Kitchen playtime: Summer produce is finally here!

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Well, I’ve been here, there, and everywhere, or that’s how it seems. The past month and a half has included trips to North Georgia, Athens, Dallas, Seattle, Okanagan Valley, and Vancouver. I do plan to blog on some of those, but I wanted to get back to the basics. I’m ready to get serious about

The Great Pasta Project: Attempt One

When making pasta, be sure to have plenty of booze on hand. For those who are wondering, being half Italian does not automatically confer pasta making skills upon you.  My first couple of tries at fresh homemade pasta resulted in thick lumps of chewy dough with sweet potato in the middle that I euphemistically called