Tag: pasta

A Back-Pocket Pasta Recipe

If you’re looking for a pasta dish that’s comforting and easy to make, look no further. This features a traditional pasta sauce recipe found in most Italian cookbooks, made by simmering garlic in olive oil to make a simple sauce known as aglio e olio. Serve with a basic green salad or sautéed greens, such…


Easy, Elegant Brown Butter Pasta Is Ready in 30 Minutes

One of my favorite ways to treat myself comes in the form of thisAn Easy, Elegant Dinner to Impress. It’s low-effort and the end result is an elegant dinner I would be proud to serve any guest. Making it is all about building flavor as you go. While the pasta cooks, you’ll sauté the aromatics…


An Abnormally Delicious Summer Pasta

There’s nothing normal about alla Norma, a Sicilian way of serving pasta smothered in an eggplant tomato sauce. If you enjoy ratatouille, imam bayildi, eggplant Parmesan, or any other eggplant-and-tomato dish, you probably understand that they form a special combination. Although the resemblance may not be obvious at first, the two fruits are close relatives,…


Pesto Turns a Simple Pasta Salad Into an Easy Dinner

Creamy pesto sauce turns a simple pasta salad with broccoli and tomatoes into a delightful dinner. Just before the pasta is done, add the broccoli to the pasta cooking water allowing it to slightly soften and turn a vivid shade of green. Pesto Pasta Salad Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Serves 5…


Agnolotti, Bucatini, and the Innovative New Cascatelli: A Brief History of Pasta Shapes

There are at least 350 shapes of pasta you can buy. Food blogger Dan Pashman apparently thought we could use one more. Enter cascatelli—which means “waterfall” in Italian—the world’s newest pasta shape. Pashman developed the shape to hold a lot of sauce and be easily stabbed with a fork. To me, a food historian and…


Fettuccine With Cream, Peas, and Bacon

Necessity is the mother of invention, and this recipe is based on items I always have in the pantry and freezer. Falling somewhere between carbonara and alfredo, it combines favorite ingredients to make a hearty pasta dish. This is comfort food at its best. It is now a classic in my home, a go-to recipe…


Pasta With Cherry Tomatoes and Anchovies

This pasta dish is a staple in my house, as you can quickly prepare the anchovy and cherry tomato sauce while the pasta is cooking. Garlic, parsley, and chile pepper are often combined with anchovies as an aromatic base. In this case, the anchovies are slowly melted in the warm olive oil along with finely…


Mac and Cheese, Outside the Box

It’s a bit of an American institution; the pacifier of peckish progeny; the survival rations of empty-pocket college students; the late-night master of munchies. And I’ve long sort of loathed the stuff: mac ‘n’ cheese. When my brother and I were little kids and my mother stayed home to take care of us, she found…


Add a Little Spring to Your Dinner Plate

Spring is right around the corner, and while the weather might not look like it’s received the memo in some areas, this recipe is a bit of spring inspiration that will surely lighten up your dinner plate no matter where you sit. It’s a fresh and lovely pasta dish, bright with citrus and brimming with…


Attention, Garlic Lovers: The Ultimate Garlic Pasta Is Here for You

If you find yourself doubling the amount of garlic in every recipe you make, do yourself a favor and make this pasta ASAP. With its one-two punch of garlic, it has earned its “Ultimate Garlic Pasta” title. You start by roasting a whole head of garlic until the cloves are caramelized and jammy, which lends…