Kee's Carbonara

We insisted on this EVERY year for our birthday night dinners!  That should speak for itself!

1 lb linguine or fettuccine

1 lb bacon, cut into pieces

½ lb mushrooms (optional)

1 stick butter

5 eggs/lb

1 c grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup of cream per 1lb of pasta - may need to add more later but start off with this

Freshly grated pepper

Cook pasta. Cook bacon until crispy. Drain off fat. Drain pasta and add to the pan along with butter.  Whisk eggs with a creamer (1/2 and 1/2 works just as well as cream) and pour over pasta. Now add a very heavy grinding of pepper and salt to taste. Add cheese and bacon. Remove pan from heat. Serve at once. Serves 6-8.  Great with scallions too.