Italian cuisine, down to the individual ingredients, is as diverse as the many city-states and regions that came together to form the Italian Republic. Italy hit the Powerball when it comes to climate ...

Have you ever wondered why there is a huge variety of pasta types available at the grocery store? With options like spaghetti, penne, farfalle, shells, angel hair, macaroni, etc., it's a struggle to ...

Ah, pasta. Is there any food so universally loved as this infinitely versatile staple? It's a pantry must-have that can accommodate any palate, whether you need to whip up a simple mac and cheese dish ...

Welcoming summer reminds me of my days leading cooking camps for kids in a rented church kitchen. Hungry to learn, these 8- to 12-year-olds would race into the kitchen, tie on their aprons and scrub ...

Pasta is a wonderful, versatile food that you can incorporate into thousands of dishes in so many ways. Did you know that there are around 350 different types of pasta? Yeah, we were surprised too!

A closer look at boxes of store-bought pasta - Static Media / Shutterstock Wander through your local grocery store and you'll find a wall of dried pasta lining the aisle and a broad selection of fresh ...