fried egg on pasta

ted left for austin tonight for 5 nights of bands and fun at sxsw. so jealous. before he left we made (rather, he made and i fried the eggs) elemental carbonara from sally schneider's book, the improvisational cook.  i love this cookbook.  it's all about being spontaneous and using what you already have in your fridge and pantry.  sally will name a recipe, and then she'll give, "an analysis of the recipe's internal structure and logic that teaches exactly how it works, along with some suggested elements that you can play with, alter, adapt, embellish, improvise."  so there will be a basic recipe like rustic root vegetable soup and then she'll give a few ways to improvise with it---like creamy root vegetable soup or root vegetable puree with vanilla or free form chicken pot pie.  my favorite thing about the book is in the back sally lists all the pantry and fridge staples you must have in order to be an improvisational cook. now, whether or not i actually will stock my kitchen is another story.