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How to Make Fettuccine with Your Pasta Machine
Fettuccine translates to "thin ribbons," and while they're believed to have originated in Rome, you'll find them served everywhere from a rich ragu to a lighter, creamier sauce. They're a great next step once you're comfortable sheeting pasta dough, since the cutting itself is handled by your pasta machine's attachment. Ingredients Egg pasta dough, sheeted Tools Pasta machine with fettuccine attachment Large wooden working board Brass pasta cutter or sharp kitchen knife Extra
Cathrin Simon
Aug 52 min read


Pasta Tools How-To: Working With Your Pasta Machine
If you've got a pasta machine tucked away in a cupboard somewhere, you're not alone — it's one of the most commonly owned, least commonly used kitchen tools out there. If that's you, today's the day to bring it back out. A pasta machine is the one genuinely essential tool for anything beyond hand-shaped pasta: once you want delicate strands like tagliatelle, or filled shapes like ravioli, you need dough sheeted thin and evenly, and that's exactly what this tool is built for.
Cathrin Simon
Aug 52 min read


Pasta Tools How-To: Working With Your Ravioli Stamps
Making homemade ravioli is one of the most satisfying parts of pasta making — and using a brass ravioli stamp takes the experience to a whole new level. These beautiful, traditional tools help you cut and seal filled pasta shapes in one go. What Is a brass ravioli stamp, you ask? These traditional Italian pasta tools are made from solid brass with a wood handle. They're designed to cut and seal filled pasta like ravioli in one simple motion. The brass edge gives a clean cut a
Cathrin Simon
Apr 19, 20252 min read


Simple Semolina Pasta Shapes: Cavatelli or Gnocchi Sardi
Cavatelli — small shapes, soft curves, and that perfect semolina chew. This is one of those pastas that feels grounding to make by hand. No tools, just your fingers and a little time. Simple, slow, and so satisfying. Traditionally from Southern Italy, especially Molise and Puglia, cavatelli have been made for generations with just semolina and water. Their name comes from “cavare” — meaning “to hollow out” — which is exactly what you do with each little piece. They’re perfect
Cathrin Simon
Apr 19, 20252 min read


Simple Pasta Fillings: Whipped Ricotta Filling
Creamy, dreamy, and so simple. This whipped ricotta filling is what pasta dreams are made of — soft, fluffy, and just the right touch of indulgent. It’s the kind of filling that makes each bite feel like a little moment. Perfect for ravioli, mezzalune, or whatever shape you’re hand-folding today. Just a few ingredients, whipped into something so much more. Ingredients 250 grams ricotta cheese 50 grams finely grated parmesan cheese Salt and pepper to taste Tools Food processor
Cathrin Simon
Apr 19, 20251 min read


Mastering Homemade Pasta: Semolina Pasta Dough
With just two ingredients and a few minutes of kneading you can create something magical: semolina pasta dough, the basis for countless pasta shapes. Whether you want to handshape the famous pastas from Sicily or Sardinia, or sheet out the semolina dough to transform it into lasagne, or even rigatoni or garganelli - the options are endless. This is the perfect dough for anyone getting started with creating homemade pasta, and in its simplicity also lends itself very well to a
Cathrin Simon
Apr 18, 20252 min read


Mastering Homemade Pasta: Egg Pasta Dough
There’s a magic to making pasta dough. All it takes is a handful of ingredients, the right technique and a bit of patience and endurance. There are countless recipes for pasta dough (probably almost as many as there are Italian nonnas) but this one is a tried-and-tested favorite egg dough recipe, perfect for making silky long pasta shapes or filled pasta. Make sure to pay attention to exact weighing of ingredients as well as following the technique step by step to achieve a s
Cathrin Simon
Apr 3, 20252 min read
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