So....the big Flavors of Italy cooking class is this week and we have been trying like mad to perfect our ravioli making skills. These are the events that transpired last night, our fourth and final attempt:
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| I measured the flour while.... |
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| Marah poured the glasses of wine! |
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| Pasta dough recipe is simple: flour, eggs, salt, olive oil. |
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| Mix. |
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| Dough forms a nice ball. |
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| This is Marah's brand-spanking new pasta press. |
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| Yeah.....the first ones weren't so pretty. |
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| But we got better at it. |
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| A nice little pesto sauce and some shaved parm... |
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| Our guinea pig....yeah, he needed a knife. |
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| Never had Chef Boyardee a day in his life! |
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But he was willing to have ravioli one more time to help us out!
During the cooking class he and his dad are going out for Guys' Night!
Bless him - he deserves it! |
So, here's the deal. It may seem quite charming to go all "homemade pasta dough" but unless you have an Italian grandma who learned from her grandma the secret to light and airy pasta dough, just pick up the best you can buy from your grocery. Seriously, who has time for this? And it was ....thick. Even after pressing!
Our goal is to help wives and mothers bring their families back around the dinner table, not to perfect their pasta making skills. So, learn to make the most exquisite Alfredo sauce and smother your store bought ravioli in it; your family and your fingers will thank you!
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| Yeah, she cut her finger while cleaning her new pasta press! |
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