Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe e Fagioli

Ok, we may have completely butchered the name of this one, not actually being fluent in Italian. But it does sound mighty sophisticated, doesn’t it? Pasta Cacio e Pepe is a classic but utterly simple Italian dish (translation: cheese and pepper pasta) to which we added—what else?—beans (fagioli). The pepper must be freshly ground—it’s toasted first in olive oil to maximize flavour and infuse the oil with pepperiness. Any small white bean or black-eyed peas work well in this. Feel free to pl