When All Else Fails, Make Pasta

Hi friend, When all is moving too fast, too wildly, too out of control, I turn inwards towards something I can make with my hands in the kitchen. The culinary manifestation of this effort is always simple: perhaps a spiced loaf of banana bread or bowl of chicken and dumplings — a visual (and delicious) focus for my efforts and mind. But more often than not, I make pasta. I will confess that I’ve…