Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pasta cooked in milk to build a creamy sauce. - Alena_Kos/Shutterstock A splash of pasta water is a crucial ingredient in most ...

Many of us boil pasta in water because that's what we were taught, but then somewhere along the line, someone had a brilliant idea. Why not cook the pasta in milk instead? If you're tired of the usual ...

A splash of pasta water is a crucial ingredient in most pasta dishes. The starch that washes into the water from raw pasta helps emulsify and thicken the sauce. Boiling pasta in milk similarly infuses ...