"I saw this episode over the summer and remembered it today when I felt like something warm and comforting. This soup was simple and delicious. I followed all of the directions and used all the ingredients, with the exception of substituting bacon for pancetta. The bruschetta with fontina and greens was a great accompaniment.

"I saw this episode over the summer and remembered it today when I felt like something warm and comforting. This soup was simple and delicious. I followed all of the directions and used all the ingredients, with the exception of substituting bacon for pancetta. The bruschetta with fontina and greens was a great accompaniment.

"This was absolutely delicious! What I love about Ina's cooking is that her recipes are relatively simple but yield such amazing results. I followed the directions precisely except I used bacon instead of pancetta (my grocery store didn't have it). One thing I might do differently next time would be to brown the bacon a bit and then add the shallots, instead of adding both to the butter at the same time. I wish the bacon had turned out a bit crisper. Even with this minor disappointment, I was very pleased with the final result and will make again. Thanks, Ina!

"This was some of the best spaghetti I've ever had. I followed the directions exactly as written (to me, the only way to try a new recipe) and was not disappointed. It was so much fun to see ordinary ingredients transformed into such a rich, velvety sauce.

Do be careful with salt. Add it gradually and taste often. Keep in mind that it tends to get saltier as the sauce reduces and the liquid cooks out. This seems like common sense, but since so many have mentioned the saltiness factor, I thought I would throw in my two cents.

Overall, this was definitely worth the effort. Fun to make and delicious!