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New York City, September 2018
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I love to make my own pasta.
The pasta dough has to be rolled very thinly. You should be able to see your skin through it when you place the rolled pasta over your hand.
The amount here will give me two dinners for 3 people (6 portions) I tend to stick to tagliatelle or angel hair pasta as I don't have a pasta machine, its easy to roll and slice. (I think Santa maybe bringing me a pasta machine???) one must be careful when one opens cupboards or maybe Hublets should hide things better hahahahahaha.
There are a few different recipes for pasta doughs, each region of Italy has their own way of making it. Some simply just use 00 flour and water. I prefer it with eggs and an equal amount of 00 Flour and Semolina and little Extra Virgin olive oil. The semolina helps the sauce stick to the pasta and the Extra Virgin Olive Oil makes it lovely to roll. Only a tiny bit of Extra Virgin Olive oil is needed, you get a smooth finish when you've kneaded it and rolled into a ball.. Wrap it up in clingfilm and it will keep in the fridge for 7 days.
The taste is sensational. The dough takes 10=15 minutes to make, you need to knead it though, kneading is important, great for the arms.
Its that simple, place it in the fridge and cut off the amount needed and roll it out, cut it into strips and place into boiling water until desired texture. Drain, and add a little of the pasta water to your sauce.
Yesterday my sauce was sliced garlic, anchovy fillets in oil, some dried chilli peppers all cooked in the anchovy oil and a knob of butter. As I cooked the pasta I threw in some broccoli heads. I then tossed them in the anchovy sauce and served the pasta and sauce with grated parmesan cheese. simple. perfect. tasty.
Served with flagons of wine... hahahaha
Dough Recipe
4 large eggs (room temperature)
1 1/2 cups of 00 flour
1 cup of Semolina flour
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
Happy Cooking
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46100 Royal Scot is working hard to make up time at the head of 1Z60 Kidderminster S.V.R. to York after a delay at Bescot where 47501 Craftsman, on the rear, was declared a failure.
Not sure how you do this.. in a little boat.. :P.. View On Black
This is the lovely little Cockwood Harbour..
HBM..!! have a great day.. & week ahead.. thanks for looking
Lago Torre and Torre Glacier - a variation on the previous image in this set:
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We don't see the Rufous-sided Towhees very often because they are rather shy birds, keeping mostly to the edge of clearings where cover is close by. However, like this male, sometimes they do come out into the open for short spells, to forage under feeders.
It's always great to see these handsome birds, but I just wish he'd have picked a "prettier" place for is snacking. LOL!
One unexpected bonus of picking up a digital camera after retiring has been the interactions I have had with thousands of people, online and at shows where I exhibited photographs of barns and wildlife. My initial intentions in buying my first camera were simply to explore a hobby I had always had an interest in, but never had the time to engage.
My gruff German dad would laugh if he were alive to see my subject emphasis. He always told me that if I spent as much creativity working in the barn as I did in trying to find ways to avoid it, I would be very valuable.
The hours I have spent reading and listening to older country folks reminisce about their lives as they struggled with having nothing when they started farming to making a decent living later on were inspiring.
Decades ago, a simple house like this one nestled in the green shade of summer was the dream of a young couple starting out. When they built this small farmhouse, the attached garage was likely an afterthought, a homemade addition crafted from spare boards and nails, yet it felt like a luxury.
Back then, cars were often left outside to face the rain and snow, and an attached garage meant you could step from the kitchen to your car without immediately facing a brutal Minnesota winter morning.
Attached garages only became popular in the U.S. around the 1940s and 50s, when the automobile became the centerpiece of family life. Before that, detached barns or sheds were common, sometimes doubling as storage for farm tools and chickens.
For a couple living in this house, adding that garage must have felt like a sign they were “making it,” turning a simple farmhouse into something more modern.
Inside these walls, you can imagine children growing up, their muddy boots lined by the door after chores, the scent of wood smoke drifting from the stove. The back porch, though weathered now, once echoed with laughter on summer evenings and the hum of a screen door slamming after little feet ran out to chase fireflies.
Though the years have passed and the trees have quietly crept closer, this house still whispers the story of hard work, determination, and a family who called this modest place their forever home.
It’s not popular today in some circles to talk about the ill effects it has on younger people when they begin their young adult years already possessing cars, houses, and bank accounts that took their parents 40 years to attain.
But amid our prosperity, there are still older folks who wistfully recall the satisfaction they felt when they started with little but gradually built a life, a family, and a heart full of memories they would not exchange for anything.
(Photographed near Chisago County, MN)
A year ago, I was in Calgary, Canada, producing a six hour miniseries, a new, invigorated and expansive version of Little House on the Prairie. I am still working on it in post production and the first two hours will air on ABC on March 26.
During the six months of prep and production I documented the "Making of the Movie" and posted daily images on Fotolog. I have culled through the six hundred or so images I posted during those six months and will be posting my favorites (some of them not previously posted) in the coming several weeks.
It's just a sprinkler at a park but with the contrast and backlight, well, the fountains at the Bellagio in Las Vegas wouldn't have looked as good to me. (Cascade Locks Area DSC_8548.jpg)
The one thing about the Shinto religion, they know how to make an entrance. This was the shrine at Fukakusa. We ended up arriving just before dark.
Marina is up early making pancakes for her friends. She is trying to figure out how many to make. She can do five minis at a time with her pan.
Blythe a Day - five - 4/5/24
Float Away Dream Blythe
Cooking set - Walmart
Fridge - Barbie repainted
Table - flea market, repainted
Apron - vintage Skipper/Barbie?
Dress - Ebay or Etsy
Paper - Walmart scrapbook paper pad
Monty the mouse is trying to convince Linus of his qualities. So far Linus isn't very impressed. He'd probably be more interested if Monty was a real mouse. On the other hand he often treats him like a real mouse, hits him on the head and tries to bite Monty's head off, but Monty is a tough mouse and doesn't give up easily. :)
Had some fun trying out a new floor technique and figured I'd make a little scene for it. Can't go wrong with a little LotR :)
Another shot from a visit to one of my favourite glens, there will be quite a few to follow as the deer were so accommodating.
The wild deer are almost tame in part of the glen and it is a true privilege to be able to see these beautiful deer at close quarters.
This lovely hind was very comfortable in our presence making this an extremely enjoyable experience.
Red Deer - Cervus Elaphus
Scottish Highlands - Scotland
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