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Behold, the crazy pasta maker.

It’s kind of old. And foreign. It was generously passed down from the husband’s Italian grandmother. No pressure.

Today was the first day I used it by myself. It’s pretty simple to use, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a death trap. It’s mechanical, so, if your finger gets in there, it’s going… I kept all my fingers, so I guess it was a success!

I found this recipe the other day, carrot tagliolini with zucchini walnut pesto. I thought it sounded delish, and more exciting than regular pasta, so, that’s what I made today. It’s Sunday. I have HOURS to dawdle away in the kitchen.

The dough was a pain in the ass, because I kneaded it by hand. Well, I kneaded for half an hour, and my husband went for another 10 minutes or so. We didn’t have the carrot issue that the original recipe maker had. No added flour here! I don’t think I pureed the carrots enough though, so maybe they were less watery. Instead of having orange-colored pasta, mine was yellow with pretty orange flecks.

Here it is hanging on a microphone stand in our kitchen. We didn’t know where else to put it, lol.

We have a ton extra, actually. Yell if you want some.

I only used one zucchini for the pesto, too. Coincidentally, I didn’t need to add extra oil. It came out good. I still like traditional pesto with pine nuts and basil best though.

Here’s the final product.

Homemade pasta is so good. This tasted nice and fresh. And no, you couldn’t taste the carrots. The recipe gets a thumbs up from me!