Mark Gowen

Author of Pasta & Magic Cookbooks.

Fannie Farmer’s 1965 Carbonara

One pound of pasta. One pound of bacon. Green pepper. And an author who’d been dead for fifty years. The 1965 Fannie Farmer carbonara may be one of the strangest carbonara recipes ever.

Mark Gowen

November 3, 2026

Recipes

Spring Filini with Wild Garlic Pesto and Samphire

Pasta & Magic author Mark Gowen shares a seasonal pesto that comes together with instinct and careful tasting.

Mark Gowen

February 26, 2026

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Recipes

Mark Gowen’s Casarecce in Cavolo Nero Sauce with Chorizo

Home cook Mark Gowan shares his winter-inspired pasta, a cozy mix of cavolo nero, chorizo and fresh pasta that proves how easy it is to adapt ingredients into a rich and flavorful meal.

Mark Gowen

November 25, 2025