The Ultimate Pasta Machine Cookbook

At last, a cookbook about pasta-making that covers all kinds of pasta machines—both manual and electric, and also stand-mixer pasta attachments—and that delivers foolproof recipes sure to make you an expert noodle master in no time! Homemade pasta is easy, fast, and fun. It tastes better than boxed pastas from the store. And, while-store-bought pastas do indeed come in a variety of shapes, they all have basically one bland and unexciting flavor; by contrast, as this wide-ranging and deliciously inventive book shows, making pasta by hand at home lets you create and enjoy dozens and dozens of different flavors of noodles. In her previous books—on such subjects as searing, marinating, and cast-iron cooking—chef, cooking teacher, and food blogger Lucy Vaserfirer has earned a reputation for expertly and gently translating the methods of master chefs into simple-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that let home cooks cook like the pros. Here, Lucy does the same for pasta-making, showing you how easy it is to use a sheeter or an extruder of any type, manual or electric, to create tasty pastas that will please everyone from grown-up gourmands to picky kids who want pasta at nearly every meal. Lucy shares in these pages terrific purees that you can make, using a blender or a mixing bowl, that you then can turn into all sorts of flavored pastas, from the familiar tomato or spinach pastas to noodles flavored with herbs like basil or tarragon, spices like pepper or saffron, and other flavors, such as a Sage Brown Butter Pasta that incorporates a flavored butter. She teaches you how to make every kind of pasta shape with your pasta machine, including ones you can't find in stores. She includes durum and semolina pastas, the most common kinds, as well as buckwheat, ancient-grain, and gluten-free pastas. She even shows how to make Asian noodles, such as udon, soba, and ramen, with your pasta machine. Whether you are a first-time owner of a pasta maker or a seasoned pro looking for exciting new ideas, this book has more than 100 splendid recipes, plus loads of clever tips and tricks, that will make you love your pasta machine and use it often.

Pasta machines are popular with busy, affluent and health-conscious Americans who like the machine's speed and flexibility -- and its incredibly fresh pasta. The Best Pasta Machine Cookbook Ever expands the run-of-the-mill repertoire of pastas, going far beyond the flour-and-egg variety. The list of pasta recipes, with accompanying sauces for each, is extensive and imaginative. The recipes range from Basic Wheat Pasta, Egg Pasta and Spinach Pasta to the not-so-ordinary Lemon, Squid Ink, Beet, Carrot, Scallion, Chinese Egg Noodles and Chocolate. A sampling of the sauces includes Classic Pesto Sauce, Dilled Swedish Meatball Sauce, "New Wave" Turkey Chili Sauce, Sorrel Cream Sauce, Bacon and Arugula Sauce, Roasted Garlic and Mussel Cream, Cheddar and Ale Sauce, Red Flannel Hash Sauce and Lemon-Sage. Organized according to pasta type, this book is an essential companion for the hot-selling pasta maker.

Wow guests and savor the fruits of your labor with The Ultimate Pasta and Noodle Cookbook! You will be a master chef of homemade pasta and noodles in no time with this easy-to-follow cookbook. With recipes for Italian food, Asian cuisine, and pasta and noodle dishes from all around the world, you will be preparing exquisite meals for your family and guests to enjoy. This guide to cooking the perfect pasta and noodle features: - Over 300 pasta and noodle recipes from around the world, with over 350 different pastas - Recipes for pasta, soups, stir-fries, sauces, desserts, and baked dishes - Easy-to-follow instructions for making your own handmade pasta and noodles, even for people with dietary restrictions - A guide to the best kitchen equipment making it easier to prepare amazing dishes - A history of pasta and noodles - A glossary of cooking terms As an expert chef or as someone just staring out, The Ultimate Pasta and Noodle Cookbook is a great guide for every level chef! This cookbook will be a gorgeous keystone addition to any cookbook library.

Award-winning chef Marc Vetri wanted to write his first book about pasta. Instead, he wrote two other acclaimed cookbooks and continued researching pasta for ten more years. Now, the respected master of Italian cuisine finally shares his vast knowledge of pasta, gnocchi, and risotto in this inspiring, informative primer featuring expert tips and techniques, and more than 100 recipes. Vetri’s personal stories of travel and culinary discovery in Italy appear alongside his easy-to-follow, detailed explanations of how to make and enjoy fresh handmade pasta. Whether you’re a home cook or a professional, you’ll learn how to make more than thirty different types of pasta dough, from versatile egg yolk dough, to extruded semolina dough, to a variety of flavored pastas—and form them into shapes both familiar and unique. In dishes ranging from classic to innovative, Vetri shares his coveted recipes for stuffed pastas, baked pastas, and pasta sauces. He also shows you how to make light-as-air gnocchi and the perfect dish of risotto. Loaded with useful information, including the best way to cook and sauce pasta, suggestions for substituting pasta shapes, and advance preparation and storage notes, Mastering Pasta offers you all of the wisdom of a pro. For cooks who want to take their knowledge to the next level, Vetri delves deep into the science of various types of flour to explain pasta’s uniquely satisfying texture and how to craft the very best pasta by hand or with a machine. Mastering Pasta is the definitive work on the subject and the only book you will ever need to serve outstanding pasta dishes in your own kitchen.

Making handmade, home-made pasta has never been easier!

Make Pasta That’s Absolutely Magnifico! Discover the joy of creating your own pasta with Homemade Pasta Made Simple. This comprehensive pasta cookbook shows you how easy it is to make delicious pasta and sauce—all completely from scratch. Teaching everything from mixing dough to drying pasta, here’s a pasta cookbook for beginners and experts alike. Want to make farfalle with bolognese? Ravioli with sun-dried tomato sauce? Gnocchi with pumpkin and sausage sauce? Open this pasta cookbook for dozens of simple pasta and sauce recipes that you can mix and match to make your perfect pasta night. Homemade Pasta Made Simple includes: A COMPLETE BEGINNER’S GUIDE—Go from noodle novice to pasta pro with this pasta cookbook’s 3 foolproof dough recipes, essential preparation techniques, and a tool selection guide. 65 TASTY PASTAS—Farfalle, tagliatelle, busiati, ravioli, gnocchi…this pasta cookbook teaches you to make, shape, stuff, and cook all kinds of pasta. EASY SAUCES—Savor 30 scrumptious homemade sauce recipes—topped off with ideal pasta serving suggestions. Never settle for premade pasta again with Homemade Pasta Made Simple: A Pasta Cookbook with Easy Recipes & Lessons to Make Fresh Pasta Any Night.

The Pasta Man, Mateo Zielonka, makes the most spectacular, original pasta you’ve ever seen. Striped, spotted, red and green and black, and every shape imaginable, Mateo’s pasta is a carb-lover’s dream. Now in The Pasta Man, Mateo reveals for the first time how you too can make his beautiful creations. Starting with classic golden dough, and with “how to” sections guiding you through every shape and effect, from spots and stripes (using all-natural ingredients), lasagne sheets and pappardelle, ravioli pillows, tortellini and other glorious filled pastas, he then offers 40 recipes for delicious sauces and suppers in which to showcase your delicately crafted pasta. Illustrated with beautiful photography and clear step-by-step instructions, whether you’re a pasta beginner or enthusiast, let yourself be guided by a master and make your own pasta a work of art.