1.   Cook pasta in plenty of boiling, salted water until just tender.

2.   As for the shrimp, you can buy them peeled, but shrimp poached in their shells have more flavor, particularly if the cooking water is salted.

3.   Blanching is fine and it gives you a chance to season the vegetable a little by salting the water.

4.   Add enough salted water to just cover.

5.   Add water to cover, salt the water, and bring to a boil over high heat.

6.   Bring the stock or salted water to a boil in a large pot.

7.   Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water until al dente.

8.   Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until done to the tooth.

9.   Cook in boiling, salted water until crisp-tender.

10.   Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until al dente.