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Another week of summer means another tomato recipe.
And I couldn’t be more excited about it. There will be even more summer produce recipes on their way this week. I am sticking to my, “all summer till September rule”… sprinkled in with some chocolate of course. My head is definitely starting to venture into fall foods land, but any time it does I just go buy some pretty heirloom tomatoes and I am good to go again for a while.
I am addicted to heirloom tomatoes and their beauty. I honestly have so much fun taking pictures of them. It’s kind of ridiculous and totally embarrassing, but I really do not care. Plus, I have excepted the fact that I am a slightly odd twenty year old. It’s taken a while for me to be ok with that, but I finally am.
Now if only, I could build a little confidence in myself and not hate everything I create/do. I am not sure it’s possible, but my mom keeps telling me that it just takes time, probably not for many more years, but it will come. But until then I’ll just keep plugging along and act like I know what I am doing.
FYI, I don’t. But it’s ok because I have found that some of my best discoveries have been learned from my greatest failures. It’s true what they say, you live and you learn.
But anyway, can we jump way off topic for a second so I can tell you guys all about the bear I saw on my hike Friday????
Yes, yes, yes, a bear and yes, yes, yes, I was freaked. I mean a bear. Well, it was actually the cutest little cub that scurried off the minute it laid eyes on me, but it was not the little cub I was afraid of. I knew that if there was a cub, the mom was nearby and that is what scared the heck out of me. Lucky for me, I never saw the mom and was only left with the cutest image of a little fluffy dark brown baby bear.
Really though, I would prefer to never see a bear again while hiking. I like my life, and while I know that bears are trying to fatten up before hibernation this time of year, I’m not looking to be what they live off all winter. They would really be better off going for one of my brothers. They have so much more meat on their bones… just kidding.
So that’s my bear story. Kind of lame I guess, but hey did you see a bear this weekend? Ahh, but really that little cub was so cute. He looked like a nice little snuggle buddy… that type of thinking is not the smartest though.
So, now that I’ve gotten my babbling in for this Monday, let’s talk about this roasted cherry tomato carbonara with crispy prosciutto .
It’s pasta, which is always a good food to talk about. It’s extra creamy and extra simple, but still full of late summer flavors that I just cannot get enough of. It also has crispy prosciutto. Yeah, I cannot get enough of that either. I know that bacon is typical in carbonara, but sometimes I find that bacon can really over power certain dishes. I know, you bacon lovers are yelling at me right now, but just try the prosciutto, promise it is so good.
Everything about this is simple. The tomatoes require almost no hands on work and just ten minutes in the oven. I could have just stopped with the tomatoes and called it dinner. I know that I cook a lot food, but you guys should know that I could live off vegetables and fruits. Totally weird I know, but they are something I have always loved. I am glad I proceeded with the pasta though, I mean do love pasta too.
While the tomatoes roast, boil the pasta and toss it with the eggy sauce. It’s literally so quick and simple.
I know that carbonara is typically all about the parmesan, but hey, isn’t two cheeses always better than just one? I think so. And it’s burrata, which you can just never go wrong with because it works with basically every food out there. Ok, and originally my family is from the Midwest, so we really like our cheese. There can never be too much cheese, only too little.
Lastly, do you eat your pasta with a fork and a spoon?
See, I never have and growing up I never even knew that the proper way to eat pasta was with a fork and spoon. Honestly, I still do not get it. Granted, I was raised with all brothers, so manners are a foreign concept to my family, but really using a spoon just seems like too much work. So while there is a spoon in these photos, no one in my house actually used a spoon to properly twirl our pasta with.
Crispy prosciutto + burrata from Half Baked Harvest on Vimeo.
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Still cannot get over those roasted tomatoes though. My favorite.
This looks amazing! Something about roasted tomatoes really does hit that final Summer spot doesn’t it?
it does! thank you!
We had a big black bear in our back yard recently and it was so cute..I hate that they are dangerous because they really are stinking cute. Ok this pasta is gorgeous. I love the picture of the tomatoes roasted in the oil and the burrata cheese yum. I grew up in an Italian household and everyone twirled their pasta with a spoon except for me…never could figure it out and really should dinner require that much work???
I know! they are so cute!
thank lisa!
Ooh, this looks like perfect summer comfort food. I’ve actually never had burrata, but I definitely agree with you that two cheeses are better than one 🙂 Gorgeous photos!
you have to give burrata a try! so good!
Gorgeous tomatoes!! Totally need to action this!
thanks lauren!
Delish! I’m not ready for tomato season to be over..
me neither!
I just love all those tomato shots!! So pretty!
Thank you! I cannot stop with the tomatoes!
Thank goodness you never saw the momma bear! Love this dish – just have never tried tossing the egg into the hot pasta – with my luck I ‘d get scrambled eggs and the whole dish would be ruined!
Hey Kathy, promise it is pretty easy and if you just remove the pasta from the heat and toss it quickly it will work great!! thank you!
You had me at roasted tomato (which I actually just did last night!), and then prosciutto, and then burrata. Which basically means this is heaven on a plate for me. And now I want a gigantic pile of pasta and veggies for breakfast…..
I have never seen a bear, but I hear there’s one floating around my hometown. It was videotaped by the high school’s security cameras hanging around the building’s entrance! That is so cool to see one, but ooooh so scary too! Eek. Yes, I’d want to live also. Haha. 🙂
Roasted cherry tomatoes are bliss. One of my favorite foods ever. This looks awesome.
P.S. Where can I get that tshirt with the kittens on it??
What a tasty meal!
There was a ginormous bear digging in the dumpster of my apt area the other night. He was just pitter pattering around, business as usual. Scary when they’re so domesticated by dumpster food that the sight of humans doesn’t even phase them.
LOVE this pasta – gorgeous as always! ANd have some confidence and faith in what you do, my dear! You’re a natural and your work is absolutely brilliant 😀
Eee! Bears are definitely my worst nightmare. I saw one once…..in the zoo and I was pretty happy it was in a cage. LOL. And this pasta?! SO putting this on my dinner menu this week—My family loves carbonara pasta and this will be an excellent way to use up all my garden heirloom tomatoes (all one million of them) 😉 Pinned!
I love those tomatoes! I’m so addicted to heirlooms right now too. I’m scared whats going to happen when they disappear 🙁 I love pasta with a fork but I recently learned the spoon method and it makes shoveling it in my mouth so much easier! 🙂
I saw a bear once when I was jogging through a forest! I definitely stopped that jog and went home. Not going to lie, I was glad to have an excuse to stop running 😉
Also, I eat pasta with a fork too! Twirling with a spoon is just to fancy for me!
But, I don’t need no utensils for this…face first for me! pinned!
haha, a bear is good excuse for sure!!
thanks!
YOU SAW A BEAR?! WHAT SORRY I CAN’T BREATHE.
But the recipe looks delicious! 🙂
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haha! thank you!