Yesterday was awesome. We had absolutely nothing to do. So I decided it was time to stop mourning the passing of another summer and embrace the fall. Pretty much the best way to do this is to cook things that contain pumpkin, cinnamon and/or apples. So I did.
Seamus, don't you dare.
These pumpkin muffins were really good. I made them as soon as I woke up...somewhere around 10:30. You really can't beat that. Then with the rest of the can of pumpkin, I made this pumpkin apple butter recipe, courtesy of Nicole. It's pretty delicious, I was impressed with the texture, and how easy it is to make. Next time I think I might add more pumpkin than apple, since it basically just tastes like good apple butter. I used a honeycrisp apple because Kroger manipulates my eating habits by putting things on sale.
I also thought that this might be a good day to drag out this old bread board that used to be my grandmother's. It's a big flat wooden board that kind of latches onto the countertop so it doesn't slide around. I discovered that the back edge of it has our last name scratched into it, but uh, spelled wrong. Missing the "k":
So I didn't really feel like making bread, per se. Too much waiting and not enough instant gratification. So I decided to try my hand at some scratch made noodles. I guess you could say pasta, or spaghetti, but they didn't really resemble any kind of actual pasta, so let's call them noodles. I used this method.
Now there isn't anything particularly autumnal about this dinner. But c'mon, I made my own noodles, that's impressive, right?
Please excuse the ugly dishes. I've been eating off of these for close to 20 years and I'm not buying new ones until they all break.
The noodles came out a little rubbery. I'm thinking that this could have been caused by either 1.) overworking the dough, or 2.) overcooking them in the water. I have absolutely no way of telling, and nothing else to compare it to. So maybe I'll try it again sometime and do something differently. Or maybe I'll get the Kitchen Aid pasta attachment and they won't look like rubber worms next time. Either way, it was a delicious fall Saturday.
4 comments:
Glad to see your season update.
Homemade noodles are definite bragging rights.
I love the first photo of a longing Seamus. Perfect.
I like that you used leftover pumpkin for your fruit butter, just like I did! So many recipes call for just enough to leave just too little for any other recipe... (if that makes sense)
I used to love making homemade pasta for ravioli. My mom has an old hand-crank pasta machine that definitely gives you a workout for your dinner!
I love my kitchen-aid pasta maker... my next goal is to make a ravioli dish with it. And yes, over kneading the dough will usually lead to rubbery/tough noodles. It's hard to know exactly when to stop!
It all looks so yummy!
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