HOMEMADE PASTA – IT’S HARD WORK

Flour with a well in the centre for olive oil and eggs

Spinach and ricotta filling

Garlic and sage sauce

Uncooked tortellini stored in semolina until ready to be cooked

Garlic bread

Baked pumpkin, sage, tortellini and parmesan

I made tortellini from scratch for Sunday night dinner, and oh my stars it was a lot of work! It was very satisfying, but I’m not sure I’ll do it again until I am really trying to impress someone.

As is my usual cooking style it was a mix between three different recipes this one, this one and one from an old Italian cookbook that my mum lent me. I don’t know why I can’t just follow one recipe, commitment issues?

 

My mix and match recipe went something like this:

Baked Spinach and Ricotta Tortellini with Pumpkin and Sage Sauce

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