No More Booklikes, BYE

Pasta by the season. Handmade paste season by season is the way to go. If you have ever had it you know how much better it is when you made it fresh. My family has been making our own paste for a couple years now. We started with a pasta machine and quickly threw that out in favor of hand kneading and a manual roller. I was excited when I saw the book come up for review I always need new recipes. Unfortunately, I found this book to complicated and not for me.
There are a lot or recipes that are not practical in my opinion. How many of us have access to or cook with abalone, rabbit sausages, sea urchin, squid ink, squash blossoms ? If you are in California they are easier to find but not for many of us living in other places. I had problems with other ingredients too, some of the cheeses would be near impossible for me to find where I know live. I love the taste combination of some of these but the time involved making them and the ingredients needed would make it too difficult to bother with. These are the dishes I go to a restaurant to eat not something I want to tackle at home.
The positive of this the flavor combinations are amazing. I found some bits of recipes and sauces I plan to incorporate into other dishes. I would love to go to a dinner party and have any of these dishes served to me if my friends happen to be reading this. :D