Category "pasta"

Does squid ink pasta bleed?

Will the black color from squid ink spaghetti bleed onto other ingredients? I was recently given a package of squid ink spaghetti. I haven't used it before and

How do I stop all the sauce from being absorbed and the pasta going soggy?

I have to make a pasta bake for 20 people take it to the meeting 6 hours before it will be reheated for dinner. How do I stop all the sauce from being absorbed

Can a pasta pot be used for cooking sauces?

I am considering buying a pasta pot, such as the All-Clad 6807 SS Copper Core. Can I remove the colander and just use the main body to cook tomato sauce? Or c

Is there a way to handmake alphabet pasta?

Is there a way to handmake alphabet pasta? I want to make the small pasta the is shaped into letters that is sometimes used for alphabet soup for kids. It's us

Make ahead Chicken Piccata

I have a recipe for Chicken Piccata my whole family really likes. We are having a couple guests over tomorrow, and I'd like to make this recipe, but make it ahe

Homemade mac and cheese always loses its creaminess and gets dry after sitting out a short while

How do I keep the pasta from absorbing all the liquid?

Traditionally, why are 'pasta bowls' wide and shallow?

I was curious as to why they're marketed as pasta bowls in the UK, and it's because they're frequently used for pasta (obviously). Buy why are bowls used for pa

Flour vs cornstarch for keeping fresh uncooked pasta from sticking together

I am planning on making my first batch of fresh pasta soon and have been researching all of the steps. One of these steps is to dust a bit of flour on fresh p

Test if two foods are the same

I'm Italian, now living in the US for some months. As you may know we like pasta. I tried Barilla here, our best known pasta brand. Well.. the taste seems a li

Red ptitim (pearl couscous)?

I used to work in an office by a restaurant that served red ptitim - Israeli-style pearl couscous, today are cooked in some sort of tomato sauce and come out re

How long can I hold spätzle in ice water or drained?

When making spätzle, it is common to chill each batch in ice water to stop the cooking. I need to make spätzle as part of a large feast for 10 people

Why does homemade pasta using wholemeal flour break easily as compared to all purpose flour?

Why does wholemeal pasta break more easily than pasta that is made from all-purpose flour?

How to prevent dumplings from sticking together

I tried cooking dumplings for the first time a while back. Now I am trying for the second time. Last time I made them, I used fresh pasta wonton wrappers. I se

Should I salt water for cooking pastas based on the volume of water or amount of food?

I was wondering if I should estimate the amount of salt I need proportionally to the volume of water or to the amount of pasta?

Pasta water usable with lentil pasta?

I'm planning on making a pasta dish tonight that uses the pasta cooking water in the sauce. Something like cacio e pepe. The pasta I've got is the high protein

Cooking pasta in water temperature range?

I'd like to know what is the temperature range in which pasta can be cooked in water. I'd be interested in this in order to waste less energy/heat as opposed to

Can fresh pasta sheets be used to assemble a lasagne, then left in the fridge overnight before baking?

Or will this make them mushy or otherwise degrade them? I have recently gotten into making fresh pasta, and I want to prep a lasagne the night before. I have d

Why do you add couscous to boiling water?

All recipes for couscous I've seen instruct to add the couscous to already boiling water. Why is that so? What difference does it make if it will be added to b

What can pasta absorb from the water it's cooked in?

I know you're supposed to put salt in the water when you're cooking pasta, both to aid in anti-starch gelation and to add flavour. This got me thinking - what

What are the tiny white self-moving objects on pasta?

So, a lot of pasta I've bought lately came with some white substance. At first it looked like uncooked starch or something. But when looking closely I noticed i