I am delighted to welcome you to the wonderful world of herbal pasta. Semolina and chamomile are a perfect Southern Italian pairing. This pasta is medicinal, tasty, and fun to make.

If you are new to herbs, there is no better place to start than chamomile. If you are an experienced herbalist, this gentle flower might hold some healing surprises for you, too.

If you would like to learn more about chamomile, including bodycare applications, I have an in depth audio course on chamomile from my advanced materia medica course available here:

https://learn.herbspastamagic.com/gentle-powerful-chamomile-a-deep-dive-into-this-common-herb

Herbal infusions are the most basic and most important herbal preparation to learn. Simple to make, affordable, and effective for a wide range of herbs.

Pasta means paste in Italian and the first step to any pasta is forming this paste or dough.

The formula for past dough is simple.

FLOUR + LIQUID + KNEADING + REST = DOUGH.

This document is the complete guide on how to make chamomile orecchiette. It has several checklists and breaks the entire process into a series of simple steps. You will be an herbal pasta making pro in no time! If you have any challenges or need help, feel free to ask in the community or in the comments section under the relevant lesson.