I was going to make rice this evening.  Long, brown rice.  I forgot that 10 minute white rice is a novelty.  It usually says on the box, "Fast cooking!"  Meaning that regular rice does not take a quick 10 minutes.  No, it takes 50 minutes.  Five, zero.  Since I got home late and have laundry to do, I couldn't wait that long to eat, so I made ( Read more... )

Lesson learned: don't try to make carbonara sauce without the majority of the ingredients (especially without both chicken and bacon).  It's edible, sure, but not terribly enjoyable.