Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Has anyone actually made pasta noodles (I'm not referring to pasta dishes!)? After recently opening up a box of organic pasta that I bought from a reputable store and finding " creatures " inside the perfectly sealed box, I decided I want to try making my own pasta. (I'm trying to steer away from packaged foods any way.) Neither the company that manufactured the pasta or the store could offer me an explanation for my discovery and just offered to reimburse me for the pasta. What pasta makers are worthwhile considering and what recipes have you used for pasta noodles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I have only ever made dough for pierogi (found a recipe online since my grandma's recipe uses eggs - basically it was just substituting ground flax seeds for the egg) but I don't know if that would work or not for any other kind of pasta types. Gnocchi is fairly easy (traditionally vegan) - and freezes very well (I froze mine before cooking, as it worked better that way, no need to defrost - just toss in small batches into boiling water, until they rise, then cook about 1-2 min's more). other than those, I've only made it once, and it was when I was in college (my boyfriend at the time was a chef, so I learned a lot of things, but pasta was a lot more work than I wanted to put into it, but it can't be all that hard - especially if you get a decent machine -but I don't knwo what kind that would be). Good luck Missie On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:27 AM, <admartin5 wrote: > Has anyone actually made pasta noodles (I'm not referring to pasta dishes!)? > > After recently opening up a box of organic pasta that I bought from a > reputable store and finding " creatures " inside the perfectly sealed box, I > decided I want to try making my own pasta. (I'm trying to steer away from > packaged foods any way.) Neither the company that manufactured the pasta or > the store could offer me an explanation for my discovery and just offered to > reimburse me for the pasta. > > What pasta makers are worthwhile considering and what recipes have you used > for pasta noodles? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Bryanna Clark Grogan has a GREAT article on homemade pasta at vegsource. Link here: http://www.vegsource.com/articles/bryanna_pasta_maker.htm I use her recipe to make vegan pasta. I use a hand rolled pasta machine and it's the best way to do it! I tried an extruder type once and it was just a big mess....Ms. Grogan talks about that in her article too. It is time consuming to make the fresh pasta, but it is oh so yummy! I've never tried drying it for storage, but I know you can, so if you get a few hours where you can make the pasta, you can probably get some for storage too. I have read that you can freeze it too. Hope that helps! Elizabeth On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:27 AM, <admartin5 wrote: > Has anyone actually made pasta noodles (I'm not referring to pasta > dishes!)? > > After recently opening up a box of organic pasta that I bought from a > reputable store and finding " creatures " inside the perfectly sealed box, I > decided I want to try making my own pasta. (I'm trying to steer away from > packaged foods any way.) Neither the company that manufactured the pasta or > the store could offer me an explanation for my discovery and just offered to > reimburse me for the pasta. > > What pasta makers are worthwhile considering and what recipes have you used > for pasta noodles? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I haven't tried this recipe myself yet, but I've heard good things about it... http://vegandad.blogspot.com/2008/11/perfect-fresh-whole-wheat-pasta.html We have a pasta maker my mom bought when I was a kid. They are pretty simple so I don't think you could really go wrong. Ours is metal, which I like, but I don't know the brand. All it does is flatten the dough and cut it which you could also do yourself. BTW, there is probably no way for the company to know anything about the critters you found. Such is the way of grains. There could always be little eggs of something waiting to hatch under the right environment. Linda A Marketplace for a Better World (Cruelty-free, Environmentally-Conscious, and Fair Labor Products) http://triballife.net/ http://triballifeinc.blogspot.com/ My personal blogs: http://veganlinda.blogspot.com/ http://cucarfree.blogspot.com/ ________________________________ " admartin5 " <admartin5 Wednesday, March 25, 2009 11:27:53 AM Making Pasta Noodles Has anyone actually made pasta noodles (I'm not referring to pasta dishes!)