Perfect Pasta

Cooking is a favourite pastime. It started when I was in my early teens making puddings and deserts for my mother's dinner parties in the 70's from there I developed a broader interest which continued into later life and then moving to Italy more than 10 years ago brought a whole new dimension to it. It is difficult not to become interested in food in Italy where there are so many regional dishes and specialities and where food is a national obsession.

Anyway for some reason I had been putting off learning to make fresh pasta for a while now. Pasta sauces, no problem, ragu, pesto, carbonara ... I mentioned it to some friends and they suggested they come round with all the ingredients and with their pasta machine (manual) for lunch for a pasta making party!

 

What better way to learn. I made a ragu sauce before hand and a desert. Other friends brought wine, a torta di verdura and fresh tomato sauce.

All in all it was easier than I thought and now I have bought a machine too. What next?  Home made ravioli for Xmas!