Cooking with the Italians

For my Countries & Cultures class, I brought in my two Italian students, Gianluca and Marina. They shared the culture of Italy with us and taught us to make Spaghetti al Carbonara. It was delicious!

First, Gianluca boiled the water and added salt to taste. While we waited for the water to reach a boil, the girls cut bacon into small pieces while our Italian teachers grated an entire wedge of Parmesan cheese.

We browned the bacon and drained the cooked noodles, and the time came to mix it all together. Stir, stir, stir....add some cheese....stir, stir, stir...more cheese. Oh, did I mention they put in three raw eggs? Gianluca assured us the heat of the bacon and noodles would cook the egg. I'm not entirely convinced, but oh well..when in Rome. . .

The kids had fun and were proud of the finished product. What a great experience!

Our Italian teachers, Marina and Gianluca with their class of aspiring Italian chefs.

The girls loved it so much they asked for seconds--and the recipe so they could make it at home.