My husband @dirtyhenry introduced me to passive cooking for pasta. Not only does it reduce energy use (and in effect CO2 emissions), but it also makes it so much easier to get the pasta perfectly al dente. My pasta has never tasted so good.

The idea is to cook the pasta in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, and then turn off the burner and “passively” let the pasta cook for another 8-10 minutes (depending on the type of pasta).

This technique can obviously be applied to cooking other foods– I do this when I fry my eggs for instance.

Buon appetito.