Do you make your own pasta?

[crazycanuck]

I just made some fresh pasta & will cook it tonight for dinner. Now all I need is to make the sauce

If i want to store the rest of the dough in my fridge until Monday(combined lunch w friends..), is it ok if i leave it in a ziplock bag?

[crazycanuck]

Smilingcat...do you have a cool white sauce recipe?

A swiss friend is visiting Aust & we're having him over for dinner this week. We'll be doing our homemade pasta but i'm on the white sauce..

Help?

[Reesha]

Carbonara can be a really lightweight white sauce, but you kind of prepare it with the pasta, not separately.

I put a recipe for Smoked Salmon carbonara in the TE cookbook that's linked in my signature if you're curious. It's a great, easy and delicious recipe.

[Crankin]

I made pasta once, 25 years ago. My whole kitchen was covered with flour and much wine was consumed. I remember ruining a new pair of nice chino pants with olive oil, too.
Let's just say the pasta maker attachment was put away after that.

[crazycanuck]

Reesha-yes please~

[smilingcat]

Smilingcat...do you have a cool white sauce recipe?

A swiss friend is visiting Aust & we're having him over for dinner this week. We'll be doing our homemade pasta but i'm on the white sauce..

Help?

I like Reesha's recipe. Mine tends to be more classic so its heavy. Classic Bechamel sauce as the base.

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I also like herbed sauce. French Tarragon cream sauce comes to mind.

Add about a tablespoon of finely chopped French tarragon to about a cup of cream sauce and gently cook. Do not substitute other kinds of tarragon. Fresh one is better.

Grill some low fat fish halibut/cod or chicken breast. Slice the fish/chicken and toss with farafalle and the tarragon cream sauce. Carbonera sauce will work very well.

keep it simple and try it first (days) before your guests arrive.