No matter what kind of pasta dish you’re making, from pasta salad to a classic spaghetti carbonara, overcooking your pasta is the easiest way to ruin your meal. You may have heard of the term “al ...

Here's how to tell which doneness is best for you.

If you ever cook at home, you probably make pasta because it's one of the easiest and most customizable dishes to make. Even so, cooking at home can get exhausting; between preparing and cooking ...

It’s not the best method, but it gets the job done. You can cook pasta in the microwave—just cover it with plenty of water, stir occasionally, and cook for the box’s recommended time plus an extra ...

Spaghetti squash: Since it arrived on American shores in the 1930s, it has been touted as an economical alternative for pasta and, in the ‘80s, as a health food. It has been referred to as the ...

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 ...