Truth be told, my timing was bad, and he was in the middle of a thousand things, but that doesn't matter. I would have made time to find out why he was in my office! Anyway, today was a great day to visit the outlet. I didn't have any deadlines, other than to pick up Pickles from school, and Little Man was at school, so I enjoyed some me-time.
I am amazed at all the kitchen and household gadgets they can dream up. Several things I thought would be cool, but decided against them. I mean, do I really need an acorn soup terrine to serve soup in to my garden club next Tuesday? Possibly. But would I ever use it again? Possibly not. Even though it was on sale 60% off, I left it behind.
I did however give in to the 30% off sale on Chef's tools. I had to ask if a pasta machine is included in the sale, and to my surprise, they were! I have been looking at them online for several months, but just couldn't break down and buy one. I was able to score the one I have been eyeing for several months for 30% off of the outlet price. That is a win, win in my book!
I was like a little kid on Christmas morning when I arrived home. I couldn't wait to unpack my little machine and find out how simple pasta was to make. Who knew it was only two ingredients. Flour and eggs. That is it. Maybe a little water, but just if your flour is dry.
Let 's just say it was spaghetti night at the Binford house!
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| Pickles measuring the flour... |
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| She cracked the three eggs...so glad we didn't have to dig out shells! |
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| Mixing it together. |
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| She gave up on the fork and went straight to her hands. |
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| With a little help, we ended up with a beautiful ball of dough. |
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| Covered with a damp towel, our dough ball rests. |
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| The first cut of dough. It is amazing how far this will go. |
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| And our first pass through the machine. |
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| The Little Man wanted in on the action too. He was a great help turning the crank. Again and again! |
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| We have a sheet of pasta! |
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| And finally spaghetti! It made a ton of pasta. |
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| Our beautiful dinner. It was delicious! |
What a fun night we had making pasta. I can't wait to make lasagna and ravioli! I will keep you posted.
Until next time, keep adventuring and looking for joy in the small details of life!
Sarah
Homemade Pasta Dough
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 eggs
Place flour in a large bowl and create a well in the center.
Break eggs into the well.
Using a fork, slowly blend the flour and eggs until they are well blended.
If the mixture is wet, slowly add a little more flour. If the mixture is dry, add a little water.
Knead the dough on a well floured surface until the dough is uniform and well blended.
Form the dough into a ball and cover with a damp towel.
Allow the dough to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
After the dough has rested, cut off a piece about 1/4 of an inch. Recover remaining dough and follow instructions on pasta machine. If you are doing this by hand. Use a rolling pin and roll dough as thin as possible. Cut into desired shape.
For spaghetti, place cut pasta into salted, boiling water and boil 4 to 5 minutes. It is true, this cooks much faster than dried pasta, so watch it carefully. I promise it is worth the effort!
You have to try using veggies in the flour mixture next time. I used to make my own too and would puree zuchinni and press it to get the moisture out. Add it to your pasta dough and it is a great way to sneak in veggies. For me it was because it was garden time and I had a surplus of the little green dudes and was trying to cup up with ways to use. It was really pretty cool!
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