{"id":860,"date":"2013-10-25T01:36:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T08:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/?p=860"},"modified":"2019-02-11T21:28:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T04:28:24","slug":"im-a-pasta-fanatic-arent-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poormansgourmetkitchen.com\/devsite\/im-a-pasta-fanatic-arent-you\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m a Pasta Fanatic… Aren’t You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"61VnBAoAoWL._SL1000_\"<\/a>How Hard Can It Be<\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re not eating fresh pasta YOU ARE CRAZY!  Especially for the simple reason that it\u2019s incredibly easy to make; not to mention the, \u201cI can\u2019t get enough fresh pasta\u201d taste it leaves in your mouth after you\u2019ve tossed the noodles in your favorite sauce.  I had someone comment on my homemade pasta video a while back.  They were so thankful for my simple little recipe.  This person even went out and bought a little hand churned Pasta maker for like $20 or $30 bucks and mentioned that they were going to start cranking\u2019 that dough out so they could even stalk up the freezer and have it ready to go down the road.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s talk about it shall we?  As you can see in this photo, I\u2019ve got a pasta maker.  It\u2019s been sitting in my storage unit for a while because I\u2019ve been on the road working lately, BUT, was able to pull it out recently and grace my family with a few dishes that involved some freshly made egg noodles.  It doesn\u2019t matter what you decide to make, whether it be Italian, Greek or some twist of your favorite Asian noodle dish, but one thing is for certain, if you\u2019re pasta isn\u2019t the right consistency, you are going to make a mess!  Now this isn\u2019t a contradiction to my theory that pasta is incredibly easy to make, NO!  All I\u2019m saying is, like anything else, you\u2019ve just got to do it right!<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to follow my recipe by any means but I\u2019ve laid out a basic instructional video for those of you that aren\u2019t too familiar with making your own noodles and in fact don\u2019t have any fancy gadgets or gizmos to \u201cGet\u2019R done\u201d!  The most important thing to know are two simple steps for the final outcome.  ONE, make the dough Dense.  TWO, when the dough is rolled out for the slicing of the noodles, make absolutely sure the dough is dusted with flour and dry enough to separate; otherwise you\u2019ll have a sticky mess.   Easy enough right?  Now watch this video and you\u2019ll see just how easy it really is from any Poor Man\u2019s Gourmet Kitchen!<\/p>\n