. That’s Papa Weaver’s Pork. I ran over to Timor on Sunday morning and picked this pound of bacon up. It’s frozen but not so bad that you can’t cook it right away. And it’s thick slices, at least a quarter inch for each one. Yum.
The only thing about this bacon is that it’s very salty. My wife couldn’t finish her last piece, I did of course, but the quality of the meat was top notch.
I’ve heard of a method to soak the bacon in milk or something and then cook it up. I still have most of it left and will give that a shot. Bottom line, if you are in a crunch for some good bacon, give this a try. It’s really good just be prepared for the saltiness.
And the bacon in all it’s bacony glory.
Timor Bodega is located at 200 Rhode Island Ave NW (between N 2nd St & N 3rd St) Washington, DC 20001
(202) 588-5612
George’s Townhouse the King of Falafel
Lets start off the new year with a nice little spot in GeorgeTown, Washington DC. Right
on the edge to be specific. This little place is a dream for lunch time warriors trying to
find a place to grab a quick bite. Care for Falafel, Humus, Shawarma, then don’t hesitate to add this place to your list of lunch time spots.
But the best of all is something that you wouldn’t expect from this Middle Eastern style restaurant. This place is home to one of the stalwarts of any good eater. The always good Cheesesteak. And not just any cheesesteak, this one is right up there with being one of the best in town.
I happened to stumble on this little restaurant when I was in need to fill a lunch time
craving. The inside is somewhat small, only having some counter space with stools and about four or five tables. They have outside seating, you can kinda see it in the picture,
and also some seats upstairs. The staff is very friendly and very quick. They cook the food right in front of you so there’s no running back and forth to a kitchen. There’s also no real wait staff, you normally get your own drink from the fridge behind the register, but that really helps to speed things up.
Their menu is mostly Middle Eastern except for the wonderful steak and cheese. For those extra hungry people you can go for the “SUPER 12″ and get a double size. Can ya guess which one I get?
They also have this incredible spicy sauce that they put on their tables. It comes in a nice squeezable bottle and you can drench your food in this very tasty and very spicy sauce. I highly recommend it. I tend to go overboard but why not!
I don’t really have a rating system yet, or know if I should even use one, but if I did, I’d rate this place high. If you need a quick cheese steak fix, stop by, you won’t be disappointed.
Oh yes, how could I end without showing you the cheese steak in all it’s glory. 
George’s is located at 1205 28th Street Northwest, Washington, DC (202) 342-2278
Welcome to yet another food blog in Washington DC!
Hello! Welcome to another food blog in dc! As if the title wasn’t enough. I felt like creating a blog to document my food adventures as a fat irish/jewish/mutt living in the great city of Washington DC. I happen to live near H street in DC, home to some new restaurants and easily accessible to the rest of the city.
Not only food will I discuss here but other matters of interest to DC. For instance, did you know that the D4 buss now runs to Franklin Square instead of Union Station? Very cool. I can now catch the D4 and take that down to 13th and walk to work. Very cool.
So stay tuned for my adventures in and around the DC area.
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