Ahead of Shavuot, on the differences between pasta types, what really has nutritional value, and how the cooking method ...

Let’s admit it, whole wheat pasta is misunderstood. It’s different from the white, semolina pasta — nuttier, denser and toastier — and delicious when allowed to shine in its own right.

Whole grains, like brown rice and whole wheat, fall squarely into the nice category, while white pasta and rice, well, they're more naughty. "They're naughty, in a sense, because we digest them ...

Let's admit it: Whole-wheat pasta is misunderstood. It's different from the white, semolina pasta — nuttier, denser and toastier — and delicious when allowed to shine in its own right.

That’s often how I think about foods packed with carbohydrates. Whole grains, like brown rice and whole wheat, fall squarely into the nice category, while white pasta and rice, well, they’re more ...