Sam'S Birth Day Spaghetti Carbonara - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb spaghetti
4 tablespoons soft butter
1 lb bacon or 1 lb ham, diced
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 - 1/2 cup half-and-half cream or 1/4-1/2 cup cream
2 tablespoons parsley

Preparation

Add spaghetti to boiling water; when soft, drain & rinse; drop in butter, stir, keep warm & set aside.
While spaghetti is cooking, fry bacon just until lightly crisped; remove from pan and cut or crumble to bite-size pieces; reserve 2-3 T. fat.
To hot fat in frying pan, add pepper flakes and garlic; stir for 30 seconds; remove from heat.
Break eggs into medium bowl, with an egg beater beat until frothy, then stir in Parmesan cheese; set aside.
Add half-n-half to frying pan, stirring up fond and thickening slightly.
Dump spaghetti into large serving bowl, then add meat mixture and toss well; then cheese mixture, toss well.
Sprinkle on the parsley.
Serve with additional Parmesan (the good stuff).