Comments on: penne carbonara with garlic scapes

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:40:50 +0000

I made this last night – sooo good, thanks!

By: kickpleat

kickpleat — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:39:41 +0000

Yup, Lynn breakfast on a plate sounds so much more do-able :) Yeah, I threw in that since it does seem to be a concern but since I’ve never been pregant I had no idea, so erred on safe.

eatrundesign, i love that you have frozen scapes at the ready!

By: eatrundesign

eatrundesign — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:53:29 +0000

mmm. I LOOVE carbonara pasta, its one of my faves, i’ve been hooked on garlic scapes too, i have a stash of frozen cubes of garlic scape pesto in my freezer right now

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:04:39 +0000

I’ve always heard pasta carbonara described as a heart attack on a plate. I like it much better as breakfast pasta. Funny that you put in the bit about raw eggs and pregnant women. My very pregnant daughter had raw milk and raw egg (organic, free range, of course) shakes every day and daughter, though 4 weeks early, is soooo healthy!

By: kickpleat

kickpleat — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:45:06 +0000

Thanks Lydia! I think basic is best when it comes to carbonara….it’s simple so it shouldn’t be complicated. I’ll totally check out the Reichl & Ruhlman recipes too).

Nicole, I think it was :)

Crystal, hope you like it!

Vanilla Sugar, it’s tasty and quick. Enjoy!

Hope it worked out for you, Laura K.

Sarah, I like your spin on this!

Bijoux, I think sliced ham would be just delicious too…and less fattening than bacon.

T ray, I think you can definitely try this with turkey bacon or ham. I don’t think they’d be as good, but they should be worthy substitutes.

Meg, you can still make a veggie version, but this is nice too :)

I love garlic scapes, Kimberly and I’ve done so many things with them – stir fried & pesto, so this was a nice change.

Caroline, stop the fear right this minute. The pasta cooks the eggs.

Thanks Joanne.

Tracy, green onion would be fab and I agree about the hammering!

Beth, I like how you think with the sour cream and wine! I agree, this is best a dish that gets eaten only once in awhile.

Thanks Ashley, it’s a good one.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:45:42 +0000

That looks so creamy and delicious, and with the crunchy salad on the side it looks like the perfect meal!!

By: beth maher

beth maher — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:59:52 +0000

I have fond memories of Spaghetti Carbonara too. Did you know it was the first thing I ever learned to cook, all by myself? I think I was about 12, and I found it in an old pasta recipe book my parents had kicking around. I was at an age where I was surprised to find anything other than a red sauce or a white sauce could go on pasta.

I’ve learned to put just a little splash of cream (especially sour cream) in the sauce to keep the eggs from scrambling, but not too much, because then it’s a cream sauce and that is NOT carbonara. I also like to de-glaze my bacon pan with some white wine.

Mmmmmmm I could eat it everyday… But with all the cream, eggs, cheese, pasta and bacon it’s probably for the best that I don’t!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:59:07 +0000

To be devoured! One of our favorite pastas. I love it with a long cut, but go crazy over it when it perches so neatly inside of penne, ziti, rigatoni, farfalle…Tastes amazing with a nice sprinkle of green onion added in at the end. And we hammer ours with black pepper…Hammer!

By: Joanne

Joanne — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:37:57 +0000

Mmm carbonara is one of my favorites as well. It never really sounds like it should work. But oh. It does. THis looks gorgeous!

By: caroline

caroline — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:31:23 +0000

Can I admit that I have never tried pasta carbonara because I’m afraid of eating raw egg. But I want to like it and I think I will but that fear has been stopping me from trying it. But I think I’m ready. Yours look exceptionally good bc of all that garlic. Mmmm. For sure I’ll be making this. Thanks.