This Neapolitan pasta e patate ($32) typifies Bove’s rustic approach ... beautiful olive oil and little dots of bright green basil sauce. The flavors pop and the textures rock.

Just before my sauce was ready, I began cooking my pasta. I brought a large pot of water to a boil and added the penne and two tablespoons of salt. I cooked my pasta until it was al dente ...

The health benefits and drawbacks of eating pasta can also depend on what you serve it with. A heavy cream and cheese-based sauce will contain more saturated fat than a tomato-based sauce ...

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What it does take is patience. For the meat sauce to achieve its ideal texture, it must cook low and slow—around 3 hours—on the stovetop. Luckily, most of that cooking time is hands-off.

After experimenting with several variations, I have found a super easy but delicious sweet and sour sauce recipe. It might be worth mentioning that you can create this sweet-and-sour sauce recipe in ...

If you don't have Carbone's sauce on hand, you can always opt for a similar marinara or just make your own. His sauce is made with Italian tomatoes (whole peeled tomatoes, tomato purée ...

Cacio e pepe is a well-known Italian pasta dish consisting of just three ... of phase diagram showing the changes happening to the sauce as the conditions changed. The would-be chefs found that ...

Cooking cacio e pepe involves melting the cheese with some of the water the pasta is cooked in to create a smooth sauce, but achieving this is notoriously tricky. If the mixture becomes too hot or ...