Why is a plate of pasta generally so much better in Italy? There are a lot of reasons, but let’s start with the most basic. They made the rules for how to cook and serve the pasta, and chefs ...

How you cook pasta affects its nutritional value—yes, really!

Orzo looks like rice, its name refers to barley, and yet it is pasta. This small format of durum wheat semolina cooks quickly ...

Whether you prefer your spaghetti al dente or soothingly soft, it can be difficult to achieve perfection at home. Many of us will have experienced our pasta disintegrating into a beige mush – ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. orzo in a rice cooker - HannaTor/Shutterstock A rice cooker isn't just for rice. You can cook pasta to perfection in a rice cooker ...

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 ...

Tiny steps, how much salt goes into the water, when the sauce meets the noodles, even the heat under the pan can quietly ...