Pasta has a reputation for being a quick and easy meal, but it’s so much more than that. Beyond the familiar pairing of sauce ...

This recipe loads bite-size chopped barbecue into pasta shells for perfect single-bite snacks or a comfort-food dinner. Instructions: Bring 5 quarts of water to boil and add salt. Add pasta and stir.

A creamy pasta, very similar to mac and cheese but with grown-up flavors, is tossed with roasted and pureed butternut squash. Choose a small butternut that weighs about 2 pounds, or use half of a ...

Creamy, cheesy, and packed with flavor, these Spinach Artichoke Stuffed Shells are the ultimate comfort food with a gourmet twist. Perfectly cooked pasta shells are filled with a decadent ...

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the shells for 12 minutes or until they are tender but still have some bite. With a heatproof measuring cup, remove ½ cup pasta water before ...

Comment: Here is another example of the innovative Creoles using a seafood stuffing to create an interesting entrée. Normally this was done in either chicken or in turbans of trout. In this recipe, ...

A 1996 F&W Best New Chef, Maria Helm Sinskey is the culinary director of Robert Sinskey Vineyards in Napa Valley, California. Formerly the executive chef at Plumpjack Café in San Francisco, she ...