I love a good dish of Spaghetti Carbonara but unfortunately it’s also very hard to find “the real deal” in many restaurants. Making carbonara at home is super easy but there are some steps that are important to remember if you want your Carbonara to be delicious: Never cook the egg! Yes, carbonara is eaten with raw eggs and these should not be cooked, use guanciale if you can instead of bacon - you can find guanciale in most local Italian shops or markets, do not use any type of cream or milk

If you know me you know that I absolutely love making gnocchi. Both the vegan (eggless) and the normal version (we also added the eggless option below). Gnocchi are definitely one of the easiest types of pasta to make and you can even make them without any specific tools. This Gnocchi al Pesto recipe is one of my favourite ones to make as I love Pesto alla Genovese and the gnocchis really absorb it well.

Pennette alla Vodka are officially back in style after having been forgotten and removed off most menus for the past 20 years. They used to be a staple of Italian cuisine back in the 80’s with their origins being traced to a restaurant called “Dante” in Bologna where they would flambé the penne in front on you at the table (yes, very 80’s), all the cool kids used to eat them back then and they were even served in clubs and bars.