Penne Carbonara

Ingredients

1/2 lb pancetta, diced into 1/4'' cubes

S&P

6 eggs - room temperature

1/2 cup heavy cream - room temp

1 1/4 cup fresh grated parmesan

1 lb mezze penne

3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions

Cook pancetta in a large pan until crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with a paper towel.

In a medium bowl whisk the eggs with cream until combined. Season with S&P and stir in 1 cup of the paremesan. Reserve 1/4 cup for garnish and for additional sprinkling at the table.

Cook pasta according to package directions, drain quickly and return to the large pot (don't drain thoroughly). Immediately add the egg cream mixture. Stir to combine and then add the parsley and pancetta.

Ham & Veggie Frittata

Ingredients

10 eggs

S&P

3 tablespoons EVOO

1/2 red onion, diced

1 medium zucchini, diced

1 orange bell pepper, diced

1 cup button mushrooms, chopped

2 pound ham steak, cubed

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl beat the eggs and season with S&P to taste.

Heat EVOO in a skillet over medium high heat. Add the veggies and cook for 7 minutes. Add the ham and cook for another two.

Grease 3 ramikens and fill each half way up with the ham and veggies. Pour in the eggs to fill the remainder of the ramikens (leaving 1/4''). Bake for 45 minutes.

You can serve them in the ramikens with a warning not to touch them as they will be hot, or you can flip the ramiken over on a plate and the frittata should pop right out onto the plate.

Catching Up with Crepes

While combining all the ingredients into a blender I started chatting with an old friend that was dear to me at one time. I haven't spoken to him in 20 years. It's been so healing letting some folks back into my life that I haven't heard from in soooo long. As I sit here eating the crepes I am realizing just how lucky I am.


Ingredients
2 jumbo eggs
3/4 cup 2% milk
1/2 cup water
1 cup flour
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon salt
2 slices deli ham
2 slices alpine lace swiss cheese

Directions
Combine all ingredients into a blender and pulse a few times. In a medium sized pan spray canola oil cooking spray heat on high heat. Pour some of the batter to coat the pan to about 1/4'' thick or a little less. Cook for a minute then flip. Add the ham and cheese to one side. Cook for another minute. Then fold the other half over the ham and cheese. Flip and cook for one more minute. Repeat the process for as many crepes as you want. You can refrigerate the left over batter to have more crepes tomorrow!