Can you make home-made pasta?

I'm Italian and I like cooking but I've made only one time gnocchi (with home-made pasta), they were not very good :( My partner is from Bologna so I must learn from his mother how to make tagliatelle and other typical receipes of his town.

When I was young, my father used to dedicate entire Sundays to making pasta from scratch. We would put the flour on a large pastry board, make a well in the middle of it, add the eggs to the well, and then go at it. We would start with a fork to incorporate the eggs and would then end up kneading the dough with our hands. There were times when he even made us roll the dough out ourselves and make think flat noodles by just rolling it up and cutting it with a knife. Words cannot tell you how happy I was when he came home with a pasta roller one day. Then we would allow the pasta to dry a bit before eating with my mother's fresh sauce. We even tried making gnocci once and we rolled each one out along a fork to create little lines for the sauce to cling to. It's funny because when I think about what we did, I remember how much work it was, but I also remember how much fun it was. My father is very proud of our Italian-American heritage and he would tell us stories about his grandparents in New york while we worked. Now it's become a pretty fond memory.

The pasta for my husband are OK for my son some kinds but me and my brother we can live just eating any kind of pasta.So when I hear from you about the GNOCCHI (I didn't know it before) I make some search and I find a recipe.I'll try make it and of course the first time the tester will be my brother.If he stay alive(don't worry I'm very good cook)I'll give the rest of the family.So this post is open invitation for him.I sent for you the page with the recipe for your advice as a specialist and if you have time why not a recipe of yours will be perfect. http://www.cookingwithpatty.com/Pictures/gnocchi/potato-gnocchi.php

You are making me hungry talking about all thse wonderful foods. I love pasta. Pizza is very popular over here where I live. What is your favorite Italian food?

No, my cooking skills are very limited, which makes my diet rather repeatative but I eat lots of fresh vegetables so perhaps it is better than some peoples all the best urban

can you please post a discussion on how to make GNOCCHI ALLA SORRENTINA cuz it really makes my mouth water.LOL.I serious,please do it.

I like to make Gnocci too, but with pumpkin instead of potato. I like to serve that with a tomato sauce. I have made spaghetti, but finding a suitable place to hang it to dry is difficult. I've seen these little wooden contraptions for hanging up pasta to dry on tv programmes. They look really useful. I've also made some pasta that looks like "belly buttons", but I can't remember the Italian name for them. They looked good lol.

Yes, i like pasta.But,i ever not eat italian pasta.I like chinees pasta.And also,ivery very much like chinees food like haksanoodals,manturian etc. DO you like chinees food?

i love pasta! Lasagna is my favorite. Spaghetti is the next. i wish that i can taste all the pasta in the world!

I'm fun of experimenting foods. But I haven't tried making a home-made pasta at home. I don't know how. Maybe I still have to look for the ingredients.

its mouth watering pls send me recipe if u find one thanks

i made pasta with macronies,onion,carrots,cabbage(grated),capsicum,maggi stock,sauce,cheese etc.children like it verymuch.give me your recipe of pasta.o.k?

I love making homemade pasta! Just yesterday I made to batches of Ravioli stuffed with chicken,spinach and ricotta cheese and froze them in packaged sized meals for us.I also make homemade spaggetti, fetteccini and a Hungarian noodle Tarhonya. I really enjoy making it.

I would love to learn how to make homemade pasta. It sounds wonderful! Do you know of any books, videos, or websites that could help those of us that can't make it?

I don't make pasta, but I love gnocchi. I can buy it here at local Italian store. I also like spinach fettuccini with Alfredo sauce. I love fresh Mozzarella with Fresh tomatoes.

I've seen on tv how gnocchi is made and it always fascinates me.IT sure does require patience and time. I love to eat pasta but have never made it at home. At any given time I have atleast 3 types of store bought pasta packets at home..my favourites..farfalle, penne and the shell shaped ones. I made pasta today in the noon for lunch using the screw shaped ones (I had a little of that left over from last time) It's great to know you make pasta at home maribea. Do tell me how to make GNOCCHI ALLA SORRENTINA, because I've seen how Gnocchi is made (on the board)I also have mozzarella in my fridge. would love to try it.

Oh that was lovely of your friend, it is very nice to read information about other countries. Oh yes I can make home-made pasta, but I must admit Italian make it the best!! I am not saying this just because you are Italian because it is a fact. I am not sure what it is called sorry but I have it in my recipe book.

Wow, how I wish I can make my own pasta. How I wish I cam cook also. Pasta is one of my favorite dish but I must admit, it's something I don't know how to prepare. How I wish, I have your talent.

yes, i can make home made pasta and i love to cook at home.. i can even do some dish that you can never imagine that a simple guy like me can do..

i dont know