Pasta From Scratch

I know we haven’t done this week yet. I’ve been waiting for the pasta week. If I were to
ever open a restaurant it would most likely be Italian. I can’t wait to make pasta from scratch.
My aunt Diane and I made it once when I was a pre-teen and it turned out horrible! Very gummy
… Yuck!!!

I really hope we get to make different variations of pasta. Spinach fettuccine is my
absolute favorite! I’d love to make a pesto sauce from scratch too. Ravioli sounds good too, with
lobster! Andrew said he wants to work with me on the lasagna. I’m game. I like lasagna. I’ll be
sure to get a béchamel sauce in there too. Andrew said we will make different shapes of pasta.

At home, Liam and I play ‘Restaurant’ all the time. Sometime he is a baker, other times
he is a chef-er. He loves that I am in culinary school and we talk all the time about how a
restaurant functions and what to do if someone orders food that you don’t have on hand. This is
an organic conversation I had with him, fitting for the pasta week:

Chef Liam: What can I make for you?
Me: I will have your world famous spaghetti.
Liam: We are all out of spaghetti.
Me: Uh oh! You better call your supplier.
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On the phone with supplier:
Me: Hello, what can I do for you?
Liam: I need a TON of spaghetti.
Me: Ok we have the spaghetti and will be there tomorrow at 9 am for delivery. Is that a good time for you?
Liam: Yes, we’ll be there to accept the delivery.
Me: Sounds good. Your quoted price will be $5.
Liam: Ok.
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Following morning in the restaurant:
Me: (Ding dong) Here is your spaghetti.
Liam: Thank you very much! Here is your $5.
Me: Have a good day, sir!
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Liam: Your spaghetti will be ready in a minute.
Me: Thank you! You’re such a good chefer!
Liam: Here you go, enjoy! That’ll be $10.
Me: Mmmm! It’s so good!

Thank you, Chef Jack! It was one hell of an adventure!

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