Pasta Cooking Guide: From Homemade Shells to Ravioli

Cooking the perfect pasta requires mastering techniques from boiling lasagna sheets to pan-frying pierogies. From making sea shell pasta from scratch to finding low-fat substitutes for Alfredo sauce, explore versatile pasta recipes.

How to Cook Pasta in the Oven

Published Sep,06 2011 | By Chance Woods

Dry pasta noodles absorb the flavor of the sauce in which they are baked. The liquid from the sauce, combined with the steam created during cooking, is enough to prevent the noodles from drying out.

How to Cook Low-Carb With Shirataki Noodles

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Chance Woods

There are two types of shirataki noodle. One is a calorie-free — and thus carbohydrate-free — noodle made from water and the fibrous flour of devil's ear yams.