You Should Cook Your Pasta in Leftover Bean Broth
For a country that could fit inside the state of Nevada, Italy seems disproportionately affected by hyper-regionality, particularly when it comes to food. Take pasta e fagioli, for instance, which…
The Secret to Making the Perfect Pasta Salad
Photo: A.A. Newton Like other entries in the “carbs coated in mayo” category of side dishes, pasta salad is incredibly polarizing. When it’s good, I can’t stop eating it; when…
Highlight Summer Produce in a Cold Ramen Salad
A pack of instant ramen noodles is a versatile food playground, and you should join me on the swings. The noodles can be pan-fried with an egg, boosted with melted…
Ramen-Fried Eggs Are a Textural Delight
The ramen fried egg is an umami-packed breakfast full of satisfying textures, with instant ramen acting as the transformative canvas of choice. Depending on how you cook them, ramen noodles…
You Only Need Two Trader Joe’s Ingredients to Make This Quick, Cheap Noodle Bowl
Instant noodles are one of my favorite convenience foods. They’re cheap and quick to make, and you can add all sorts of stuff to them bulk them up. Instant ramen…
Tame the Heat and Treat Your Thai Curry Like Pasta Sauce
I get it, Thai curry can be hot stuff. Maybe it was the pad gra-pao recipe you tried, or the surprise chili pepper in your takeout two years ago that…
Use a Pool Noodle to Hang Dry Your Laundry
It’s happened to the best of us: We fall in love with an item of clothing, buy it, and don’t bother to read the label with care instructions until it…
You Can Use a Pool Noodle to Prop Up Small Plants in Large Pots
Around here, we love pool noodles. What makes them so special and versatile is the padding they offer and the delicate hole down their center—both of which are key to…
You Should Melt Brie Into Your Spicy Instant Ramen
Photo: Claire Lower I have been putting cheese in my instant ramen for as long as I’ve been eating instant ramen (nearly 30 years). When I was a teen, I…
Stir Fry Your Leftover Pasta for a Crispy Treat
Photo: Allie Chanthorn Reinmann My first thought after eating a mound of stir fried leftover linguine was, “I need to do this more often.” Rice noodles, in any manner of…