I’ve been playing around making my own pasta at home. I’m not competent enough to do the counter-top flour with a well of eggs in the center — I “cheat” and use a stand mixer....

That’s a mouthful. Dates are optional. Found this and tweaked a bit after a neighbor gave us a big batch of pomegranates....

There are lots of different types of flour. I don’t have unlimited space. And it’s fairly easy to make higher-protein bread flour if you have all purpose flour and a high-protein flour, sometimes called vital wheat gluten. I use Bob’s Red Mill Vital Wheat Gluten because I can readily...

We’re not fond of turkey — the name says it all — so this is what we’re having for Thanksgiving....

Something a little different. Learned from Chef Ben Davis. (I’d link to Chef Ben’s Instagram profile, but it’s private.)...