First Pasta Post

We all have sins to atone for.

On my quieter days in the north of Scotland I have been attempting some recipes that didn't work the first time in the hope that the culinary deities will forgive me my past indiscretions. Most recently I took another crack at pasta.

My first attempt was in 2011. The result was...sub-par. Inedible, really. Hard, tasteless sticks of starch. So many things wrong with my approach. The dough was underworked and unrested, the rolling was poorly executed and the final result was too thick, too hard, and plain disgusting. I felt shame. I decided homemade pasta was too much hassle for the potential reward and put it out of my mind.

Enter 2013. A couple of friends got this lucky man a pasta machine. I had no choice but to step up to the pasta plate again. This time I was going to knock it out of the park. Older, wiser, and fully equipped there was no way I could fail. And I didn't. Using Felicity Cloake's 'Perfect Pasta' recipe and the fancy new machine I knocked out some exceptionally long pasta. Not only was it delicious, it was a simple and relaxing thing to make. The pasta machine made all the difference.

Pasta is worth making, fun to make, and delicious. If you do feel like it though, get a pasta machine.