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pasta

[pah-stuh, pas-tuh] / ˈpɑ stə, ˈpæs tə /


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What we saw: In the first episode of the first season, Meghan makes a “family favorite” pasta dish for her makeup artist friend Daniel Martin, which created a huge stir.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Before draining, reserve at least 1 cup of the pasta cooking water.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Last week, I wrote about the pasta that finally taught me how to shop at the farmers market.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Instead of straining vegetables and pasta, you can use a colander to achieve a similar effect to that of the pinhole projector.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

“No, no,” Salzburg said around his mouthful of pasta.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

When Tiedemann posted clips on social media of her whipping up seafood pastas and searing rib-eyes, she became an overnight sensation, as much for her bawdy, uninhibited personality as her culinary prowess.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

She’s tried to replicate the experience in Sarasota, by importing Italian pastas and flours and procuring French butter from specialty stores.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

If vegetables feel like an obligation, tuck them into dense spoon salads, lemony beans and produce-packed pastas that eat like a treat rather than a directive.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2026

I love their oysters, but they also have a great burger, pastas and salads.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

He pours wine into all of our glasses, and we order soups and salads and four different pastas, and no dish is spectacular but everything is good enough.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour



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