When the weather is cold, Sarah Pound gravitates towards warming and comforting meals like pasta bake.With a focus on simple, accessible, family friendly cooking, Sarah says pasta is a "go-to" pantry staple in her household.Her winter cooking essentials include pasta varieties from dried gnocchi to penne, stock, tinned beans and tinned tomatoes.This gnocchi bake is a version of a dish her mum makes with rigatoni."I love gnocchi," Sarah says, "especially in a cheesy one-pot kind of dinner like this."She says there's nothing worse than a dry meatball, but her mum's recipe comes with "a few little secrets" to avoid this.Adding milk to the breadcrumbs creates moisture and including grated cheese in the mixture adds an unexpected creaminess, she says."This would be something I'd love to make on a Sunday and have it bubbling away while you're doing odd jobs around the house."