Handmade

{ 1. Handmade Potato Gnocchi / 2. Rustic Bolognese / 3. Pasta Shapes / 4. Fresh Pasta / 5. Buffalo & Rosemary Ravioli / 6 & 7. Pasta Roller (I have the red one!) / 8. Handmade Ravioli / 9. Ravioli Maker }

Handmade pasta is truly so much better than the boxed kind. And people think it’s cool when you make you own pasta. It makes you look like a better cook than you actually are. Well, maybe you’re a fantastic cook, but anyway…

It’s rustic, delicious, fun and really rewarding. It is a labor of love, but I think the end result is totally worth it. Just save it for a long weekend.

Needless to say, making handmade pasta is on my ‘to-cook’ list. I’ve done it many times before, but it’s been a while. Time to hit the Farmer’s Market and whip up something fresh!

And if you go to all this trouble, please do yourself a favor and buy real Parmigiano-Reggiano. Not any of that pre-shredded plastic junk, puh-lease!

  • http://senseandsequins.com Casey

    My mom is 100% Italian and we have made pasta a couple times together, its so much fun and actually a lot easier than it sounds! I also have a very fond memory of hand making gnocci with my Italian grandfather.