Though there are many ways to make dinner at home feel like a restaurant, perhaps the best way is by making sure the food is cooked perfectly. So if you’re making pasta, don’t strain out all the water. Save some — it’s going to make your pasta taste like you just ordered from an authentic Italian restaurant.
Before we even get to the part about using the pasta water, it should be noted that while buying generic dry pasta will save you money, if you’re really going for authenticity and taste, buy your noodles from an Italian deli or from a local shop that sells name-brand pastas. Better yet, you can make the pasta from scratch using little more than a few pantry staples and some eggs.
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