Home made pasta?

[valmom]

Thank you for the recipes! I was really wondering if I could do the rolling by hand- I'm not any kind of cook, but it sounds easy. Probably easier with a crank pasta machine, though.

I'd love to make ravioli stuffed with butternut squash and freeze it for the winter. It will be awhile before any squash, so I have all summer to practice!

 

[HobbyChickener]

Posting just to keep a copy!! THANKS!!!!

 

[ml]

Since we have alot of eggs right now maybe this is a good time to make pasta with home grown tomato sauce.

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cach...001.htm+pasta+making&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

ML

 

[banter]

I just read about wonderful twist on homemade pasta! Put fresh herbs between pasta sheets and roll them thin enough for a "stained glass" effect, and cut into wide ribbons. Doesn't that sound beautiful! Must try! Also, we add hot and sweet red peppers to eggs in a blender and puree to make the liquid for the pasta. They make a peachy pink pasta that we server with a garlic cream sauce-YUM!

 

[ORChick]

I have a handcrank pasta machine, and it does make the job easier - but, as mentioned, a rolling pin will do. I like to chop fresh herbs very finely, and mix them with the dough before rolling, and/or garlic put through a garlic press (too lumpy if chopped). When I make noodles I let them dry for awhile, and then bag, and freeze them - as I can't fit the dried pasta in a glass jar for the pantry without breaking them to bits. I also love to make ravioli, and, as it is time consuming, always make enough for at least 2 meals, freezing the extra (lay out on a cookie sheet, cover and freeze; transfer to a freezer bag). Crab ravioli, or Spinach Hazelnut ravioli with red pepper sauce - yum! DH also loves the little German pasta/dumpling Spaetzle - these are best fresh though; I don't make them for storage. (And banter, I've been meaning to try that trick with the fresh herbs pressed between pasta sheets for awhile, just haven't got around to it yet. Wouldn't squares of that be lovely in a clear soup?)