How to Cook Pasta Like an Italian
Salt the water well, cook it al dente, save the starchy pasta water, and finish the pasta in the sauce. The simple habits that change everything.
Lucia Ferrari
Founder & Recipe Editor
Lucia Ferrari
Lucia cooks the way most of us actually do — on a weeknight, a little tired, with what's in the fridge. She started Rafuxo to strip the fuss out of home cooking and share recipes tested until they're reliable, not just photogenic. She'd rather teach you why a dish works than hand you a rigid list of steps, and she's honest when a shortcut is worth taking.
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11 articles by Lucia
Lucia Ferrari
How to Cook a Whole Roast Chicken
A reliable method for a golden, juicy roast chicken: dry the skin, salt ahead, roast hot, check doneness by feel and temperature, and always rest before carving.
Lucia Ferrari
How to Cook With Herbs and Spices
Cook with herbs and spices the confident way: when to use fresh versus dried, the right moment to add each, how to build flavor in layers, and how to store them.
Lucia Ferrari
How to Cook More and Order Takeout Less
Cook more and order takeout less by lowering the friction: keep easy defaults on hand, build small habits, and make the home-cooked option the path of least resistance.
Lucia Ferrari
How to Roast Vegetables So They Caramelize
High heat, a single layer, enough oil, and real spacing. A tested guide to roasting vegetables so they turn deep brown and sweet instead of soggy.
Lucia Ferrari
How to Organize a Small Kitchen
Make a small kitchen work harder: set up zones, keep counters clear, use vertical storage, and cut the tools and duplicates you never actually reach for.
Lucia Ferrari
How to Keep Your Kitchen Clean as You Cook
Clean-as-you-go habits that keep the kitchen calm: set up your mise en place, keep a sink of soapy water going, and reach the last plate to almost no mess.
Lucia Ferrari
Easy Weeknight Dinners in 30 Minutes
A practical approach to cooking real dinners in half an hour on a weeknight, built on a repeatable structure, a stocked pantry, and a little smart timing.
Lucia Ferrari
How to Cook Perfect Rice Every Time
Ratios, rinsing, the absorption method, and the rest at the end. A tested, unfussy guide to fluffy rice that stops sticking and turning to mush.
Lucia Ferrari
One-Pan Meals for Busy Nights
How to build satisfying one-pan and sheet-pan dinners by timing ingredients right, so everything finishes together and there's almost nothing to wash up.
Lucia Ferrari
How to Make a Restaurant-Style Omelette
The technique behind a soft, tender, French-style omelette: good eggs, gentle heat, plenty of butter, and the stir-then-set-then-fold move that ties it together.
Lucia Ferrari