Pasta Pasta Pasta

First thing's first: GO AND BUY A PASTA MACHINE. It will cost you around 20 dollars for an ok one, and about 80-100 for a nice nice nice one. Either way, it is well worth getting - you will not regret it.

I think I promised some people my fresh pasta recipe, so here it is.

For a regular, 4-6 person lasagne ( or 3 servings of fresh fettuccine/spaghetti), use the following quantities:

1 cup of plain flour

I tablespoon of olive oil

1 egg

(good) pinch of salt

Cold, cold water (depends on temp of air, flour used – add as needed)

Add all ingredients together in a bowl, and roll together til they form a loose dough. Turn out onto a board and knead for a good 8-10 mins, or until a). it bounces back when pressed, or b). is silky and pliable.

Refrigerate for at least 20 mins. Cut up into 4 (ish) equal sections and begin to run through setting 7 on your pasta machine. Run it through 7 a few times, then take it down gradually til you get to about setting 2 ( I use 2 - setting 1 is kind of thin and doesn’t really cook as well). Make sure to flour your machine AND the dough between rolling. Lay out the rolled pasta sheets on a damp tea towel, or else a floured surface. It should cook in 3-4 mins in a pan of boiling water, or about 30 mins as part of a lasagne.