Step 1

Cook 1lb/500g of dried spaghetti (or any other long dried pasta) in a large pot of salted boiling water per packet MINUS 1 minute.

Step 2

Meanwhile, prepare one of the sauces below.

Step 3

When pasta is ready, scoop out 1 cup of pasta cooking water, and drain pasta.

Step 4

Add pasta into chosen sauce with 3/4 cup pasta cooking water. Toss pasta until sauce thickens and sticks to pasta (called "emulsifying" the sauce), 1 - 2 minutes. Use more pasta water if needed to loosen sauce.

Step 5

Season with salt and pepper to taste. Finish pasta per chosen recipe.

Step 6

Heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook until golden - be careful not to burn it.

Step 7

Toss with pasta and cooking water per Base Directions. Toss through parsley and chilli flakes, serve with parmesan.

Step 8

Heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic, stir until fragrant, then add the tinned tomatoes and chilli flakes, simmer on medium for 5 minutes.

Step 9

Toss with pasta and cooking water per Base Directions. Toss through parsley and serve with parmesan.

Step 10

Heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and anchovies, stir until the garlic is fragrant and the anchovies have melted.

Step 11

Toss with pasta and cooking water per Base Directions. Toss through parsley and chilli flakes, and serve with parmesan.

Step 12

Heat oil over medium high heat. Add the garlic, onion and guanciale (or pancetta or bacon) and cook until the onion has softened and the guanciale  is golden.

Step 13

Add the tinned tomatoes and chilli flakes and bring to rapid simmer. Toss with pasta and cooking water per Base Directions. Serve with parmesan.

Step 14

Heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, add tomato and cook briefly, just to warm through.

Step 15

Toss with pasta and cooking water per Base Directions. Toss through basil, serve with parmesan.

Step 16

Heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, then add the onion and cook until softened. Then add tinned tomatoes and 1/2 cup water, simmer 5 minutes.

Step 17

Toss with pasta and cooking water per Base Directions. Toss through basil and serve with parmesan.

Step 18

Heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, then add tinned tomatoes, chilli flakes, olives, capers and 1/2 cup water. Simmer 3 minutes.

Step 19

Toss with pasta and cooking water per Base Directions. Toss through parsley and serve with parmesan.

Step 20

Heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the onion and cook until softened, then add the tinned tomatoes and 1/2 cup water. Simmer 3 minutes, then add the tuna.

Step 21

Toss with pasta and cooking water per Base Directions. Toss through parsley. Seafood pasta typically not served with parmesan but you can if you want!