Pretty Thing has been finished for quite a while. I've had pictures for quite a while. I was unsure how I felt about Pretty Thing for quite a while. Blocking, she is really quite pretty. And it is cashmere, so she is incredibly soft. It is the...

I had a bit of pasta dough left over from Sunday's feast, so I tried my hand at making gnocchi shapes, which we didn't get to practice in class. Not perfect, but not a bad first attempt. Especially since I made them with a fork and not a fancy...

I couldn't take a pasta class and not try to make the pasta at home! Saturday evening after the cookies were finished, I mixed up some pasta dough. Flour, water, oil, and salt into a bowl. Mix, mix, squish. 15 minutes of kneading by hand...

The new King Arthur Flour Catalog came early last week and when I saw these cookies: I knew that I had to make them. Something about the snowflakes and the white on white icing just called out to me. And coincidently enough, King Arthur Flour sent...

How would you like to enjoy a four course pasta meal that included: Pici al Sugo di Cinghiale Pizzoccheri Valtellinesi Malloreddus alla Campidanese Tortelli Mantovani di Zucca Your Italian a little rusty? Let me translate: Hand-rolled pasta strands...