Cold soba noodles are the base of many a hot-weather salad, but I tend to like them best in winter, when I can eat them warm and paired with strong, hot flavors and winter greens. Here are a few favorite winter soba noodle recipes from around the web: More

If you happen to be into chick flicks, which I am, then maybe you love the Christmas movie The Holiday as much as me? (Unfortunately I have to watch it alone, because it doesn't meet my fiancé's manly standards.) In one scene in particular, Kate Winslet offers to whip up some "Christmas fettuccine" for Jack Black, who is in need of some much-needed cheer. More

When you cook a 22-pound turkey for Thanksgiving, leftovers are inevitable. The first round is devoured in a midnight dash to the fridge (straight from the Tupperware, no silverware required.) And then there's Friday's long-awaited turkey-cranberry panino, with a pile of green bean casserole on the side. Heaven. But my favorite meal of all—besides the main event, of course—is turkey noodle casserole. More

Although we covered pasta in plenty last week, we ran across one more idea that was well worth the mention. Spaghetti can be dressed up or down, but have you ever seen it baked into individual pies? More

My own personal knowledge of the different styles of Italian noodles tends towards the basic. Spaghetti, check. Lasagna, check. Macaroni, check. Funghini — wait, what? Remember this pasta guide from earlier in the week? Well, here's another. This infographic is a great way to learn the ins and the outs of those crazy shapes. How well do you know your pasta? More

Do you feel pretty confident in your chopsticks skills? If so, you might be ready to try nagashi somen, a fun Japanese eating style that serves noodles not in a bowl or a plate, but racing by in a bamboo pipe full of flowing water. Get those chopsticks ready! More

Remember back when Good Eats was a new TV show? We sat wide-eyed staring at the television; it was like science class in high school (if we had been paying attention). One moment that still rings clear every time I boil water happened in the pasta episode, way back in the very beginning. Did you know Alton is strictly against adding oil to his pasta water? Want to know why? More

Now that you've learned how to make homemade pasta, it's time to up the ante! How would you like to make tender bite-sized pillows of pasta, plump with a creamy filling? Yes? Sounds good, right? It's easier and quicker than you might imagine. Take a look at this method — demonstrated by a pro: Bill Briwa, an instructor at the Culinary Institute of America's Greystone campus. More

I recently had the best Pad Thai of my life. It was one of those restaurant meals where the person cooking takes us under her wing and simply says, "How about I just cook for you?" Chef Ngamprom "Hong" Thaimee of Ngam in NYC's East Village then brought out plate after plate of regional Thai cuisine from her native Chiang Mai, Thailand, and I was floored.

Normally when I have this kind of meal out, I try to savor it as just that: a meal out that I will probably not make at home. But this was different. In particular, Hong's Green Papaya Pad Thai was a game-changer. Replacing the traditional rice noodles with shredded green papaya isn't a new trick — and one that's gaining a wider audience thanks to its lower carb count — but I'd never thought to make it that way at home. So I called her the next day and asked her to please teach me. This week, I visited her kitchen. More

Pumpkin soup. Pumpkin blondies. Pumpkin rolls. Pumpkin seed pesto. We get it! It's the season of pumpkin (not to be confused with pumpkin spice) and we're not fighting it. Add this to the list of pumpkin foods we're craving: pumpkin gnocchi!
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