Making Pasta

Making Pasta With All Shapes and Sizes

Pasta is a widely known food that originate from Italy. As a woman I have always been inspired to try and make my own pasta. However, hearing stories on how easy it is to go wrong when making pasta have prevented me from ever trying. I have friends to have tried and end up with a soggy uninspiring mess.

Well, that was in the past.....

Now I love to make homemade pasta for my families and friends. All thanks to being brave enough to take the first step and never to give up. Most of all thanks to my favorite pasta making machine, the Atlas Pasta Maker and my secret pasta recipe.

As with all the most basic foods the key to cooking good pasta is to choose good quality ingredients. The simpler the food the more important quality becomes. Poor quality can be less easily disguised in a simple pasta dish than in something more elaborate.

Want to know my secret pasta dough recipe? Click on Making Pasta.....

Good quality pasta is made from durum wheat.

Families and friends who have eaten my freshly home made pasta swears by them because the pasta dishes taste more authentic. Even though pastas are made from cheap ingredients, it does not necessarily make your dish cheap. Fresh homemade pasta taste excellent and you do not need to dish out elaborate sauces just to make your dish stand out.


When making pasta, you also need a large pan to cook. I highly recommend avoiding using stainless steel pans because they are not good conductor of heat. It will make cause your pasta to sit in the water long during cooking and your pasta will go soggy.

Always boil your water to a good rolling boil before you add your pasta. Never put a lid on the pan and season your water with salt to prevent your pasta from tasting dull and bland.

Some people like to add oil to the water. They believe that this will stop the pasta sticking together. This is not true, because the oil stays on the surface of the water and does not touch the pasta. But oil can help to prevent the foam that is produced when cooking pasta from boiling over the side of the pan.

After a few minutes of boiling lift out a piece of pasta from the boiling pan and squeeze between the nail of your thumb and forefinger. It should have a slight resistance and is known as al dante.  There is some "bite" left in it. Your pasta is now ready to serve with the sauce of your choice.

Do not be afraid to create your own homemade pasta. It can be done. Learn how I do it with my favorite pasta making machine. Click on Atlas Pasta Maker to start dishing out great tasting pastas for your families and friends.