I have made Carbonara more times than I can remember, and have experimented with many different versions. Though each recipe varies slightly- they all maintain the same staple ingredients: pasta (usually spaghetti), eggs, pecorino or parmesan, pancetta/ bacon, egg, and black pepper.  After all the ones I’ve tried, I’ve settled on an adaptation of Tyler Florence’s version, because he literally cooks the pasta in the pancetta fat.  Tyler- well done.

My good friend Clara has started a truly excellent food blog. Definitely worth checking out if you’re into cooking.