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It’s one of those dishes people almost pretend not to love. But it’s had a bit of a makeover recently, and it’s hard for anyone to resist when seeing it on a menu now. Altaimage SERVES 4 300g macaroni 40g butter 20g plain flour 400ml whole milk 2 bay leaves 1½ teaspoons Dijon mustard pinch of grated nutmeg 250g Cheddar (or use smoked Cheddar or Gruyère) splash of olive oil 8 rashers of smoked streaky bacon, roughly chopped 5 spring onions, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional) small bunch of thyme, leaves picked bunch of chives, snipped 100g mozzarella, ideally buffalo 150g dried breadcrumbs salt and pepper fresh coriander leaves, to serve 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas 6. 2. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the pasta and cook for a couple of minutes less than recommended on the packet, to keep it al dente. Once cooked, drain and refresh in cold water. 3. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the béchamel sauce. Melt the butter in a large pan over a medium heat, add the flour and stir over the heat for 30 seconds or so. Remove from the heat and very slowly add the milk (doing this slowly is important for the sauce to stay smooth). Return to the heat and add the bay leaves. Continue to stir the sauce until it thickens. To check whether it is done, turn the spoon over and drag your finger down the back; if it stays with a finger mark in the middle, it’s ready. Stir in the mustard, nutmeg and cheese and season; set aside. 4. Heat the olive oil in a small frying pan and fry the bacon. Once nice and crispy, add the spring onions, garlic, chilli flakes and thyme and sauté over a medium heat. After a few minutes, remove from the heat. 5. Add the pancetta mixture and the drained pasta to the béchamel, then the chives and season. Pour the mixture into an ovenproof dish, tear the mozzarella over the top and sprinkle the breadcrumbs over that. 6. Bake in the hot oven for 10–15 minutes or until bubbly, crisp and golden on the top. Serve straight away with torn coriander leaves over the top. We have it with a crunchy salad, plus our Jalapeño, Cashew and Avocado Dip and Smoky Harissa (both recipes in the book) but it’s equally good eaten all on its own. SAVE 20 PER CENT ON LUCY AND JEMMA’S NEW BOOK Love of Eating will be published on 12 April by Square Peg, price £25. Lucy Carr-Ellison and Jemima Jones are the founders of Tart London, a boutique-style catering company that provides healthy and delicious on-site cooking for fashion and film shoots and private events. Lucy and Jemima also write a weekly recipe column (see standard.co.uk) and are currently planning the opening of their own restaurant, scheduled for this summer – one to watch! As well as their personal stories and advice on menu planning, the book includes more than 100 brilliant, must-make recipes in their signature style. To order a copy for £20 until 22 April, visit mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640; p&p is free on orders over £15. 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