Adventures in the Kitchen- Homemade Pasta

Josh and I have talked many times about making homemade pasta. I was looking through one of my cookbooks this weekend and read the recipe. It didn't sound too difficult, so I decided to give it a try. 

I'm not going to put all the detail of the recipe here, just mostly pictures and what I did. 

First, flour and eggs. You make a hole for the eggs:

As I tried to mix, the eggs began getting away from the flour! I was quickly building a new wall!

I mixed and mixed. 

You form a ball and let it sit, then some smaller balls of dough and let them sit. 

Then its time to roll (I did mine with a rolling pin, I don't have a pasta roller- wish I did!)

I cut them with a pizza cutter, then hung them over a contraption I found in the pantry.

After they got dry, I put some in the freezer and some in the fridge for dinner. 

I made asparagus with tomatoes, garlic and fresh basil for Josh.

And I made some alfredo sauce for me (with some of the tomatoes too)

It tasted good. The pasta was like linguini, a little thicker since I didn't have a pasta roller. 

Another adventure in the kitchen accomplished! I may start a series sharing the things I try!