Pasta Making...

Last weekend I decided that I was going to make pasta and I did just that! Making pasta is actually easy and you already have the stuff to make it in your pantry. Flour, eggs, salt, water. I do not have a pasta making attachment for my stand mixer...yet...so the process was a bit labor intensive but totally worth it! The Italians have been making pasta for centuries by hand so I think I can handle it! Last night I really wanted to make ravioli. So I did. The process was the same except I processed the pasta dough in the food processor and it was MUCH quicker and I ended up with a softer dough! I rolled out my sheets of dough very thin and then created the filling: ricotta cheese and leftover pesto sauce. I just could not believe how easy and fun making pasta is! It is almost zen-like. Then when you taste your creation....absolute splendor!