Spaghetti Carbonara

So easy, so quick, can be made anytime, even left over spaghetti can be used for this wonderful pasta dish!

1/2 package spaghetti
6 slices bacon, cut into lardons
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 large cloves garlic, minced
3 eggs
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Cracked black pepper
Handful fresh herbs, chopped (basil, parsley, oregano, thyme)

Bring 4 quarts of water to boil, add 1/2 tablespoon of salt, once it boils, add spaghetti, boil noodles until nearly cooked, drain reserving 1-1/2 cups of the cooking water; while the spaghetti cooks, heat olive oil in a large sauté pan, add the bacon lardons, cook over medium heat until bacon is crisp, remove the bacon and drain on paper towel, add the garlic to the oil in the pan, cook for 35 seconds, add the cooked spaghetti, tossing to coat the pasta with the oil and bacon drippings,remove from heat, mix the Parmesan with the eggs, toss into the pasta stirring it all in, add some of the reserved cooking water, to make it saucy, stir quickly so that the eggs don't scramble, just mix the pasta into a sauce with the oil and cooking water, toss in the herbs, and the fresh ground pepper, add a bit more Parmesan atop of each serving, enjoy!