From Scratch

Yesterday afternoon was chilly and grey, basically the perfect afternoon to break out the pasta making equipment and try our hand at making our own pasta again. We had tried once before and failed miserably. This time, however, we had a much better recipe. Our dough came together perfectly and rolled out beautifully. Our Italian ancestors were most definitely smiling down on us as we rolled and cut and hung the pasta to dry. The three main components to our meal last night were all made by our hands (our pasta sauce- made last summer, and the meatballs and pasta- made yesterday). It was easily one of the most delicious and satisfying meals we have shared together, and I think that was due in large part to how much love and hard work the four of us poured into this meal to make it a reality. Well done, team! xo

Sous Chefs

Since yesterday was a fabulously snowy day we decided it would be the perfect night to have spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. We also decided it would be a good night to make meatballs from scratch. I had seen a post on People.com about some spaghetti and meatballs that Drew Barrymore had made and they looked amazing. The recipe that she used was shared there as well (it's the recipe from The Meatball Shop cookbook) and it sounded like one that would be super yummy. I mixed the ingredients and the girls came to help roll. It was their first time rolling meatballs, though it easily looked like they had been doing this for years already! The meatballs turned out great (we left out the fennel and I think next time we'd use less Red Pepper Flakes, or even leave then out all together)! We'll surely be making them for years to come!