Aliza GreenMaking Artisan Pasta: How to Make a World of Handmade Noodles, Stuffed Pasta, Dumplings, and More

I recently took a three-series class on pasta making, and the culinary teacher recommended this book. We made pasta from the pasta mix recipe in this book, and it had a beautiful texture. We made the two-egg pasta dough, and made the spinach pasta recipe. It was absolutely delicious, and I loved the texture of the pasta. I had to own my own copy, but Amazon was sold out of the book version. Patience isn't my greatest virtue, so I downloaded the kindle version. Thankfully, the kindle version is perfect. I need to read this book, for a second time, from cover to cover. I absolutely love all the valuable tips, and the step-by-step photos. I own a pasta maker, and all kinds of tools for pasta making (I'm a kitchen gadget addict). We made ravioli, using a mold, and this book gave me a couple of extra tips that I plan to use, in the future. I wondered if using my stand mixer would work as well, and this book answered that one, too. The author shows different methods of making pasta-- by hand, mixer and even food processor. Terrific! Making colored dough (I learned to make laminated dough, for beautifully colored and striped ravioli) is a lot of fun. This book gives me even more ideas. I want to get the hang of making tortellini, and this book showed me how in a way that I can follow. I'm intrigued by the chocolate pasta dough. I'm on the fence, wrapping my head around that concept, but maybe I'll give that a go when I'm feeling daring enough. I've always wanted to make laminated herb pasta, and there's a chapter on that. Squeeeeeeee! The book focuses, primarily on pastas-- and not necessarily only from Italy. Greece, Poland and Germany, Asia are also included.There's aren't a LOT of sauce recipes, but I'm fine with that. If you're wanting to learn pasta making techniques, this is a wonderful resource, with beautiful photos. This book is well worth the investment. I'll be getting my money and pasta's worth out of it.

The media could not be loaded. I have a lot of cookbooks, anymore it takes a pretty special cookbook to get my heart thumping and inspires me to immediately take it in the kitchen and get to cooking. Making Artisan Pasta is just such a book. I have other pasta books, such as the joy of pasta, and usually they are maybe 25% actual pasta recipes, and the rest is sauce or soup or casseroles using the pasta. There is nothing wrong with that, but Making Artisan Pasta is a book about the pasta, about what ingredients to use, how to use them, how to make the pasta, form the pasta, and tons and tons of ideas and tips on making amazing pasta.The pictures are simply inspirational. From step by step photos of how to accomplish making the pasta, to beautiful and inspiring finished products. This book could be intimidating, working with dough and various ingredients and appliances and gadgets, making different shapes. But it's totally not, Aliza Green writes clear simple instructions that would make the most dough-frightened person feel enabled to make luscious pasta. Between her clear instructions and tips, and Steve Legato's amazingly clear instructional photos, this is a book to really give a person confidence and a can-do attitude.There are some pastas that simply call for special gadgets to make them, it's the nature of the pasta, but if you don't want to spend a penny on new fun equipment there are still plenty of pasta recipes you can easily make. The author gives several techniques on how to make pasta. She gives three ways of mixing (hand, stand mixer, food processor) and different ways to roll out the pasta- rolling pin, sheeter (hand cranked pasta machine) and the extruders. Through out the entire book there are variations so if you want to make ravioli you can buy a really cool ravioli pan thing, or she shows you how to simply put the filling on the bottom sheet and put the second sheet over and cut out the dough.The pasta I made was easy to work with and tasted delicious. I started simple, but can't wait to get into the variations like green pasta, or the one with the parsley leaves pressed in between the sheets.The book covers basic pastas, stuffed pasta, dumplings, pot stickers, gnocchi, pastas I haven't even heard of but can't wait to try! This is honestly a book that has me excited to get in the kitchen and start making pasta.

This book is fantastic! I thought I knew a lot about pasta, but WOW! Now I know there's so much more to learn. The photos are great--the instructions are to the point & very easy to understand. I've tried 2 recipes & the end results were off the charts delicious!! My husband is now even more convinced that I may very well be the best cook in the world (lol). If your man loves to eat pasta girls--buy yourself this book...

Maravilloso libro para buscar y elaborar recetas de pasta. Está más enfocado en la pasta en sí (preparado y amasado) que en las salsas, lo cual no se encuentra en cualquier libro. Super super recomendable!

I didn't really want a recipe book. I wanted a book that focuses on the art of making pasta, and that's what this book does. It does have recipes and they are useful. But I think this is more about focusing on the basics, on understanding dough and texture and flour and how these things work to make different types of pasta. It's a great book to have if you are at all interested in making fresh pasta at home.

Bom, da algumas ideias para colorir massas e mostra formas diversas. Bom para quem quer criar...

Bowled over!