Opinicus > wrote:

> On a recent episode of "Late Night With Seth Meyers" Martha Stewart
> prepared "One-Pot" linguini with tomatoes and basil, which involved
> making a quick sauce with cherry onion, garlic, cherry tomatoes, and
> basil then adding several cups of water followed by raw linguini.
> Simmer until done. The whole dish takes less than ten minutes.

In Liguria, pasta is sometimes cooked like risotto. Alain Ducasse once
described the method and provided a recipe in the NYT. I posted the
article:

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