ala Pastor Ryan at www.pioneerwomancooks.com !

First of all, my photography is no where NEAR what PW’s is, but dinner turned out really good.  A few differences – I left the onions out of the sauce completely!

No onions allowed!
No onions allowed!

And I used fresh tomatoes to make my own tomato puree:

a touch on the tart side, but with the carrots and added sweet red wine - it turned out!
a touch on the tart side, but with the carrots and added sweet red wine - it turned out!

Here is a simple way to get out tomato paste – open both sides and just slide it right out – no need for a tiny spatula!

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no waste and no mess!
no waste and no mess!
here is how it looked after its simmered for an hour
here is how it looked after its simmered for an hour

And thanks to my friend Robin Sue at the Big Red Kitchen, I used parchment paper to transfer my bread dough to the heated baking stone in my oven – never thought of that before!

waiting for the oven to come to temp!
waiting for the oven to come to temp!
28 minutes later - yum!
28 minutes later - yum!

It’s hard to believe that the pasta is just 2 cups of flour and four eggs!

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While Pastor Ryan dug his hands in, I prefer the fork method:

I start by mixing the egg yolks in the middle
I start by mixing the egg yolks in the middle
and then I scoop the flour from the sides down into the middle - this time I added 2 tablespoons of water to get the right consistency
and then I scoop the flour from the sides down into the middle - this time I added 2 tablespoons of water to get the right consistency
I wrapped it up and left it on the counter for 1/2 hour while the water boiled
I wrapped it up and left it on the counter for 1/2 hour while the water boiled
I rolled my pasta in a rectangle and used my trusty pizza cutter to make the noodles
I rolled my pasta in a rectangle and used my trusty pizza cutter to make the noodles
I put all the pasta on a paper plate - it all stuck together - not to worry! Once I put it in the boiling water they separated
I put all the pasta on a paper plate - it all stuck together - not to worry! Once I put it in the boiling water they separated
it made a lot!
it made a lot!
my plate - with a bit of fresh grated parm - yum!
my plate - with a bit of fresh grated parm - yum!

I definitely would make this again – but would try using semolina flour to see how that changes the consistency.  Tony liked it and Hannah ate the meat sauce – so its a win in my book!

The house is clean, clean shets on the bed and now I am off to snuggle with Tony.   We have lunch with my SIL, grand-newphew and step-son tomorrow – at a fabulous Mexican restaurant!    See you then! 😀