While it would make sense to follow the cooking directions listed on a package of pasta, Italians usually don’t.

While I still like to have dried pasta on hand for really quick meals, I can now go from taking out the flour to tossing noodles in boiling water in a surprisingly short amount of time. Once I learned ...

You've probably heard people say there's a right way and a wrong way to cook pasta. What if I told you that cooking it the ...

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 ...

Overcooked pasta can’t hold sauce and loses its ideal texture. Al dente pasta has a lower glycemic index and keeps you fuller longer. Taste pasta early and finish cooking it in the sauce for best ...

A veteran food journalist settles some long-simmering disputes on a slippery subject. By Julia Moskin After publishing an article debunking five commonly held kitchen myths last week, I got questions ...

If it's not tough and chewy, it's reduced to an unpalatable mush—there's certainly a fine art in cooking pasta perfectly al dente. And thanks to scientists and a surprising use of a particle ...