? After recently opening up a box of organic pasta that I bought from a reputable store and finding " creatures " inside the perfectly sealed box, I decided I want to try making my own pasta. (I'm trying to steer away from packaged foods any way.) Neither the company that manufactured the pasta or the store could offer me an explanation for my discovery and just offered to reimburse me for the pasta. What pasta makers are worthwhile considering and what recipes have you used for pasta noodles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I have one of the manual rolling machines at home for pasta making. If you ever watch the cooking shows on TV you've probably seen them. It sits on the countertop and it has two rollers one on top of the other and a crank on the side. You stick the dough between the rollers and turn the crank to pass the dough through the rollers, as many times as needed to get the desired thickness. These machines also have attachments that roll and cut at the same time for different shapes (like fettucini). Pasta does not have to have eggs in it, and most store bought pastas don't - a basic recipe would be just flour and water and a toch of salt. It's really no harder to make your own pasta then it is to make bread, pancakes, etc. Same time and effort. Kids find it fun to use the machine. Sue - admartin5 Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:27 PM Making Pasta Noodles Has anyone actually made pasta noodles (I'm not referring to pasta dishes!)? After recently opening up a box of organic pasta that I bought from a reputable store and finding " creatures " inside the perfectly sealed box, I decided I want to try making my own pasta. (I'm trying to steer away from packaged foods any way.) Neither the company that manufactured the pasta or the store could offer me an explanation for my discovery and just offered to reimburse me for the pasta. What pasta makers are worthwhile considering and what recipes have you used for pasta noodles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I've made homemade noodles with great success. I'm off gluten now and so I haven't made them in a while...but here's my post: http://wholefoodwholefamily.blogspot.com/2008/10/homemade-pasta-with-red-lentil-\ tomato.html Chandelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 You are right about the fact that kids like to help roll the pasta. It's fun to see it get longer. We have a pasta maker but I can't remember the brand. It's served us well. It make just the long pastas. It's super easy and quite fast once you get the hang of it. Try out different recipes to find the one you like best. Some add nutritional yeast or eggs or wine. My DH likes the one with wine and eggs best but I'd like to move away from eggs. I don't make it a lot so I don't have much more advice to offer. By the way, Bryanna Clark Grogan in her recipe book " Nonna's Italian Kitchen " recommends against the makers that do " shapes " like penne etc. You can also find critters in flour. Unfortunately it is a fact of food life. Paula , " Susan J. Civic " <suecivic wrote: > > I have one of the manual rolling machines at home for pasta making. If you ever watch the cooking shows on TV you've probably seen them. It sits on the countertop and it has two rollers one on top of the other and a crank on the side. You stick the dough between the rollers and turn the crank to pass the dough through the rollers, as many times as needed to get the desired thickness. These machines also have attachments that roll and cut at the same time for different shapes (like fettucini). Pasta does not have to have eggs in it, and most store bought pastas don't - a basic recipe would be just flour and water and a toch of salt. It's really no harder to make your own pasta then it is to make bread, pancakes, etc. Same time and effort. Kids find it fun to use the machine. > > Sue > > - > admartin5 > > Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:27 PM > Making Pasta Noodles > > > Has anyone actually made pasta noodles (I'm not referring to pasta dishes!)? > > After recently opening up a box of organic pasta that I bought from a reputable store and finding " creatures " inside the perfectly sealed box, I decided I want to try making my own pasta. (I'm trying to steer away from packaged foods any way.) Neither the company that manufactured the pasta or the store could offer me an explanation for my discovery and just offered to reimburse me for the pasta. > > What pasta makers are worthwhile considering and what recipes have you used for pasta noodles? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Critters -- an employee at our bulk store once told me that if we put our stuff in the freezer for a week before putting it in our drawers, it will kill off any eggs that may have been in there. I do that particularly with the great big bags of flour I buy -- I just keep them in our chest freezer, and have a smaller canister I fill up in our kitchen. We buy mostly organic stuff so there is probably a higher likelihood of critters :-(. Heather On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM, peej2e2 <johnsontew wrote: > You are right about the fact that kids like to help roll the pasta. It's > fun to see it get longer. > > We have a pasta maker but I can't remember the brand. It's served us well. > It make just the long pastas. It's super easy and quite fast once you get > the hang of it. Try out different recipes to find the one you like best. > Some add nutritional yeast or eggs or wine. My DH likes the one with wine > and eggs best but I'd like to move away from eggs. I don't make it a lot so > I don't have much more advice to offer. > > By the way, Bryanna Clark Grogan in her recipe book " Nonna's Italian > Kitchen " recommends against the makers that do " shapes " like penne etc. > > You can also find