Last week Saturday, February 18, 2012 we had a family fun with our 3 dogs. I ran 4.5 mls in my snow boots while my husband & our son, T rode on the 4 wheeler ATV along side me and the dogs. It was a very gorgeous sunny day with gleamering snow on the ground. My run started off a little slow going up in the mountain with rolling hills. I ran with combination of walking to catch my breath while my husband encourages me with his fun loving coaching. Once we got to the top, we took a nice break. We played w our son & dogs in the snow. It was load of fun. Running back was easier, I ran really strong & hard. Dogs were lagging behind. I felt like I was flying. It felt good to feel the cool breeze on my face.
When we got home, I made Tagliatelle Al Prosciutto/ Tagliatelle w Ham. I made my very first pasta. It turned out really good better than store bought pasta. I will be making my own pasta from now on. Here is the recipe courtesy from my Italian cook book (
Italy The Beautiful Cook Book) with some of my own twist added to it.. Hope you will try it. FYI i cooked this on our wood burning stove:)
For the pasta called Tagliatelle which is traditionally served w meat sauce or with simple cream and ham.
2 1/2 c all purpose flour
3-4 eggs (recipe called for 3, i used 4)
1/4 c water or more or less (recipe didn't call for this, i think they just forgot:))
Heap the flour on a board all med bowl, make a well in the center. Add eggs & knead. Slowly add water (
note: do not add all the water it might get too doughy) & work into soft, smooth dough. Add more water if need. Cover with towel & set aside.
Creamed Prosciutto/Ham (my version)
1-2 Tblsp olive oil or 1/2 stick of butter
1 small onion, chopped
3 gloves garlic, minced
4 carrots, finely chopped 2 c of ham, cut into cubed
4 celery stalk, finely chopped
2 c cooked ham
1 c heavy cream
3/4 to 1 c or more grated parmesan cheese
pinch of salt & pepper
coarsely chopped cilantro (optional)
note: you can use any veggies you like, I used what I have in the fridge)
Saute the onion and garlic with the olive oil or butter in a lrg pan until onion is translucent. Add carrots, celery & ham cook for 5 min. longer or until carrots are soft. Combine the cream, half of parmesan cheese into veggies mixture. Turn heat down to med-low heat cook until sauce thicken. Season with salt and pepper. Note: if your sauce is too thick add pasta water to it.
Meanwhile, roll out the dough into a thin sheet on a floured surface. Cut into taglieatelle 3/8" wide or less. They expand when its cook. Bring a lrg pot of water to a boil and cook the tagliatelle (pasta) until al dante. It cook really fast like 5-6 min. so checked your pasta. Drain. Serve top w creamed ham sauce and the remaining parmesan cheese. Top with cilantro. Enjoy!
