The last couple of weeks we have discussed pasta, the history of it, the different ways to cook it and most importantly, the best recipe to eat! My all-time favourite is spaghetti carbonara. Below is my recipe.

Bring heavily salted water to the boil and add the pasta. Cook it to al dente, which is crisp to the bite.

In a bowl, whisk together two whole eggs, salt, pepper and a cup of whipping cream.

In a pan, start frying chopped up bacon. When bacon is crispy add the cooked pasta and gently fry with the bacon.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders may not be able to get the 'best man for the job' to replace the retiring Ken Miller.

They may end up with the best man available.

The Roughriders are weeks ahead of the competition on the search for the head coach and finding that coach and hiring that coach before other teams figure out their future may be for the best.

Lets go through the candidates from west to east.

After going 1-1 last week, I'll try to maintain my mediocrity this week.

West Final: Edmonton @ B.C.

The hottest team in the CFL going into the playoffs has home field advantage, while the Eskimos are coming off a big win against Calgary but will be without running back Jerome Messam.

Usually in this space you'll find the Power Rankings. Well, a change for the playoffs as I'll put my neck out there and make my predictions.

West Semi-Final - Calgary @ Edmonton

The Battle of Alberta is once again a part of the playoffs. The last time these two teams went toe to toe in the playoffs was in 2009 when the Stampeders edged out Edmonton 24-21. But this time the game is being played at Commonwealth Stadium and the Eskimos should have the edge, although running back Jerome Messam's availability is in question.

Many saw it coming, I however did not. In the newsroom pool, I predicted 15 NDP seats. I even sat and studied the constituencies based on the results from four years ago. I thought in some urban seats the difference between the Sask Party and NDP was too great and the incumbent government would never make up the percentage to win those seats. And I certainly never thought that veteran MLA Deb Higgins would fall, or that the NDP would lose its one seat in PA.

So the 28 days is over in what can only be described as a rather subdued or boring campaign.

Brad Wall stuck to his message that it is best to stick with what you have seen this past four years and "move the province forward".

Dwain Lingenfelter pushed his message that the province has become unaffordable for many and whether it be a tuition freeze or rent control he has the solutions.

Brad Wall has been your premier for four years now so there is little we don't know about the man who hails from Swift Current. So in order to learn something new this soccer-loving English reporter learned how to play football from Wall who is a certified minor league football coach. I don't think the Riders will be calling anytime soon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIpiutDsLmc

I also got a tour of Brad Wall's election campaign bus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jVCqlcOuS8

There is little we don't know about Dwain Lingenfelter's career. He is a veteran politician serving time as deputy premier. He spent time as an oil company executive in Calgary. So what can I learn that is new? Lingenfelter told me he feels most at home when on his family farm in Shaunovan. So this bona fide city girl got a tractor driving lesson from the NDP leader!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c10dBJrQ4M

This is the sit-down interview we did before the tractor ride.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f8D22v6d4Y