The classic bestseller that taught millions to cook -- now fully illustrated and updatedAll About Pasta & Noodles combines classic dishes with the very best in contemporary cooking. There are no chef's frills foibles hard-to-find ingredients or tricky preparations here. This is simply good home cooking at its comforting best.All About Pasta & Noodles is organized into chapters that include how to prepare fresh pasta sauces filled and baked pastas American noodle dishes Asian noodles dumplings and more incorporating more than 90 of Joy of Cooking's best-loved recipes. There are foolproof rules for cooking pasta to perfection and step-by-step instructions for making your own. Each irresistible recipe features Joy of Cooking's unique action method in which the ingredients are specially highlighted in the method text to show the reader exactly when and how to add each one.Above all Joy of Cooking is a practical guide to home cooking imbued with the expert knowledge and enthusiasm of great cooks - the indispensable kitchen companion.