"All pasta shapes can be made without a machine, and in fact, they often turn out better this way!" he said. "Rolling by hand creates a more porous texture that absorbs sauces beautifully. Plus, ...

I never really knew how to make homemade pasta and in fact I'd always assumed you'd need a bunch of fancy equipment to do it. But it turns out that's not true at all. With a rolling pin and a lot of ...

One of the tiniest kinds of pasta you’ll find at the supermarket is ancini de pepe. This itty bitty pastina gets its name from the Italian word for peppercorns, though this pasta is even tinier. Much ...

When I first packed my bags and moved to Florence, Italy, five years ago, I came as a culinary student ready to learn just about everything in Italian cuisine, from tiramisu to tortellini. However, it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Different raw pasta shapes on wooden table - Grafvision/Getty Images Pasta truly is the food that keeps on giving. With hundreds ...

While supermarkets do a remarkably good job of stocking various noodle shapes, most restaurants serve a pretty narrow range of pastas. Beyond Italian restaurants that have made a specialty of pasta, ...