As much as I love a robust meat or game sauce, a summer basil pesto, or a rich cheese sauce, when it comes to enjoying good, homemade fresh pasta, I prefer a more delicate sauce. This one is fresh and lemony, with just enough cheese to still make it a comfort food. It is bright as a sunny winter morning, thanks to the juice and zest of a whole lemon. Fresh thyme provides a herbal note, and black pepper warms it up. With your batch of fresh pasta, make tagliolini, thin noodles that cook in no time at all in a large pot of boiling water, then dress them with this lemony sauce to begin the new year on a bright note. Serves 4 people as a first course, 2 as a main 1 batch fresh pasta dough Semolina flour, for dusting 3 1/2 tablespoons butter Juice and zest of …