So You Forgot to Reserve Some Pasta Water
by Claire Lower from Lifehacker on (#61SPC)
In spite of what the word may suggest, cream is not the key to creating creamy" pasta dishes. That distinction belongs to pasta water, the starchy elixir with the power to thicken sauces and help them cling to and coat noodles with tenacity. Reserving a cup before draining the pasta an important step, but accidents...