Recipe

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Type out the heading Spaghetti Carbonara and [Enter] to the next line.

Insert > Table ... 2 x 7

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Select the cells in the first row, and go to Layout and Merge

Select the last row and Merge it as well.

So you should now have something like this...

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The easiest pasta dish you will ever make with just 5 ingredients in 15 min, loaded with Parmesan and crisp bacon goodness!

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green = ingredients
orange = directions

8 ounces spaghetti

2 large eggs

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan

4 slices bacon, diced

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Kosher salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; reserve 1/2 cup water and drain well.

In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and Parmesan; set aside.

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes, reserve excess fat.

Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low.

Working quickly, stir in pasta and egg mixture, and gently toss to combine, season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add reserved pasta water, one tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached.

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Click inside and Backspace to delete the empty extra lines.

Format Text

default font

Select all your text (CTRL+A) and change the font type to Century Gothic, size 12.

lists

Select the text in the box below Ingredients and make it a bullet list...

Select the text for the Directions and make it a numbered list.

first row

Select the text in the first row and change the font type to Ink Free and size 16.

Center top 3 rows

Select the top 3 rows and center them.

Format Page

Paragraph spacing

Select all the text on the page (CTRL+A) and go to Paragraph options

Set the paragraph spacing to 6pt before & after, line spacing to Single and make sure the box is empty (not shaded or checked).

bottom margin

Hover over the Ruler where the margin stars (white/grey), when you get a 2-pointed arrow and it says Bottom Margin, pull down to the 1/2" mark.

Format Painter

Select the page heading and change the font type to Amatic SC, pump it up to size 48, make it bold and center it.

Select a bit of the page heading, then select the Format Painter.

Then drag it over the 2nd row...

Pump down the font size to 24.

With the text still selected, click on the Format Painter again and do one of the following...

click in the middle of the word Ingredients and drag all the way over to the right to include the colon :
hover to the left of the table cell and when you get a black thick arrow, click.