After years of lugging a cliche around in the back of your mind, you wind up with a choice. You can accept the truth of it, and be no worse off. Or you can finagle a way to, ah, investigate. So do ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- When I was a kid, my mom made Mostaccioli all the time. The actual definition of Mostaccioli was a pasta-like penne but with smooth sides. In our house, it met something else.

To prepare Neapolitan mostaccioli, start by pouring the flour, almond granules (1), and sugar (2) into a bowl. Then sift the unsweetened cocoa powder (3), the pisto (4), and the ammonium bicarbonate ...

Heat the oven to 400°F. Cook the beef and garlic in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until the beef is well browned, stirring often to break up the meat. Pour off any fat. Add the zucchini and ...

It isn't always easy to figure out the best pasta shape for a given dish, but lucky for you, Mashed put together a guide to pasta shapes and when to use them. Among these shapes are tube pastas, which ...

Adjust the biscotti thickness to your preference: thicker for a softer texture or thinner for a crunchier style. Some recipes add black pepper or omit the coriander. Adjust the spices according to ...

Sue Burke taught in two different suburbs from 1980 to 1988 and has lived in Lake Forest for roughly 20 years. Today, she is a homemaker and a mother of three adult children. She is interested in ...