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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.
So if you don’t mind me asking, you’re in Colorado right? I am as well. Where do you find these beautiful tomatoes? There’s nothing like them at the Farmer’s Markets near me. Do you grow them?
Hey Michelle! It was a RARE find at the Dillion, CO farmers market. I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY EYES. I jumped for joy. Ha!
Thanks!
Gotcha… Kinda jealous. Those tomatoes looks amazing 🙂
Hi Tieghan, your blog is so amazing! I can’t believe I am just discovering it now, but better late than never right? It’s now one of my favourites! Great job! 😀
Thank you so much, Clarisse!! So excited to have you as a new reader, THANK YOU! 🙂
Seriously gorgeous photos! Oh my gosh! And that pasta has every single one of my favorite things. Need. Now.
I can’t BELIEVE you saw a bear. That makes me terrified to ever hike again. I’m glad you’re here to tell the tale!
thank you so much, chelsea!
So lovely. Just the perfect recipe for all the tomatoes we’ve been harvesting.
Thanks Brenda!
Colors. of. summer. Looks delicious and lovely and FRESH!
thank you!
Love your recipes! Only problem is the ads on the side slow down the page (and my browser) so much that I can’t even get through the first paragraph without it crashing 🙁
That is horrible! I am so sorry and I will look into this right away. Thanks for letting me know and again, so sorry!
Tomatoes and bears and pasta. What isn’t to love? We have bears that live near our neighborhood…and we’ve only seen them a handful of times. Thankfully, we’ve been safe indoors when we spotted them! This pasta looks DELICIOUS. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Monet! Being safe inside would have been nice!
what a great pasta recipe!! I love the egg/cheese mixture! It was a really nice touch.
Thanks Olivia!
Time out: The compliment train is coming. I’ve got to say, yours has become one of my very favorite food blogs out there. Your recipes are always creative and BEAUTIFULLY photographed. I really hope you’re super proud of the work, because it truly is gorgeous and inspiring. It can be so easy to get bogged down in self-doubt and negativity, but know that this total rando-stranger thinks you’re AWESOME and loads of other people do as well. Tieghan, YOU ARE AMAZING.
And now, the compliment train moves on to the next town…
oh my gosh, thank you!! this is the sweetest comment and totally just turned my day around. THANK YOU! Hope you had a great tuesday and thank you again so much. Your kinds words and you reading daily mean the world! 🙂
Glad you survived your bear encounter! What a great story you lived to tell though:)
100% in love with your photos. They make this carbonara jump off the page – yum! And no, I’ve never swirled my pasta with a spoon either – hope this doesn’t mean I was raised by wolves. ha.
With the roasted tomatoes and burrata, this carbonara has my name all over it. Love!!
I’m totally obsessed with roasted tomatoes, too (my blog post today even has ’em, haha!)!
This is like everything I love on one plate. I’m smitten 🙂
This looks so unbelievably good! Your photos just get better every single day 😀
thank you! 🙂
honestly T you’re making me feel better about my non-stop tomato obsession, I literally can’t stop eating the damn things!!! and uch a carbonara gets me everytime girrrrl 🙂
haha! thank you! 🙂
Beautiful pictures! It’s a dream of mine to see a bear or big cat in the wild, but I have NO idea how scared I’ll be if that actually happens…
thank becky!