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.

and then using a small sieve or tongs lift your pasta out of the water and onto a colander to air dry. I have been known to spend much longer than is necessary chasing a slippery piece of ...

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 ...

Do not add oil as the boiling water is good enough. 4. Once cooked always reserve the cooking water and drain the pasta to a colander. Now add the drained pasta and mix it carefully. 14. To give the ...

There are few meals as universally loved as spaghetti, but cooking it the traditional way requires a lot of dishes. You need ...

Keep things simple with this perfect late-winter, early-spring pasta, or embellish it with roasted cherry tomatoes.