critters in flour. Unfortunately it is a fact of food > life. > > Paula > > <%40>, " Susan > J. Civic " <suecivic wrote: > > > > I have one of the manual rolling machines at home for pasta making. If > you ever watch the cooking shows on TV you've probably seen them. It sits on > the countertop and it has two rollers one on top of the other and a crank on > the side. You stick the dough between the rollers and turn the crank to pass > the dough through the rollers, as many times as needed to get the desired > thickness. These machines also have attachments that roll and cut at the > same time for different shapes (like fettucini). Pasta does not have to have > eggs in it, and most store bought pastas don't - a basic recipe would be > just flour and water and a toch of salt. It's really no harder to make your > own pasta then it is to make bread, pancakes, etc. Same time and effort. > Kids find it fun to use the machine. > > > > Sue > > > > - > > admartin5 > > <%40> > > Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:27 PM > > Making Pasta Noodles > > > > > > Has anyone actually made pasta noodles (I'm not referring to pasta > dishes!)? > > > > After recently opening up a box of organic pasta that I bought from a > reputable store and finding " creatures " inside the perfectly sealed box, I > decided I want to try making my own pasta. (I'm trying to steer away from > packaged foods any way.) Neither the company that manufactured the pasta or > the store could offer me an explanation for my discovery and just offered to > reimburse me for the pasta. > > > > What pasta makers are worthwhile considering and what recipes have you > used for pasta noodles? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 We freeze our bulk items too and haven't had any problems. Linda A Marketplace for a Better World (Cruelty-free, Environmentally-Conscious, and Fair Labor Products) http://triballife.net/ http://triballifeinc.blogspot.com/ My personal blogs: http://veganlinda.blogspot.com/ http://cucarfree.blogspot.com/ ________________________________ Heather Hossfeld <hlh4850 Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:37:12 AM Re: Re: Making Pasta Noodles Critters -- an employee at our bulk store once told me that if we put our stuff in the freezer for a week before putting it in our drawers, it will kill off any eggs that may have been in there. I do that particularly with the great big bags of flour I buy -- I just keep them in our chest freezer, and have a smaller canister I fill up in our kitchen. We buy mostly organic stuff so there is probably a higher likelihood of critters :-(. Heather On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM, peej2e2 <johnsontew (AT) rogers (DOT) com> wrote: > You are right about the fact that kids like to help roll the pasta. It's > fun to see it get longer. > > We have a pasta maker but I can't remember the brand. It's served us well. > It make just the long pastas. It's super easy and quite fast once you get > the hang of it. Try out different recipes to find the one you like best. > Some add nutritional yeast or eggs or wine. My DH likes the one with wine > and eggs best but I'd like to move away from eggs. I don't make it a lot so > I don't have much more advice to offer. > > By the way, Bryanna Clark Grogan in her recipe book " Nonna's Italian > Kitchen " recommends against the makers that do " shapes " like penne etc. > > You can also find critters in flour. Unfortunately it is a fact of food > life. > > Paula > > @gro ups.com <% 40. com>, " Susan > J. Civic " <suecivic@.. .> wrote: > > > > I have one of the manual rolling machines at home for pasta making. If > you ever watch the cooking shows on TV you've probably seen them. It sits on > the countertop and it has two rollers one on top of the other and a crank on > the side. You stick the dough between the rollers and turn the crank to pass > the dough through the rollers, as many times as needed to get the desired > thickness. These machines also have attachments that roll and cut at the > same time for different shapes (like fettucini). Pasta does not have to have > eggs in it, and most store bought pastas don't - a basic recipe would be > just flour and water and a toch of salt. It's really no harder to make your > own pasta then it is to make bread, pancakes, etc. Same time and effort. > Kids find it fun to use the machine. > > > > Sue > > > > - > > admartin5@.. . > > @gro ups.com <% 40. com> > > Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:27 PM > > Making Pasta Noodles > > > > > > Has anyone actually made pasta noodles (I'm not referring to pasta > dishes!)? > > > > After recently opening up a box of organic pasta that I bought from a > reputable store and finding " creatures " inside the perfectly sealed box, I > decided I want to try making my own pasta. (I'm trying to steer away from > packaged foods any way.) Neither the company that manufactured the pasta or > the store could offer me an explanation for my discovery and just offered to > reimburse me for the pasta. > > > > What pasta makers are worthwhile considering and what recipes have you > used for pasta noodles? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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