Drain potatoes, reserving 1/2
cup cooking liquid.
Mash potatoes with olive oil, then slowly add 1
cup cooking liquid, or enough to give potatoes a moist, fluffy consistency.
Drain pasta, reserving 1/4
cup cooking liquid.
Thin with reserved 1/4
cup cooking liquid, if desired.
Drain, reserving 2
cups cooking liquid.
Combine 1 1/3
cups cooking liquid and stock in a medium saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer.
Drain the gnocchi in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/4
cup cooking liquid.
Drain rice in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1 1/3
cups cooking liquid.
Drain once done, saving 1
cup cooking liquid.
Add sausage, pasta, pesto and remaining 1/4
cup cooking liquid to frying pan (or back to pasta pot, if frying pan is not big enough) and toss to combine.
Add the reserved 1/2
cup cooking liquid to the pesto in the food processor; pulse to combine.
Transfer 1
cup cooking liquid and 1 cup seeds to a blender; reserve remaining seeds and discard remaining liquid.
Reserve 3/4
cup cooking liquid, then drain in a colander.
Add the reserved 3/4
cup cooking liquid, the tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and salt.
Drain, reserving 1
cup cooking liquid.
Once all gnocchi are cooked, add 1/2
cup cooking liquid and gently toss everything together, adding more cooking liquid as needed, until butter and cheese are melted and a creamy sauce forms.
Drain, reserving about 1
cup cooking liquid.
Transfer beans to a large bowl and mix in bacon, onion mixture, thyme leaves, grated Parmesan, and 1 1/2 — 2
cups cooking liquid (this will be most of it; mixture should be consistency of stew); season with salt and pepper.
Cook pasta until al dente, drain, reserving 1 1/2
cups cooking liquid, then... 1 Toss pasta and butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
Stir in pasta, reserved 1
cup cooking liquid, and beans.
Drain, reserving 1
cup cooking liquid; keep warm.
Mash with 1/4 cup olive oil and 2
cups cooking liquid.
Drain pasta, reserving 1
cup cooking liquid.