Homemade Pasta

So today was one of those days you hate because the Internet is dead (and still is, I'm tethering to my phone to be able to post this), but love because you're thrown and have to entertain yourself. 

How did I entertain myself (besides catching up on all of the stray dishes around the house)? Pasta. I've always been interested in making my own and now that we've started eating better and trying to eat less processed stuff, I figured today was as good a day to start as any. I did a search for simple homemade pasta on my phone and boy, did I find a simple one. 

For three servings, you mix together:

1 cup of flour

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons of water

(I added a tad bit of oregano too)

Doesn't it just look....ummm...never mind

Yes, there were a few more directions than that, but this is me we're talking about. I just mixed it all together with a whisk in a big bowl, floured the counter, kneaded the dough for 3-4 minutes (that I did follow), and tried to flatten the dough as much as I could with a rolling pin. 

Then came the tricky part. Oh yeah, you're supposed to just cut it into strips or rolls, but I'm always out to make things too difficult for myself, so I decided to make some weird, stuffed, crescent shaped cousin of the ravioli (if they have a name, do tell...or if they're just ravioli, I'd still like to know).

I took one of my favorite tools of the trade, the outer ring of a mason jar, and cut out a bunch of circles, which I worked a little to make larger, filled with this cheese and spinach concoction I blended up (seriously, blend cheese, spinach, and the smallest bit of water together until you have something a preferable consistency)--only a dab will do--, pinched them shut, and rolled the edges with the ribbed portion of the jar lid to give them a nice scalloped look. 

It definitely got a bit messy at this stage.

After I was done with all of that I made another batch (because it just didn't look like enough, though it probably was) and stuck them in the fridge for a bit to take a breather. 

I boiled them until they were pliable enough, coated them in some marinara sauce, and mixed in some freshly steamed yellow, red, and orange bell peppers. 

Over all, I know there's room for improvement, but the consensus from the whole family was that they were pretty delicious. 

This is a recipe that I'm sure would be a lot less time consuming and a lot more fun with a partner, so find someone and have at it!

This was my cooking partner, but he mostly just putted around and smiled. I guess we could say he was my emotional support (until he started crying, that is.)