Bacon and Peas Carbonara (My new favorite pasta carbonara recipe from http://www.food52.com/recipes/214_daddys_carbonara) 1 pound dried spaghetti 1 pound bacon 10 ounces frozen peas (1 package) 4 eggs 1 cup fresh grated parmesan black pepper Start cooking the pasta (I have long subscribed to the less-water method Harold McGee addresses here). Ask the hotline about this [...]

My latest obsession is Israeli couscous. These pearls of pasta provide a pop of chewy goodness that are as healthy as they are delicious. Israeli couscous is extremely easy to prepare (similar to how you would prepare regular couscous) and in my opinion, tastes much better. You can add whatever you want to it. In [...]

As much as I love making things from scratch, it is just not feasible on a weekday night after a day at the office. This is when store bought help comes to the rescue and dehydrated gnocchi starts looking really good as an alternative to pasta. When cooking prepackaged gnocchi, it is really easy to [...]