Homemade Gourmet Fresh Pasta

Can't afford the price of fancy gourmet fresh pasta at your local purveyor of fine organic and whole earth foods anymore? Well, times are tough and you can either pass on a latte or give up on foods esssential for life.

So continue to sip your latte and enjoy making delicious homemade gourmet fresh pasta. You can even make it fancy in multiple colors.

Step 1 The staff of life - pasta

Things you will need:

- All-purpose flour, can be organic or regular, whole wheat or not, bleached or unbleached, whatever you like

- optional - can also use semolina hard-durum flour (mix with equal parts of all-purpose flour) - It is a little harder to shop for but you can use only all-purpose flour. Premium pastas only use 100% semolina flour.

- eggs, white shell or brown, your preference

- optional - drop of oil, I've seen it in some recipes, doesn't really do much except if you add olive oil for some flavor/flavour

- salt

- water

- a big bowl for mixing and kneading the ingredients.

- and a large working area if you are lucky.

Comments

[whiteoakart]

Turmeric makes a really bright yellow color and is an amazingly healthful spice. Better than saffron and way less expensive. Don't get it on your clothes unless you want yellow clothes. too. We dye Easter eggs with turmeric, as well.

[whiteoakart]

I bet turmeric pasta would be great with curry.

[caitlinsdad]

I think there is also the annato seed or the spices to do that red tandoori chicken that would make a nice red complement to the yellow. Give it a try!

[LinuxH4x0r]

We have the exact same atlas roller. Best investment for the kitchen ever (except maybe kitchenaid) 5/5

[caitlinsdad]

Best investment is a really good set of kitchen knives, no - make that oven mitts, no - make that...

[LinuxH4x0r]

Actually my parents said that it was a $300 set of pots they bought when they didn't have muck money and they still have them today. the cast iron pan is also great and the.....

[jessyratfink]

I totally agree about the pans. I have probably close to $1000 worth of pots, pans and baking sheets in my kitchen. :D

[caitlinsdad]

I did get the as-seen-on-TV Magic Bullet blend/mix/chop/do-it-all mixer thingy when it was on sale, that came in handy for milkshakes, slushies and grinding coffee...or was it the set-it-and-forget-it Oven Rotisserie, better than store-bought chicken... and the....

[LinuxH4x0r]

we got a nice 200 watt stainless steel stick blender thing (blender, food processor, whisk) for around $25.....

[caitlinsdad]

Ooooo, boat motor. We used one once, it was good for blending some soups in the pot but nothing else.

[solo.card]

Just a quick note on the basil: You should really avoid cooking basil, it fouls something nasty when it's cooked.

[caitlinsdad]

Thanks, I'll edit. After googling it, I did not know there was such a rich lore and mystique about pesto and basil. Seems there is a chemical enzyme reaction between flour and basil. Lemon juice helps to avoid the pasta from turning brown.

[jessyratfink]

I love that you're using real food to color the noodles! I think I'm definitely going to have to try this. It looks really yummy. :D

[caitlinsdad]

The pasta only has a subtle flavor from the added colored food unless it is garlic or other spices, try lemon pepper. It is a good way to hide foods kids won't try like artichokes - it choked arti, but it won't choke me...