They say the most overrated tool is the pasta maker...

...why make it when you can buy it?  It's hard work!

Indeed, making pasta from scratch is hard work!  Well, maybe it's not that hard, but it's certainly messy, and a bit challenging!  Every challenge has its rewards, and I was hoping mine would be especially delicious.  The recipe for pasta dough was pretty straight forward:  water, egg, flour, salt.  Besides, I'd seen it done a million times on TV.  How hard could it possibly be?

For all you cooking newbies out there, I've broken down the process into 8 easy to follow steps.  Bon appetit!

Step 1:  Knead the dough

Step 2: Roll the dough

Step 3: Flatten the dough

Step 4: Cut the noodles

Step 5: Dust the noodles

Step 6: Cook the noodles

Step 7: Make the sauce

Step 8: Profit

New Thing #3: Make pasta from scratch - DONE

Completed August 5, 2014