Pasta

Carbonara can go from velvety to scrambled eggs in seconds. But it won't happen to you.

When a dinner of cheese and butter and noodles sounds a bit too indulgent, just add roasted veg. Boom.

Break free from your usual basil-and-pine-nut routine with a wintry pesto that was practically meant for a simple plate of spaghetti.

When all you want is a bowl of creamy pasta, adding a pile of golden-brown mushrooms makes it feel virtuous.

This recipe makes more bonito butter than you need. Use the smoky, slightly salty mixture to top your next steak, or to sauté greens.

These quick and easy recipes are guaranteed to keep you warm this winter.

Rolling out and shaping this handmade pasta together is the fun part. Make the dough a day ahead, wrap in plastic, and keep chilled.

If your largest skillet isn’t large enough to hold 12 oz. pasta and toss everything together, dump the mixture back into the pot from cooking the rigatoni and toss.

Parmesan rind and a kitchen sink’s worth of aromatics give heady flavor to this classic Italian recipe with cannellini beans and pasta.

Why you should be putting harissa on your pasta—really!

Yes, the ol' cheese-and-butter on spaghetti combo works like a charm. But now that you're all grown up, isn't it time to get a little fancier with your pasta routine?

Rather than being cooked in salted water, the pasta is treated like risotto—simmered in stock and stirred until cooked and creamy—which gives it plenty of time to pick up meaty flavors.

If you prefer all-pork (or all-veal) meatballs, go ahead and make that change.

They're practically begging to kick it with you by the fire.

During the frenzy of cookie season, put these quick and cozy weeknight dishes on dinner duty.

The pasta and grain recipes you should know how to make.

Hearty, satisfying, and easy: Bulk it up with more mushrooms. Cut the entire recipe in half. Whatever suits you.

That parsley in your fridge is lonely! Let it hang with chiles and walnuts for your next weeknight pasta. 

You know what's always good? Homemade lasagna. Unless it's bad. Avoid these pitfalls, and make a better pan of this classic casserole.

It takes a whole lot of love and effort to make an amazing Sunday sauce. Oh, and one more thing: Make sure you're not making any of these common mistakes!

Consider the days of too mushy, too dry, too overcooked, or too soupy mac and cheese long gone.

The chefs of Jon & Vinny’s in L.A. gave us the recipe for their spicy fusilli. Start taking notes.

Make sure the vodka cooks for a full minute or two to evaporate all the booziness.

We stole your nonna’s ziti and took it on a self-discovery tour of Middle-Eastern flavors. Sorry—it doesn’t want to come home.