Advertisement // Yes! We made ravioli. F-I-N-A-L-L-Y!

I have been looking forward to that moment for a while now. I’ve been wanting to make them with my parents or brother. Whoever was available. But when everyone lives in a different city, it’s a little hard to find the perfect weekend for such a project.

Well, project might sound like quite a bit of work. Which actually, was not the case. However, we did spend a few hours making the pasta, but mainly because I had to squeeze in the photo shoot :) I mean, as much as I love quick recipes, honestly, this here is not the quickest one, as you can imagine. But let me tell you.. These ravioli are worth the time and effort. 

Oh boy, I had almost forgotten how challenging it can be to cook and take pictures while there is more people involved than just me. Nevertheless, my parents did a great job, and were as patient as they could be.. Which is quite a big deal, when we end up eating lunch much later than usual.. :)

It was fun to make homemade pasta all together. While one took care of rolling the dough through the pasta machine, the other one took care of the rest. Everybody had his own task. Granted, it does make it a lot easier using a pasta maker. One of the reasons is that the dough is usually quite firm, which can turn into quite a workout using a rolling pin. As far as I can remember my family has always used a Marcato pasta maker. Whether it’s for making lasagne, tagliatelle or similar. Even as a little kid, I remember doing my part on those Sundays when we used to make homemade pasta. My mom was in charge of kneading the dough, while I was enjoying turning the handle :)

The bottom line is, this recipe passed the strict jury’s test. My brother, who joined us one day later, was blown away by the taste! Besides the very simple pumpkin-parmesan filling, and of course the delicious homemade pancetta, I’d say that the brown butter contributed in a fantastic way! Have you ever tried making brown butter? If not, you really need to try this! What initially might look like burned butter, is the best liquid butter you might have ever eaten! What makes it so wonderful is the nutty flavor that almost magically comes out..

Happy Sunday and buon appetito!

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