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Should I rinse pasta?

When I was a child and even as a young adult, my mother would RINSE off the hot pasta after she boiled it in hot water, using cold water! Then I heard

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Difference between bucatini and rigate penne pasta?

What is the difference between bucatini pasta and rigate penne pasta? I have about 5 pounds of penne and want to use it instead of bucatini. Is there

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Cheese ravioli for Christmas Eve?

Would you feel making cheese ravioli for Christmas Eve is too heavy? Seeing as I have all kinds of fried & stuffed fish... we are Italian and usually

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Had the machine for ten minutes now!

So far I haven't been able to work out how it works, as there aren't any instructions for how to put it together (even in Italian). I've got the tagliatelli

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Smooth, Slow. (But buy the motor!)

Best machine of all. Does just what you want, slowly. As far as I know it's one of the few that allows you to add on a motor once you fall in love with

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100% Easy Pasta Recipes for First Time Cooks

These ultra easy pasta recipes are aimed squarely at pasta beginners. So if you have never done more than open a bottle of pasta sauce, these delicious Italian dishes are for you.

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Veggie Pasta with Chickpeas, Spinach and Tomato

Flavorful pasta with chickpeas, spinach and rich tomato sauce. Deliciously suited to veggies and meat-eaters alike.

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These Easy Eggplant Recipes are Pastastic!

Easy eggplant recipes anyone can cook - direct from Italy. These aubergine recipes are scrumptious and perfect for pasta lovers.

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Simple Stuffed Eggplant Recipe

This scrumptious stuffed eggplant recipe packs soft-fried aubergine halves with pasta smothered in rich tomato sauce. Serve with melted mozzarella for a mouth-watering Italian mouthful.

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Do you have Thanksgiving turkey left over?

If so, bang your bits of bird in this baked pasta dish and make sure this protein-packed meat doesn't go to waste!

Interesting alternative lasagna recipe

Definitely the most interesting lasagna I've we've seen in a while, courtesy of the Washington Post newspaper.

One to try this week methinx...

(Click the image to see the recipe.)

Diabetic-friendly pasta

There is a Quinoa brand of pasta, made from corn flour and quinoa flour. Tastes great, but a bit pricey. I have been experimenting making my own blend

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Pesto sauce recipe - made with a Chef's Knife or Mezzaluna

This is the pesto sauce recipe I used to make pesto in the days when I was a poor college-student. Of course, I did not have a blender or food processor,

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Do different pasta shapes taste different?

Hi - I want to know if different shapes of pasta have different tastes? (I mean the pasta itself not with the sauce.) For example, is the taste of farfalle

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Rusty rollers

Yes I have the Imperia pasta machine. I have used it two or 3 times. The last time I used it, I found it had a few rust spots on the rollers. I never

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Different Types of Pasta Explained

Learn the different types of pasta with my comprehensive A to Z guide. From amori and barbina to vermicelli and ziti, I explain how these shapes differ and how to easily recognise them.

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Simple Italian Ravioli Recipes

Easy Italian ravioli recipes, explained in plain English using picture guides.

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Easy Ravioli Recipe With Sweet Potato And Butter Nut Sauce

This sweet and silky homemade ravioli recipe is a scumptious treat and great for impressing dinner guests. Try this easy step-by-step cooking guide.

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Crespelle or vente crochante Italian cookies

Hi, sorry if this is the wrong site for this question, but I found these Italian cookies called crespelle at one Italian deli near me (Manhattan), and

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Fresh egg pasta or non-egg pasta - which and when?

Hello, Great website! My question is: what do you think about when you decide to use egg-pasta and pasta made without eggs in? Is it something to

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Can you freeze lasagna in a metal tray?

I had a dinner party and I made 2 trays of lasagna and I didn't cook the one. But when I made it, I made it in a metal tray. So I was wondering if it's

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Colour of fresh pasta is wrong!

Hi, I am hoping to make some homemade pasta for a farmers market, and am experimenting at the moment with a few batches. It tastes great, but I think

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Why does my lasagna dry up when I freeze it?

Hi - I layer my pasta, having made the bolognaise sauce, but I also use shop-bought white sauce. This always dries up when I freeze my lasagne. Am I

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Pasta sauce for small cafe

Hi.....my name is Nishant from India. I ran a cafe in the local city market and wish to introduce pasta in the menu. I have tried the basic tomato sauce

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Fresh Whole Wheat Pasta Recipe - Easy Wholemeal Pasta

Love delicious fresh pasta but also try to eat healthy? Try this fresh whole wheat pasta recipe today. Buono!

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Using the Marcato Atlas 150 pasta maker

Finally got around to filming a little of how the Marcato Atlas pasta machine works.

An excellent quality piece of kit - highly recommended!

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Simple Bacon Pasta With Farmers Market Veggies - Easy Bacon Pasta Recipe

This easy bacon pasta is full of nutrituous freshness with a nice porky punch.

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Simple Italian Seafood Pasta Recipes

These easy-to-follow seafood pasta recipes explain how to combine mouth-watering fruits of the sea (frutti di mare) such as prawns, mussels and more, with the most delicious Italian pasta shapes.

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Easy Spaghetti Octopus Recipe - Neapolitan Octopus Pasta

This octopus recipe is an Italian food match made in heaven - succulent spaghetti and soft-cooked baby octopus. Find out how to make it here.

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Using the Imperia pasta maker to make fresh lasagna sheets

Hi Matt - couple of quick questions for you. When making pasta for lasagna using the Imperia 150 pasta maker, would running it through to setting 4 be

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