Shilpa's first question whenever someone says they love to cook but aren't a great baker is, 'Have you used a scale?' Using a scale eliminates human error (we all measure flour differently!) and delivers measurements in grams rather than cups of flour.
Chris suggests Shilpa's recipe for Fresh Pasta with Buttered Tomatoes, which also calls for just two ingredients: semolina flour and hot water (which reduces the kneading time to minutes and yields a silky dough that's so easy to roll out, you can do it by hand with a rolling pin). The pasta gets tossed in a quick-cooking sauce that relies on Sun Gold or cherry tomatoes, plus a healthy amount of butter and Parmesan, for decadent simplicity.
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