Fetuccine in the manner of Alfredo
Fettuccine Alfredo is among the simplest, yet tastiest pasta dishes.
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With pasta, sauces make the dish
Plain pasta is healthy and delicious. But the overwhelming majority of dishes are going to involve combining it with some kind of sauce.
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Pasta preparation, cooking and serving tips from the pros
There are so many different possible pasta recipes it might seem impossible to provide general guidelines. But all good pasta recipes have a few things in common.
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Pasta shapes, the long and the short of it
There are more types of pasta than there are bathing suit designs. Ok, maybe not quite that many. But there are a lot, anyway. Fortunately for the newcomer to the world of pasta, they break down along two broad categories: long and short -with a few crossovers. Or, more accurately, pasta shapes come mostly in two types: thin, long and solid, or short, tubed and curled.
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Pasta shapes
There must be more pasta shapes than electronic games -maybe not so many, but there are a lot- and each one has its own Italian name. It is impossible to remember them all. That is why we need a dictionary
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Pasta, the basics of a great food
There's a good reason pasta is high on nearly everyone's list of favorites. Pasta is versatile, healthy, tasty and easy to work with. It provides the base for hundreds of delicious recipes, whether drowned in sauce or chopped up plain in a salad, or even as an ingredient in a stir-fry.
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Pasta and your favorite wines
One of the great things about pasta is its versatility. Not only is it nutritious and tasty, but it goes with any wine you happen to favor. Still, you'll want to select a wine that goes with the whole dish.
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Homemade pasta
Homemade pasta is delicious and easier to prepare than anyone would think. Modern technology offers a great selection of pasta making tools to make this task simple.
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Chinese noodles
Noodles are, to indulge an obvious pun, a staple of Chinese dishes. Whether Cantonese or Mandarin, Hunan or Szechuan, some type of noodle is almost always found in breakfast, lunch or dinner recipes. Rice grains are more commonly associated with Chinese dishes. But, in fact, noodles are nearly always present in some form. They have been a prominent part of the Chinese meal since at least when the Han Dynasty ruled China over 2,000 years ago.