Making your own pasta

Making your own pasta sounds like a daunting task but it's well worth the effort when you allow yourself time. I first started making mine with the help of a rolling pin, my family could tell the difference from when I serve them shop bought pasta so I decided to make it a habit of making my own pasta everytime (which is about once a fortnight).

Today my husband's son visited us after a few weeks, the kids had missed him and they were so happy to see their eldest brother. They decided to show off mommy's cooking skills and asked me to make pasta for big brother (this was 6:30pm). Mommy had no choice but to oblige to the request and here is the result.

275g grade00 flour
3 eggs
2 garlic cloves crushed
Handful fresh parsley chopped

Mix together flour, garlic and parsley, make a well in the middle and add eggs
Using fork; gradually gather flour mixture from the edges to form a dough
Knead until smooth.
Divide dough into three balls and allow to stand for thirty minutes.

Roll out dough to 1mm thickness and cut into thin strips. Alternatively use pasta machine and use the tagliatelle attachment to cut your pasta.
Cook pasta for three to five minutes and serve with sauce of choice, pesto, creamy salmon, creamy chicken or whatever you have.

Tagliatelle pasta with creamy chicken sauce and blanched cherry tomatoes.