"Got it in one. Pasta," she says, then rolls her eyes at herself, like, obviously. "Guanciale, if you can get it, but you can do bacon in a pinch. White wine, fresh tomatoes, a dried chili pepper, and then -- okay, you're technically supposed to do pecorino amatriciano, but that's impossible to find. Pecorino romano is fine. It's pretty easy to make, and also pretty easy to eat with a big old glass of red wine."