Fresh lasagna, any idea?

moggins

I love Tagliatelle but the price for a small bag is stupid so now I am making a lot more homemade things I've decided to invest in a pasta machine.

They have one at Argos currently reduced to £12.99 and it includes spaghetti and tagliatelle attachments.

I think it will pay for itself with the amount of pasta we use.

Allexie

How long does home-made pasta keep? Do you have to use it straight away or can you keep it a few days?? Can you dry it and keep it like the stiff packet stuff?

Pollen

I think you need lots of low heat to dry it - or Mediterranean sunshine, you could put your tomatoes out drizzled with olive oil, garlic, oregano & basil with a grinding of sea salt at the same time (sun blushed), then you would have a dish to remember! I have done tomatoes in the oven like that but I have not attempted pasta. Perhaps an airing cupboard would suffice but I think you would have moisture remaining and it would probably go mouldy – also eggs may go off. I have kept pasta in the fridge for a few days but did have a tendency to stick together even if dusted with flour and didn’t quite taste the same as the day it was made. You could always double dish and freeze one lasagne. HQ you should be more than smug, sing your culinary skills from the rooftops

halloweenqueen_2

Thankyou! Just managed to get my big head through the door! I haven't made the strwberry jam yet - waiting on some cheap strawberries while i finish off the cheap jam i bought when our safeways changed hands!:D

Debt_Free_Chick

waiting on some cheap strawberries

Can you get cheap imported strawbs this time of the year? You might get some reduced, but probably not as cheap as waiting for English ones in the summer.

I also find that the imports don't have a strong strawberry flavour

(And I have a "thing" about importing non-seasonal fruit & veg, but let's not go there!)

halloweenqueen_2

Can bide my time eptying the cupbaord of Safeways jam!! Will have a look at the prices but I think I'm getting a phobia about buying anything without a reduced sticker on it!:o

bugs

If anyone's not been inspired by Hallowe'en Queen's success (and I don't see how you couldn't be, but one never knows)...a Downsizer member has just done us an article on basic pasta making. One look at the first picture should be enough to get you cracking eggs and making volcanoes of flour!

http://www.downsizer.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96

halloweenqueen_2

Well - had a bit more of a success tried spaghetti and it was great, not because of my fabulous pasta:D but that as i got youngest who will not eat spag bol to put the pasta dough into the machine and left her in charge of the pasta squiggling out it was so obviously the best pasta in the world and she ate everything!:j

leonie_2

Just reviving this thread as im considering getting the pasta maker attachment for the Kenwood Chef and wondered how people were getting on with the homemade stuff?

Is there a big difference between homemade and bought? I've been buying the Aldi pasta and thats fine, but will invest in a machine and make my own if theres a big difference

Thanks folks