STEPS 6 INGREDIENTS 3 TIME 20 MINS This carbonara sauce recipe is a bonafide, real-deal Italian classic. With its scrummy eggy sauce and chunky bacon bits, it’s a perfect sauce for any long pasta. (It is traditionally combined with spaghetti). And… you’ll be pleased to know that it’s super-quick (20 mins) and simple to prepare. […]

STEPS 1 INGREDIENTS 6 TIME 5 MINS This quick and easy video guide explains how to make pesto in just 5 minutes flat. Buy the 6 ingredients outlined in the first video, grab a small blender and cheese grater, and you’ll soon have enough fresh, crunchy Ligurian basil pesto to smother over your favourite pasta […]

STEPS 7, INGREDIENTS 10, TIME 60 MINS This super-succulent, beef-packed bolognese sauce recipe works great mixed with wholesome spaghetti, however you can also combine it with any short pasta you prefer. I suggest short pasta such as ear-shaped conchiglie because these are better at ‘catching’ chunky sauces than other long pastas such as linguini. (Spaghetti […]

STEPS 4, INGREDIENTS 6, TIME 45 MINS Well I’m not going to commit myself by claiming it’s definitely the best pasta sauce around, but this orange sweety is certainly up there with a good shot at the title. Effectively the same basic sauce as you’ll find within my mamma-in-law Marisa’s butternut squash ravioli recipe, this […]

STEPS 4 INGREDIENTS 5 TIME 30-35 MINS This bechamel sauce recipe (also referred to as ‘white sauce’) is perfectly suited to dairy-loving pasta learners, because my mamma-in-law Marisa’s authentically creamy version is easier than many bechamel sauces to prepare. Some bechamel sauce recipes are complicated… you have to heat the milk ‘almost’ to boiling point, […]

To cook tasty pasta dishes at the drop of a hat, it’s crucial to master some simple tomato sauce recipes. The three here should get you off to a good start. Not only will these form the base of many delicious pasta treats, but they can be further tailored to your liking simply by tweaking […]

STEPS 3 INGREDIENTS 6 TIME 5-10 MINS The aim of this hassle-free pesto sauce recipe is to turn you from the kind of pasta lover who grabs a jar of pesto at the store, into a true pesto believer – someone who ‘gets’ why it’s such a winning idea to make it yourself! (For my […]