Defined as two or three minutes less cook time than the package instructions, “firm” pasta sits at the very beginning of the ...

Having lived in Italy for 18 years, I have picked up many, many tips and tricks for cooking pasta. When I first arrived, I had the assumption that many foreigners have, that all pasta is the same, ...

Here's one chef's secret to great pasta: There are liquids other than water that you can boil your noodles in. Water may be the go-to, but milk takes your noodles to the next level. Cooking pasta in ...

While you’ll find these one-pot meals contain a variety of pastas, two tend to stand out: gnocchi and orzo. Soft and pillowy ...

When people think of eating a healthy diet, a bowl full of pasta is not the first thing that comes to mind. However, experts say that cooking pasta a specific way can actually be better for you ...

Cookbook author Samin Nosrat of “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat” fame dishes about how pasta water can help you make better-than-boxed mac and cheese in just 15 minutes.

No, you should not rinse pasta. You should never rinse pasta, noodles, or macaroni if it is going to be added to a sauce and served, as the pasta water helps sauce adhere to noodles. Pasta should only ...

I’ve cooked more pasta than I care to admit. It's in heavy rotation in our family meal plan and I can definitely tell you the difference between al dente and “someone fell asleep during a rom-com.” So ...