Well well.... you must remember who you're haggling with!

Easiest supper ever- courtesy of Her Highness Nigella Lawson. I'd been looking at this recipe for some time now, but refused to believe it was as easy as it sounds ... and makes great comfort food. Health-wise ... forget about it. Bacon, no veg, .... But it's fast, relatively cheap, easy (most anyone can do it ... i'm sure even RGS girls can figure it out) and satisfying (eaten hot!). Minimal washing up and no splattering of bacon-oil so you don't emerge smelling foul!

Serves 2 people, or one person being greedy (Not me i never!).

Ingredients:
125g pasta (your choice, personally i like fusilli - spirals)
125g bacon
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon minced garlic/ 2 cloves of garlic, minced

And get ready an ovenproof baking dish and a pot/saucepan.

Preheat the oven to 240 degrees C. Put a pot of water to boil (for the pasta) and add a couple of teaspoons of salt to it.

Dice the bacon, and mix with olive oil and minced garlic so it's coated somewhat evenly. Do the mixing in the ovenproof dish to save washing up, and ensure u coat the sides of the dish with some oil - it's easier to clean later as bacon won't stick to the dish that way. Nigella uses a rectangular enamel dish, I use a square Pyrex glass dish. Ensure the bacon is spread out evenly across the dish and put it into the oven.

Immediately after that, pour the pasta of your choice into the boiling water (should be boiling by now) and turn the flame down to simmer. Leave it to cook - should take 10-12 minutes. If you're not sure, sample the pasta- should be al dente (slightly firm).

By the time the pasta's done, yr oven should be giving off wonderful fragrant aromas ... drain the pasta (reserving a little of the pasta water) and take the dish out of the oven (using gloves). Transfer the pasta into the dish of bacon and mix thoroughly, adding drop by drop of the pasta water to lubricate if needed. Nigella suggests a sprinkling of fresh grated parsley; parmesan cheese is an option, but anything will detract from the potent mixture of bacon/olive oil/garlic. Eat out of the dish. Ta-daa!!

And if you're careful all you have to wash are: 2 tablespoons, 1 fork, 1 pot (which is hardly dirty), and one dish!