This adaption of pasta carbonara is fantastic for the whole family. It’s super quick and easy to make and thus far has been a hit every time with Little Miss Fusspot. I make a few tweaks for the adult version to make it a bit more…err…sophisticated, but largely it’s the same meal. Choose whatever pasta your little one likes the most (in Thea’s case, elbow pasta or ‘chiferri’) and go a bit more traditional for the grown-ups version. Spaghetti is the usual choice but I prefer vermicelli as it has a lightness to it which works well with the richness of the sauce.

The sauce is a simple combination of cream, an egg yolk, parmesan and black pepper. If you don’t have any cream on hand you can use good quality olive oil instead and still achieve a delicious end result. Double the sauce quantities in the recipe below to…