tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post341437505977432632..comments2023-10-29T09:44:37.834-05:00Comments on Touch the Earth Farm: Spaghetti and MeatballsDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-30416482627929006842007-10-14T16:07:00.000-05:002007-10-14T16:07:00.000-05:00Are you going to the Farmer Education and Resource...Are you going to the Farmer Education and Resource Day on Nov. 3? http://frederick.umd.edu/MSFC%20Farmer%20Ed%20Day.cfm It should be pretty close to you. I just registered.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-49480523308914059582007-10-14T12:08:00.000-05:002007-10-14T12:08:00.000-05:00Your pasta maker looks a lot like ours ;). We've ...Your pasta maker looks a lot like ours ;). We've gotten a lot of use out of it, and my girls really love turning the handle, too. <BR/><BR/>The great thing about this pasta as opposed to the dried store-bought is that it's so versatile. We usually make "spaghetti", and it's just the right size and consistency to use as Lo-Mein noodles. <BR/><BR/>I always use just regular (local) all-purpose flour and eggs as my dough.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-13740673976388711802007-10-13T21:08:00.000-05:002007-10-13T21:08:00.000-05:00Your turkeys are gorgeous! How much are you selli...Your turkeys are gorgeous! How much are you selling them for for Thanksgiving?<BR/><BR/>I've done pasta dough with my Kitchenaid. I'm sorry it broke yours!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-13911900176066615462007-10-13T10:30:00.000-05:002007-10-13T10:30:00.000-05:00Damn! I did only non-yeast doughs but do have more...Damn! I did only non-yeast doughs but do have more power in this model. You'll have to talk to Gillen, when you visit, about the egg/yogurt mix. He didn't want to do it. But we really think we lost the first few due to hot housing and we definitely lost too many to a dog and then to some unknown farm predator who also took out 26 of my MILs chickens!Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-39938922240853154202007-10-12T10:38:00.000-05:002007-10-12T10:38:00.000-05:00Yes, those are our turkeys. The Narri is our Jake ...Yes, those are our turkeys. The Narri is our Jake who fathered our first farm poults this spring; the royal palm is one of our new hatchery poults from this spring. I'm telling you, the hard-boiled yolk/ yogurt mix works wonders. ;) <BR/><BR/>On another note, the dang pasta dough broke my mixer! It's now in the small appliance shop getting fixed. :-/ The KitchenAid website specifies that the dough hook is for "yeast" doughs—the stiff pasta dough was just too much to ask of the machine. I have the Artisan model, and that may indeed be the difference.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-21831849570016945842007-10-12T09:35:00.000-05:002007-10-12T09:35:00.000-05:00Me again. Are those your turkeys in the picture at...Me again. Are those your turkeys in the picture at the top? Wow! Gillen is down to two (due to predators): Those are beautiful.Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-33058929296250227742007-10-09T20:35:00.000-05:002007-10-09T20:35:00.000-05:00I haven't made pasta dough before but kneaded spel...I haven't made pasta dough before but kneaded spelt and whole wheat bread doughs in my KitchenAid and they were some heavy doughs! Maybe it is about the model you're using? Mine is the pro 5.Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-28095364606855074102007-10-08T07:12:00.000-05:002007-10-08T07:12:00.000-05:00I tried the KitchenAid last night, but it couldn't...I tried the KitchenAid last night, but it couldn't power through the dough. What recipes do you guys use?<BR/><BR/>I didn't notice much of a difference, personally, with the semolina flour vs. the all purpose. Next time I'd like to try some whole wheat pastry flour and see how that does. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tips and advice!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-83318672238913782212007-10-07T23:01:00.000-05:002007-10-07T23:01:00.000-05:00How wonderful! I've always wanted to make fresh pa...How wonderful! I've always wanted to make fresh pasta - especially since I eat so much of it.Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170711333386608977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-46067754647650541692007-10-07T11:18:00.000-05:002007-10-07T11:18:00.000-05:00Yep, I use the dough hook. I love using it to kne...Yep, I use the dough hook. I love using it to knead. I'll have to check out the certification class. I'm looking forward to the lambing and kidding school.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-65288976785185294442007-10-07T09:48:00.000-05:002007-10-07T09:48:00.000-05:00I'll definitely try the KitchenAid. I'm assuming y...I'll definitely try the KitchenAid. I'm assuming you guys use the dough hook? I've never made dough in mine—I've just always used my bread machine because it has that wonderful timer setting. I rarely ever cook the bread in the machine, though; it's mostly just a dough maker for me.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Jim says I need to clarify that the 2 cups/2 eggs made <EM>barely</EM> enough for us—without the meatballs there wouldn't have been enough food. I guess that's a request to up the recpie, huh?Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-80735841100489406282007-10-07T09:11:00.000-05:002007-10-07T09:11:00.000-05:00Mmmmm. I think the KitchenAid mixer does a great j...Mmmmm. I think the KitchenAid mixer does a great job of kneading. And how great of Sam to be the motor for the pasta maker.Madeline Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075400838213199585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-63309063413260867872007-10-07T07:50:00.000-05:002007-10-07T07:50:00.000-05:00No, Christy, unfortunately, we're going to be away...No, Christy, unfortunately, we're going to be away that day. I'm pretty bummed because I would have liked to attend, but what I'm really waiting for is a local <A HREF="http://www.scsrpc.org/FAMACHA/InfoGuide.shtml" REL="nofollow">FAMACHA</A> certification class.<BR/><BR/>Karl, I know exactly what you're saying. We've already "ruined" the kids for lots of foods because they know what good food tastes like—feeding them on road trips becomes particularly tricky. <BR/><BR/>I was able to get some semolina at the grocery store yesterday and will try it today. Jim wants sundried tomato fettucini with alfredo sauce for his birthday dinner this evening.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687340159825245112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-22141743609929622692007-10-07T05:53:00.000-05:002007-10-07T05:53:00.000-05:00what fun. our kids love to help crank also. tabith...what fun. our kids love to help crank also. tabitha just tried semolina a few pasta productions ago and loves it. that machine really shows it's stuff. <BR/><BR/>there are all kinds of home schooling opportunities around a production like that. your kids will forever hold your spaghetti as the high-water-mark, a gauge by which all other pasta will be held. next time a dinner takes two or three days just think of it as immortalizing yourself just a little bit more.Omelayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084221498316008069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-26360475345649443402007-10-06T22:55:00.000-05:002007-10-06T22:55:00.000-05:00Hey, are you going to be going to the lambing and ...Hey, are you going to be going to the lambing and kidding school on Dec. 8 at Carroll Community College? I'm planning on going.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24093811.post-25932817946274673662007-10-06T22:37:00.000-05:002007-10-06T22:37:00.000-05:00Logan loves turning the crank too. It is so much ...Logan loves turning the crank too. It is so much fun to make pasta with him. I let the kitchen aid do the kneading. I haven't had much luck with the ravioli attachment, but will have to try it again. I don't use semolina in my pasta either. I'd like to hear how drying it goes and how you do it, I haven't tried drying any yet.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.com