Pasta is on many cooks’ weekly rotation because it’s often super easy to prepare after a busy day at work or school, is relatively inexpensive and, for those who like to experiment with new ingredients and flavor combinations, offers countless ways to change up your weeknight routine.

If you need a little inspiration, “The Monday Pasta Club” from British pastry chef Ed Barrow, which was released last fall, offers a new dish for every week of the year — and then some.

Born during the COVID-19 pandemic, the cookbook is a shining example of the good that can come out of something bad.

Nearly every day in November 2020, Barrow cooked fresh pasta using the pasta machine he received from his parents for his 12th birthday. The desire to show off the fruits of his labor led to the creation of a

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