Cooking pasta in a rice cooker is relatively easy, but it's not as hands-off as cooking rice. A rice cooker uses both heat ...

Al dente — pasta that is cooked but still has a firm bite to it — is the preferred way to cook and enjoy it among Italians.

If for some reason, the pasta is ready before you are ready to eat, you can turn the heat off and allow the pasta to continue ...

Put the pan back on medium low heat and add 1 x 28-ounce tin of Italian chopped tomatoes and 100 gms smoked salmon cut into stripes, along with 2-4 Tbsp vodka, allow the vodka to burn off for 3-5 ...

Midnight Pasta. Spaghettata, a feast of piping hot pasta cooked at home late at night, often after you’ve come home from the bar, is perfect for when you are hungry and not quite ready for bed.