Move over, sourdough: Why fresh pasta is the anxiety-friendly pandemic cooking project of choice

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.

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My shoulders are aching. I'm a little out of breath. I can feel a faint sweat breaking out on my forehead. I'm trying not to sigh loudly, as my partner's on a work call a few feet away. I wonder why...