Sometimes We Amaze Even Ourselves

OMG we are culinary geniuses and we are never buying pasta from the store ever again.

{As you read that sentence just remember that I will be teaching Freshman Composition in the Fall.  You are welcome, dear freshmen, in advance.}

When G's parents were here, they gave us a pasta machine and showed us the ropes.  Tonight, we tried it for ourselves.

SCORE.

Once the dough is prepared, you run it through the machine a few times on increasingly smaller settings in order to make it thin.

Then you cut it so the spaghetti (or whatever) won't be too long.

The next step is to run it through a different part of the machine that cuts it into either spaghetti (shown here) or fettuccine.

It takes about 5 people and a bunny to do this.

The amazing thing about fresh pasta is that it doesn't boil for very long.  We made several servings (leftovers!) and it took about 7 minutes - tops - to boil.

The finished product!  (Homemade sauce and meatballs, too!)

Sidenote:  I had a couple of hours of tutoring before dinner and left G in charge of the sauce.  He needed to stir it occasionally.  When I got home, I asked him if he remembered and he showed me this nifty reminder note he made himself.

Because this is how the culinary Type A's roll.

OMG it's a good thing I have running on the brain these days.  Because I sure am good at the carb loading part.

Can someone come clean up for us?  Thanks.