Today i decided to cook something more complicated then what i used to cook. Well, if you look at it, it really isn't that complicated, but it does take much more prep time than before. Today i made two dishes actually, an attempt of a more 'authentic' spaghetti carbonara and everyone's favorite chicken cordon bleu!


I decided to follow Donal Skehan's recipe for the carbonara, and Chef Yuda Bustara's for the easy chicken cordon bleu:








I went grocery shopping for the ingredients, but found out that the smoke beef is pretty expensive and panchetta is pretty hard to find in my area's supermarket. And then, as if a miracle came, i saw in the corner of the meat rack, a display of local bacon brands. I found a particular brand that was inexpensive, and remembered that I've tried it before and it tasted great! So yeah, with less than 3 dollars (about 30.000 rupiah) i bought about 10 strips of bacon in the packet. (So much for being authentic and true to the recipe)

a close up of those bacons mmhm

The carbonara and chicken cordon bleu turned out great. We ended up loving the bacon idea because it adds savoury-ness to the dish because of the bacon fat. The champignon mushrooms also added freshness to the dish.

Pasta+mushrooms+eggs+bacon+chese = love in a plate

a little close up of that cordon bleu with bacon

Well that's it for today's cooking endeavor.

Until the next dish,


- Maddy -