I find cooking very relaxing. I love to come home, listen to NPR, and prepare dinner. I honestly believe that there are few better stress reliefs than making dough (except maybe a glass of wine). You can punch, pull, twist, and tweak; the rougher the better!
Curried Crab LinguiniI am making homemade pasta tonight. I have leftover crab which I will incorporate into the sauce. It's damp and dreary here so I think I'm going to make a more comforting sauce with curry powder and coconut milk. I was out of pre-mixed curry powder (whole foods has a great blend) so I tried to blend it from scratch (curry powder is a mix of spices with turmeric as a base which imparts its characteristic red color) but I was also out of coriander and the flavor just wasn't the same. Luckily my husband works next to a grocery store!