Freshly made or from a box, pasta can be one of the easiest — and most beloved — dishes to prepare. There are countless pasta recipes. They cover everything from short pasta to angel hair pasta, and ...

If you're a fan of Italian cuisine, and pasta in particular, you might have considered making your own. Shelling out for a pasta machine, however, it's not an inexpensive commitment, and if you are ...

Pasta, a food darling of both Italy and America, comes in hundreds of shapes — more than 300 by some counts. There are long strands, round and flat, thin and wide, and twisty, ruffled, tube, and shell ...

Is it confusing trying to pick the right type of pasta for your dish from a wall of different pasta shapes at the grocery store? The average American consumes approximately 20 lbs. of pasta annually.

Pasta comes in a myriad of wonderful shapes -- tubes and spirals, shells and ribbons and little ears. But why? Did some pasta manufacturer have fun -- or does it really make a difference in taste?

"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, ...