How Are No-Boil Lasagna Noodles Made?

Pasta you don’t have to boil is counterintuitive, but it works. (By Roxanne Webber)

Should You Put Oil in Pasta Water?

Only if you want slimy spaghetti. (By Michele Foley)

The Basics: How to Make Shrimp Pasta

Zesty with parsley and lemon.

Harold McGee Speaks

Harold McGee is the king of kitchen science, the man who solves food mysteries ranging from how much oil you can emulsify into a mayonnaise with one egg yolk to why frying spatter ends up on the inside surface of the cook’s... (By Harold McGee)

Italian Ice Cream Trance State

This week’s mission: fake fancy mac ’n' cheese, and real fancy gelato. (By James Norton)

Why Does Nose Grease Tame Beer Foam?

Frat boy finger lore demystified. (By Joshua M. Bernstein)

Shelf-Stable Chicken in Kool-Aid Sauce

This week’s mission: low-cal, assemble-it-yourself convenience food and wannabe Italian dinners. (By James Norton)

The Basics: How to Make Garlicky Spaghetti

Supereasy aglio e olio.

Items You Will Never Need

If only there were a battery-powered column reader to do this for you. (By Aida Mollenkamp and Regan Burns)

Beyond Uncle Ben's

A rice primer. (By Juliette Guilbert and CHOW staff)

Sort of Convenient

Nancy Silverton does quick her way. (By Sara Dickerman)

Good Luck with That

May you live a long, healthy, prosperous, loving life.

Whole Grains 101

How to cook them and why they’re worth the wait.

10 Things to Cook for One

A bowl of cereal is not dinner. (By Roxanne Webber)

The Basics: How to Make Lasagne

The tried-and-true recipe you’ll hang onto forever.