For anyone considering tweaking pasta alla carbonara –a work of art as fine as the Trevi Fountain–the answer is always: non c’è modo ! Or is it, asks Tom Parker Bowles

With National Pasta Day just around the corner, we’ve put together a selection of our all time favourite recipes.

The humble tinned tomato always brings its A-game to the kitchen, whether you’re knocking up an easy sofa supper or making meatballs worth a marriage proposal

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■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 5 mins ■ Cook 20 mins 5 tbsp olive oil1 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp cumin seeds400g can cherry tomatoes200g fresh cherry tomatoes2 garlic clovessmall bunch of parsleysmall bunch of basil

Quick and tasty meals made with trusty cupboard ingredients