As a food writer, I've perfected a few quick and easy recipes that I make regularly, like coconut chickpea stew or cheesy carbonara. But one dish I never seem to crave during the week is pasta ...

Burning food is usually a bad thing. No one wants to eat burnt eggs or charred baked goods (though luckily, there's an easy fix for those overcooked cookies). However, anyone who has savored a ...

For more adventurous fare, there’s rigatoni cake made by standing the pasta upright in a springform pan, as well as high-heat “burnt spaghetti.” Most recipes serve two and are quick enough ...

She then demonstrates how to make pasta Assassina, an Italian dish where you skip boiling the noodles and instead sauté them in a pan to give them a crispy, crunchy texture. Here’s how to make “burnt ...