FFwD - Recipe-Swap Onion "Carbonara"

2 #s of onions ready for the steamer

I seem to be stuck in a pattern of cooking but not blogging! Maybe after the holidays I will get back into the schedule. No, maybe after the arrival of our granddaughter on January 3rd! We are excited to meet her and also to see what kind of a brother Mr. Adorable will be to Miss Adorable! We predict he will be Extraordinary! 

Spaghetti and Onions Carbonara

For this week's French Friday recipe I went the spaghetti route. After a day of baking I wanted a quick and delicious dinner and this was perfect....in my opinion....an opinion not shared by Gary! Gary of 'will eat anything' fame didn't like this! He ate a bit and then went for leftovers! He said he's finally found something that bacon should NOT go on! Unbelievable! His sweet mother is with us and she thought it was good and cleaned her plate. I think she was as surprised by Gary's reaction as I was! Bacon, onions, cream and cheese over pasta? What's not to love?

Merry Christmas to all! Stop by the French Friday page to see everyone else's experience with the recipe!

FFwD - Cheese Topped Onion Soup Part Deux

Delicious Cheese Topped Onion Soup!

NOW I see what some of the other French Friday cooks were raving about!  Its all in the caramelizing of the onions.  If the onions don't go through that long, slow caramelizing process the flavor just isn't there.  I opted for a combination of vegetable and beef broths, but I DO see how the chicken broth would be good, lighter, maybe a good summer soup if you like soup in summer and I do!

In my first attempt with this recipe I didn't have time to let the onions cook.  I turned the heat down too low and after 2.5 hours I finally got a CLUE and turned the fire up but it was too late.  I had places to go and people to see (also known as meeting a friend for drinks) so I gave up, fried the onions and put them on burgers.

Other than the time involved in caramelizing this soup is easy and comes together really fast once the onions are done.  I loved it!