Kafka''s Herb-Roasted Chicken

How to roast a chicken at 500 degrees

High heat has its positives and negatives, but one thing for sure is that it definitely tastes much different than whatever the Joy of Cooking will throw at you.

In fact, one of the only downsides is that this recipe is easy to the point of being rather boring.  For the busy this is a godsend, but we cooked it with some much more challenging melting potatoes , that upped the ante on the fat...

Pasta Carbonara

This recipe loses the cream altogether, replacing it with white wine.

Pasta Carbonara

• 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 3 thin slices bacon
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1 pound farfalle pasta
• 4 egg yolks
• small handful chopped Italian parsley
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water

Serves 4.

Recipe adapted from Cucina Rustica

Get a huge pot of salted water boiling...