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Favorite Fall Combination: Pasta and Squash

We are pretty close to overdosing on pasta dishes with squash. It's one of our very favorite things to eat this time of year. Butternut, acorn, delicata... you name it. The sweetness and creaminess...

Gooey and Bubbly: 5 Exciting Lasagnas To Warm You Up!

We've been making the same basic lasagna - Mom's recipe! - for years. We love this comfort food without reserve, but it's also nice to mix things up now and again. These five lasagna recipes are tanta...

Look! Hello Ziti! Where'd You Come From?

We opened up a bag of orzo the other day to discover this: just one long ziti sitting uncomfortably out of place among its orzo cousins. Where'd it come from? ...

Colorful Cooking: How to Make Colored Pasta

Want to add a little color to your plate?! Lovely ribbons of green, red, and yellow pasta really bring a dish to life. They're also as easy to make as they are to eat! Here's how:...

Quick Weeknight Dinner Recipes with Pasta
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Pasta! Where would quick weeknight meals be without pasta? Here, in a tribute to pasta's marvelous qualities as a comforting, delicious supper, are all the Quick Weeknight Meals entries that include...

Recipe: Slow-Roasted Tomato Sauce

A friend of mine shared with me this yummy recipe for slow-roasted tomato sauce. It's a rich, delicious sauce that has one full head of garlic in it! The preparation work is very minimal; even thoug...

What's Your Favorite Pasta Shape?

Pasta comes in so many different shapes. New ones are being invented all the time, so any list of pasta shapes that I post here would probably not be up to date. The smallest shapes are often used i...

Andrea's Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce How long does it take? 30 minutes Category: Omnivore Name: Andrea Why is it a favorite meal? This meal is healthy, takes under 30 minutes to make, and is most...

Mercy's Spicy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Spicy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta How long does it take? 25 minutes Category: Omnivore Name: Mercy Why is it a favorite meal? It's fast, easy, and the ingredients are few and easy to get!...

Michele's Baked Fusilli with Fresh Mozzarella
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Baked Fusilli with Fresh Mozzarella How long does it take? 30 minutes Category: Vegetarian Name: Michele Why is it a favorite meal? Easy and presentation is different....

Heather's Ribbons with Eggplant, Tomato & Blue Cheese
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Name: Heather Recipe: Little Ribbons with Eggplant, Tomato and Blue Cheese How long does it take? 30 minutes Why is it a favorite meal? It’s a terrific way to use some of your late summer bounty! ...

Help! How Can We Save This Pasta Dish?

We needed a quick, simple dinner last night, so we whipped up this pasta dish with ingredients we had around the kitchen and a bag of fresh chard from the farmers market. We'll tell you right out: the...

How To Cook Frozen Fresh Pasta (Without a Stove!)

Thanks to Faith (and her mother-in-law) we've been making pasta on end recently. It's been unusually cool here in the Midwest and knowing it wouldn't last long (and it didn't), we took advantage b...

Weekend Project: Make Gnocchi!

We're expecting thunderstorms this weekend, and we can't think of anything we'd rather do than spend the afternoon making a big batch of gnocchi while the rain is pattering outside. These little potat...

Odd Gadget: Al Dente Operatic Pasta Timer

We considered posting this very odd gadget as a Hot or Not survey, but decided that wouldn't be quite fair. See, this is just the weirdest thing we've seen in a long time; hot or not hardly applies. I...

Quick Tip: Cooking the Best Pasta for Cold Salad

You've heard us say it again and again: always cook pasta in a large amount of well-salted boiling water until al dente. But when it comes to pasta salads that will be served cold or room temperature,...

What's the Difference? Gnocchi di Patate, Gnocchi alla Romana, and Gnocchi Parisienne

When we think of gnocchi, our mind jumps straight to those soft little potato dumplings served in a lot of Italian cooking. But did you know there are actually several different kinds of gnocchi, each...

Tip: Boil Your Vegetables with Your Pasta

Last night we made a very simple, quick dinner—spaghetti, broccoli, and tomato sauce—and it was even easier because we put everything that needed to boil in the same big pot. It takes a little fin...

Recipe Review: Pasta alla Norma from Cook's Illustrated

We knew immediately upon opening the July/August issue of Cook's Illustrated that we would have to make this dish. We're recent converts to the clan of eggplant-lovers, and the description of carameli...

Quick Dinner Recipe: Orecchiette with Sausage and Kale

You know that our most basic go-to meal is a riff on pasta with meat and greens. It's such an easy one-dish meal, and so satisfying. Here's our latest exploration of the theme: a hearty, spicy, and bo...

National Food Roundup: Olive Bread
From Nationwide Newspaper Food Sections 05.27.09

It may be the season for salads and grilling, but comfort food doesn't seem to be going anywhere – it's just a little lighter for summer. We've rounded up a few recipes below, and why not start with...

Tip: Use a Toast Rack to Help Cook Lasagna Noodles

Here's a fun little tip we picked up via Flickr. We do suspect, however, that this tip will only be useful to our British and Canadian readers, who know what a toast rack is and how to use it. It's no...

Trader Joe's Pasta Wins a Taste Test
New York Magazine

May the cheapest pasta win! That's what happened, anyway, when New York convened a panel to sample different store-bought, dried pasta. At 99 cents a pound, TJ's was the least expensive pasta of the b...

Weeknight Recipe: Easy Homemade Macaroni and Cheese

This is the mac n' cheese that we grew up on - creamy sauce, chewy pasta, and don't spare the cheese! This was way before "fat" was a dirty word, but we still can't think of anything else we'd rather ...

Kitchen Tour: Chef Ignacio Mattos of Il Buco

Our most recent New York kitchen tour was with the Executive Chef of Il Buco restaurant, Ignacio Mattos. Ignacio lives in a bright, sunny walk up overlooking Tompkins Square Park. The kitchen occupies...

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