The Pasta Madness

Welcome to the Madness. The Pasta Madness.

Since taking a cooking class with my boyfriend where we learned to make fresh pasta from scratch, I have been rendered insane and want to master making pasta, in all its shapes and sauces. And there’s a LOT of shapes and sauces. And so many combinations of shapes and sauces.

This blog is where I hold onto my thin grip of reality and catalog my notes on pasta making. Long noodles, short noodles, hand shaped, stuffed. Gnocchi made with potatoes, gnocchi made with ricotta, gnocchi made with plantains.

Basics

Tools A guide to different tools for making pasta

Flours Different flours that can be used

Liquids Different liquids that can be used

Herbs, Spices and Other Additions Additional ingredients that can be added to pasta dough

Dough Notes General notes on how different ingredients can affect the final dough

Making the Dough A great video guide on making pasta dough

Doughs

• Pureés for Colorful Dough
• Extruder Dough
• Durum Wheat & Water Dough
• Orecchiette Dough
• Soft Wheat and Water Dough
• Pici Dough
• Corzetti della Valpolcevera Dough
• Whole Wheat and Water Dough
• Basil Dough
• Saffron Dough
• Standard Egg Dough
• Whole Wheat Egg Dough
• Almost All-Yolk Dough
• Black Pepper Dough
• Parsley-Speckled Dough
• Sour Cream & Rye Dough
• Chestnut Dough
• Citrus-Scented Dough
• Pasta gialla or Sfoglia gialla (Yellow Pasta)
• White Wine Dough
• Colorful Flour & Water Dough
• Colorful Egg Dough
• Gluten-Free Flour & Water Dough
• Gluten-Free Egg Dough
• Ricotta Gnocchi Dough
• Meyer Lemon & Herb Ricotta Gnocchi Dough
• Pumpkin & Ricotta Gnocchi Dough
• Potato Gnocchi Dough
• Ossola-Style Chestnut, Squash, and Potato Dough
• Sweet Potato Gnocchi Dough

Shapes

• Hand Formed
• Hand Cut (Pappardelle, Tagliotelle, Fettuccine, and Tagliolini)
• Maltagliati
• Short Pasta
• Stuffed

Fillings

• Ricotta & Spinach Filling

Sauces and Dishes

• Basic Tomato Sauce
• Bolognese Ragù Sauce
• Butter Poached Lobster (or Shrimp) with Linguine
• Chilled Japanese Soba Noodles with Cucumber and Sesame and Miso dressing
• Creamy Garlic Pasta
• Homemade Ricotta
• Creamy Orzo with Peas and Parmesan
• Easy Parmesan Risotto
• Goat Cheese Tortellini with Pancetta, Sweet Peas, and Mint
• Spaghetti with Basil Cream
• Sujaebi Korean Hand Noodle Soup
• Italian Pasta Recipes
• Kitchenaid Pasta
• Lasagna