Pasta cooked in milk to build a creamy sauce. - Alena_Kos/Shutterstock A splash of pasta water is a crucial ingredient in most pasta dishes. The starch that washes into the water from raw pasta helps ...

While it would make sense to follow the cooking directions listed on a package of pasta, Italians usually don’t.

When I was 11, my Irish American stepdad came home with a $10 wok and a used paperback Chinese cookbook. Chinese food was a treat reserved for the rare occasions when we ate out at local ...

When you think of a wok, you might imagine a large, dark bowl engulfed in flames—and while that's not wrong by any means, it's far from a complete picture of this efficient cookware. Woks aren't used ...

As someone who is new to wok cooking, it’s not a cooking method for the faint of heart. It requires extensive wrist strength, a tolerance for intense heat, and an intuitive understanding of the ...