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This recipe is inspired by Chefs Gone Wild’s Spaghetti Alla Carbonara.

Instead of getting my apartment ready to be repainted, or packing for my trip to Montreal (!!!!), I was thinking hard about what to make for dinner. I decided to give spaghetti alla carbonara a try. I have made this dish a while ago, and let’s just say it did not turn out well.

And then before I even started, I hit a roadblock: I had no spaghetti! And no cheese! (Last night, out of boredom I at all of the shredded Parmesan I had). I decided to use orzo instead. And that’s how I came up with Orzo with Bacon and a Poached Egg.

Ingredients
cooked orzo
4 strips of bacon, cut
1/4 cup of sliced onion
1 garlic clove, sliced
1 tablespoon of capers
1 poac…

When I heard about Sweet Corn Root Source Challenge, I thought of doing a corn gazpacho. This turned out a bit of a crazy idea, but I thought I’d share it with you regardless.

Ingredients
2 ears of corn, kernels removed (reserve 1/4 of a cup)
1 cup chicken stock
a few slices of bacon, cooked till crispy, and crumbled
2 tablespoons of red onion, finely chopped
cilantro to garnish
salt & pepper to taste

Directions
1. in a food processor puree all but 1/4 of a cup of corn with 1 cup of chicken stock; season with salt and pepper
2. put the corn mixture through a fine sieve
3. in a teaspoon of oil remaining from cooking the bacon, cook 1/4 cup of corn and the red onion
4. pour the corn “liquid” into a bowl and top with crumbled bacon and sauteed corn with onions; garnish with cilantro

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