Sweet Potato Pasta with Pumpkin Seed Pesto

Homemade pasta is well worth the time: 45 minutes of forming and hand rolling plus leaving it out to dry until the next day. Homemade pasta is not only for those who have time to spare but for anyone who wants to elevate this comfort food to a new level. There are three things you need: a bowl, a rolling pin, and a pizza cutter. You can cut the pasta dough into pappardelle, fettuccine, or linguine. Flaxseed, boiled and strained, stands in for the egg, and the optional tahini gives the pasta