I spent some quality time with May and the kids today. Dinner time was rolling along and we decided to have home made pasta and Joc was just the right instructor. She learned to make it and was very eager to show me how to do it. Good deal since we have a pasta machine and I haven't cracked it open. Matthew's been begging me to make fresh pasta and I just never got around to doing it. Every time I want to do it, I just think it's easier to buy the fresh ready made pasta or just use the dry version. I admit I was a bit intimidated. Watching Joc mix and knead the dough and then run it through the machine, it really wasn't as hard as I imagined it to be. All the kids pitched in and we boiled a pot of water and sliced up garlic and I mean lots of garlic and threw it into some olive oil. The pasta was done to al dente perfection and we all enjoyed it.
Now I don't have an excuse. I'm guessing that fresh pasta will be making a frequent appearance on the dinner menu at our house.
