Directions

1. The number one rule to cooking great pasta is to heat the water to a rolling boil before adding the noodles. Add a generous amount of salt to the water. The water should taste like the ocean. If you skip this step, your pasta will not have as good of a flavor.

2. Once your salted water is to a rolling boil, add your pasta and set the timer for the amount of time indicated on the package. When the timer goes off, take out a noodle or two and taste them. Pasta should still be firm, not soggy, but should not be crunchy or stuck in your teeth.

3. Drain the pasta and add a drizzle of olive oil or a tablespoon of grass-fed butter. Salt and pepper to taste.