Comments on: Cook This!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:53:08 +0000

You can do it…homemade pasta is easy peasy and sooooooo good!

By: Teyani

Teyani — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:23:06 +0000

home made pasta is a lot like the first time you knit cables… once you do it, you’ll realize that it is simple (albeit time consuming..) yet soooo worth the effort if you have the time. Nothing tastes quite so fabulous.
and i love your idea of a three ring binder for recipes. Mine are stuffed into a clear recipe book holder, and it’s about to explode.
great meme.

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:23:38 +0000

Carole, you are NOT a bad blogger – and I’m so glad you did the meme!! I haven’t done pasta, either – I have made egg noodles for chicken soup, and gnocchi. I don’t know, it really seems like a LOT of work given the copious amounts of pasta consumed around here!

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:21:56 +0000

LOL! Bad blogger? You’re one of the best bloggers I know!

I don’t know if we have a favorite weekly dinner. If I had to choose, I’d say some kind of Mexican. I like to make large batches of taco meat and freeze it in individual scoops on a cookie sheet (then put in a freezer bag). Then it’s ready to go for whatever we want – taco salad, burritos, etc.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:02:15 +0000

Oh Carole, do not be intimidated by the thought of homemade pasta! The few minutes it requires are well worth the wonderful taste. I have a hand cranked pasta machine that has all kinds of different attachments for ravioli, lasagna, capellini, etc. and another hand cranked machine for many different tubular pastas. Also, as Donna mentioned, homemade pizza is the best. I raise the dough in the microwave oven on the lowest power for 10 minutes and it is ready by the time the oven heats. Now, I want to make pasta, pizza….

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:22:43 +0000

Home made pasta is awesome. My husband bought me a pasta maker when we first started dating and then when he upgraded my mixer he bought me the pasta machine attachment. Try it, you’ll have no regrets.

By: heather

heather — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:05:21 +0000

it’s funny about those recipes you have for ages, and don’t know if you’ll make them but they still sound so good…..i’ve got some of those. i don’t really have a favorite weeknight dinner, but after a busy summer and 2 week vacation i’m desperate to eat my own cooking again – if only i can remember what we like to eat.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:57:29 +0000

Don’t fear the pasta. It is very easy to make. Probably easier than pie crust. The taste is worth it.
My favorite week night meal is soup with homemade bread. That’s one thing I’m looking forward to about fall.

By: Lucia

Lucia — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:42:32 +0000

Stir-fry chicken with peppers, onions and Mexican seasoning, served over rice. Kinda fajitas without the fajitas.

Of course, I can’t eat this any more, but it’s quick and easy. Another one I like is black beans and rice with cheese on top.

By: Wool Winder

Wool Winder — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:34:45 +0000

I’m making chili in the crockpot for tonight. I don’t spend the time in the kitchen like I used to since the kids are grown and gone. I have made homemade pasta before and it’s really not hard to do. You should try it.