Hot Pasta How-Tos

How To: Cook pasta properly

Are you still cooking pasta in the microwave? Learn the 6 important rules for any pasta recipe with this quick tips and techniques video -- you'll have everything you need for your pasta dish in no time. Enjoy!

How To: Make shrimp pasta primavera

Expert Richard Buccola will walk you through this dish step-by-step, with an ingredient list, tips on how to peel and devein the shrimp, how to clean, peel and chop the vegetables, how to cook the shrimp, how to prepare pasta al dente style, and how to bring everything together and serve the dish.

How To: Make Italian macaroni and cheese

Chef Elvis "Gator" Hillard will show you how to prepare the water and add the salt, cook the pasta, chop the fennel and garlic, and strain the pasta. Elvis will also show you how to cut the asparagus, sauté the fennel and garlic, add the Romano cheese, incorporate the sauce, and add the cream and the peas.

How To: Prepare baked cannelloni

Chef Brandon Sarkis will demonstrate step-by-step, in easy-to-follow instructions what ingredients, cookware and supplies you'll need to cook the dish, how to prepare the ingredients, like chopping the onion, garlic and tomatoes for the sauce, how to make the cheese stuffing, and offers tip on how to fill the pasta tubes.

How To: Make Italian stuffed shells

In this Italian food cooking video series, learn how to make a stuffed pasta shells recipe. This traditional dish is a great way to get some attention at any meal. Stuffed shells take a simple noodle and transform it into a pocket of flavor, full of meat, vegetables and spices.

How To: Fold dumplings

Watch this instructional video to learn how to fold dumplings with ripping them. THe trick is to use a little bit of water. This film contains no audio and no subtitles but you can still follow along.

How To: Make tuna lasagna

A tasty fish alternative to the traditional recipe. This mouth-watering pasta dish is easy to make and perfect for the weekend. Enjoy our tuna lasagna recipe. Make tuna lasagna.

How To: Prepare Pad Thai

To prepare the sauce for this dish you will need tamarind juice or white vinegar, fish sauce, coconut palm sugar or (granulated white sugar and corn syrup). For the Pad Thai you will need vegetable oil, red onions, garlic cloves, extra firm tou fuu, chopped preserved turnips, dried shrimp (or fresh peeled shrimp), fresh noodles or dried packaged noodles, eggs, putt Thai sauce, crushed roasted peanuts, fresh bean sprouts, garlic chives, dried roasted ground peppers and raw bean sprouts, green ...

How To: Make homemade pasta dough

This is a simple recipe that just uses regular AP flour. You can, of course, use a mixture of semolina flour like many pasta recipes suggest. But, this recipe is very user friendly, and if you’ve never made your own pasta before, this would be a good place to start. By the way, those pasta machines are surprisingly affordable at your local mega-store

How To: Make Mexican style lasagna

Sarah Carey of Everyday Food shares the three steps to making a tasty Mexican-Style Lasagna.Prepare filling made right in the processor, for step one.Layer the tortillas and then the filling is put in just like a regular lasagna.The last layer will be the cheese. Make Mexican style lasagna.

How To: Make linguine with clams

Chef Lucinda Scala Quinn of "Everyday Food" shares her recipe for linguine and clams, with Martha.The ingredients are as follows:virgin olive oil,garlic,red pepper,littleneck clams,cornmeal,linguine pasta,coarse salt, and parsley. Make linguine with clams.

How To: Prepare fettuccini alfredo

Fettuccini alfredo is not only a delicious Italian dish, it's also quite simple to make. Learn to make a quick and easy shrimp fettuccini alfredo. You will need large frying pan, large pot, colander, measuring cups, butter, heavy cream, block of parmesan cheese, a cheese grater, a vegetable, such as peas, package of fettuccini noodles, salt and pepper. You may also wich to add seafood such as shrimp, crab or lobster.

How To: Make baked macaroni and cheese with ham

Food historians credit the ancient Greeks and Romans for coming up with the idea of combining macaroni with cheese. And even though it is possible to find ancient recipes for making pasta we don't really have a record for Macaroni and Cheese until 1769. Are you a lover of macaroni and cheese? Try combining traditional baked macaroni and cheese with ham to experience American comfort food at its best.

How To: Make foie gras ravioli

Chef Portale demonstrates how to make foie gras ravioli. These light and delicate white bean and foie gras filled ravioli are perfect for a variety of dishes. Make foie gras ravioli.

How To: Make pasta dough

This video shows how to make homemade pasta. You can either make it by hand or use a mixer with a dough hook. You will need to let it rest for 30 minutes before rolling it out.

How To: Make chestnut pasta with pesto

Julia Child and her guest demonstrate how to make chestnut pasta with pesto. This hand-formed troffie pasta, made of chestnut flour, which provides a nutty, sweet flavor, is served with pesto, a fragrant basil and garlic sauce. Make chestnut pasta with pesto.

How To: Make mushroom potato lasagna

Julia Child and her guest demonstrate how to make mushroom potato lasagna. In this dish potato is substituted for pasta and then layered with mushrooms to create this exquisite dish. Make mushroom potato lasagna.

How To: Make homemade pasta

Now if you've ever been to a nice Italian restaurant and wondered why the pasta tasted so good, it's probably because it was fresh pasta. What's amazing is that fresh pasta is incredibly easy to make. And the taste and texture is something you've got to just try for yourself.