We typically pour the pasta and water into a colander to prepare the dish, unaware that the pasta water can be reused. How and for what can it be used? The possibilities may surprise you.

Enjoy this shrimp pasta that's tossed with a sun-dried tomato cream sauce. This recipe makes two servings, so it's a perfect ...

Add the pasta and cook until al dente ... When it's ready, scoop off about 120ml (½ cup) of the cooking water, then drain in a colander, but do not riinse it. For the other pot of water ...

Ladle off about 60ml (¼ cup) of the pasta water. Drain the pasta in a colander then put it back into the pot used to boil it. Add a gener­ous amount of the sakura shrimp aglio e olio and mix it ...

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the tortellini and cook for 6 minutes, or according to package instructions, or until the pasta is tender. Drain in a colander but do not rinse.

The salty, starchy water will loosen up the sauce, add seasoning and give it a lovely silky texture. When the pasta is ready, drain it into a colander, reserving some more of the cooking water in ...