My father decided to go back to his roots and make homemade pasta like his mom used to make on their farm in Sicily.
The recipe we used is very simple, you only need two ingredients: eggs and flour.
Since we were having some friends over for dinner we doubled the recipe and made 6 servings which is 8 eggs and 6 cups of flour with some water to help. We mixed the dough up and let it rest throughout the afternoon covered with a tea towel.
While the dough was resting I met up with my old roommate for lunch at this cute cafe I had never heard of before. The Hot and Cold Cafe is situated on Cook St. It's a very quaint cafe that fits about 20 people, their menu is written up on their chalkboard wall. Their menu is pretty small and consists of soups, salads and sandwiches. They have gluten free and vegan options.
Trisha and I split a vegetarian sandwich with an almond spread and a fresh green salad with maple dijon balsamic dressing. Both were amazing
A few hours later we returned to the pasta.
We went for the spinach and ricotta filling which includes:
500g of ricotta
A fresh spinach bunch (or you can use frozen)
1 egg
some parmesan
salt and pepper to taste
Boil them for about 4 minutes or until they are floating
Add some tomato sauce
and a little Parsley to finish it off
The final product! You can't beat the taste of fresh pasta, and putting the effort into making it yourself makes it that much better.
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