Flour combined with eggs is one of the most successful culinary combinations. In a savoury sense, you get pasta. Add a little sugar and you get simple cakes, such as my favourite sponge cake. A sponge cake, flavoured with chocolate or dressed up with passionfruit or some fresh strawberries, served with a cup of tea or coffee, must be one treat that will never go out of fashion. The Italian tradition includes many simple treats based on eggs and flour, particularly in the biscotti family.
Egg-based pastas are easy to prepare and provide an endless source of simple pleasures. Making your own pasta fills you with a sense of achievement; preparing the filling or the sauce is equally rewarding. Traditionalists might well suggest classic fillings and sauces, but your imagination can take you to very special places. The main thing is to be familiar with pasta-making. It is easy as long as you do not give up at the first attempt. Like learning to ride a bike, you don’t give up at the first fall!