OK, I couldn't think of anything better fer a subject. As Jill would
say, "so, sue me!".

Anyway, I made a salad with my pickled beets, home-made gargonzola
dressing, and beet greens and it turned out rather dang tasty! Hadda
buncha other fresh veggies in it, as well, but the cold/washed/crisped
beet greens really made that salad. They were so "peppery". (izat a
word?)

SO!: JUS, jes getting the pickling juice (brine?) was no biggie. I
usta cook 11 batches per day of no. 10 cans of pickled beets. BTDT.

TIP: if yer using pickling spices, specially whole spices, put 'em in
a cheesecloth bag. Sucks to bite down ona soggy clove.

This new cooking adventure was a success. Thank you, all.

nb

Sqwertz wrote:
> Poor, lonely, illiterate notbob <shaking head>. The guy goes out and
> buys beets and has to start three separate, insignificant threads
> about them. And there will probably be a fourth and maybe a fifth
> before this is all said and done, fer sure.
>
> ObFoodHijack: Pizza at Villa Sqwertz every other Sunday. Tonight was
> New York style spicy fennel sausage, pepperoni, onion, jalapenos &
> carrots en escabeche, provolone, romano, and San Marzano sauce on a
> Caputo '00' flour crust.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>
> And a salami, onion, mushroom, and provolone calzone.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>
> -sw

I am pausing while my first batch ever of pasta dough is resting

we'll see how good my rolling skills are - fortunately I've had plenty
of practice

tert in seattle wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> Poor, lonely, illiterate notbob <shaking head>. The guy goes out and
>> buys beets and has to start three separate, insignificant threads
>> about them. And there will probably be a fourth and maybe a fifth
>> before this is all said and done, fer sure.
>>
>> ObFoodHijack: Pizza at Villa Sqwertz every other Sunday. Tonight was
>> New York style spicy fennel sausage, pepperoni, onion, jalapenos &
>> carrots en escabeche, provolone, romano, and San Marzano sauce on a
>> Caputo '00' flour crust.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>>
>> And a salami, onion, mushroom, and provolone calzone.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>>
>> -sw
>
> I am pausing while my first batch ever of pasta dough is resting
>
> we'll see how good my rolling skills are - fortunately I've had plenty
> of practice

they aren't kidding when they say you need to roll it really thin

the first serving -

http://www.ftupet.com/upload/IMG_20170709_203014271.jpg

I'm rolling the rest thinner - need a bigger board

"tert in seattle" wrote in message
...

tert in seattle wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>> Poor, lonely, illiterate notbob <shaking head>. The guy goes out and
>> buys beets and has to start three separate, insignificant threads
>> about them. And there will probably be a fourth and maybe a fifth
>> before this is all said and done, fer sure.
>>
>> ObFoodHijack: Pizza at Villa Sqwertz every other Sunday. Tonight was
>> New York style spicy fennel sausage, pepperoni, onion, jalapenos &
>> carrots en escabeche, provolone, romano, and San Marzano sauce on a
>> Caputo '00' flour crust.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>>
>> And a salami, onion, mushroom, and provolone calzone.
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwert...ream/lightbox/
>>
>> -sw
>
> I am pausing while my first batch ever of pasta dough is resting
>
> we'll see how good my rolling skills are - fortunately I've had plenty
> of practice

they aren't kidding when they say you need to roll it really thin

the first serving -

http://www.ftupet.com/upload/IMG_20170709_203014271.jpg

I'm rolling the rest thinner - need a bigger board

==

I have one of these. It makes the job really easy!

https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/home...e/159951128.pd

It rolls the dough to whatever thickness you prefer (9 levels) and then you
change to one of the cutting heads.





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On 7/10/2017 8:45 AM, Ophelia wrote:

> I have one of these. It makes the job really easy!
>
> https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/home...e/159951128.pd
>
>
> It rolls the dough to whatever thickness you prefer (9 levels) and then
> you change to one of the cutting heads.
>
That link didn't work properly for me - but the description sounds like
the one I have. It works really well.

"S Viemeister" wrote in message ...

On 7/10/2017 8:45 AM, Ophelia wrote:

> I have one of these. It makes the job really easy!
>
> https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/home...e/159951128.pd
>
>
> It rolls the dough to whatever thickness you prefer (9 levels) and then
> you change to one of the cutting heads.
>
That link didn't work properly for me - but the description sounds like
the one I have. It works really well.

Is this any better?

https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl...=1499689953543

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"S Viemeister" wrote in message ...

On 7/10/2017 8:45 AM, Ophelia wrote:

> I have one of these. It makes the job really easy!
>
> https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/home...e/159951128.pd
>
>
> It rolls the dough to whatever thickness you prefer (9 levels) and then
> you change to one of the cutting heads.
>
That link didn't work properly for me - but the description sounds like
the one I have. It works really well.
===

Stainless steel with a handle?

Heh I've tried to send another url but it won't send.


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On 7/10/2017 1:33 PM, Ophelia wrote:

> Is this any better?
>
> https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl...=1499689953543
>
Yes, that one does work.
I bought mine at TK Max for only 10GBP - worth every penny.

"S Viemeister" wrote in message ...

On 7/10/2017 1:33 PM, Ophelia wrote:

> Is this any better?
>
> https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl...=1499689953543
>
Yes, that one does work.
I bought mine at TK Max for only 10GBP - worth every penny.

===

I can't remember where I got mine, it has been so many years since i bought
it.



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On 7/10/2017 3:45 AM, Ophelia wrote:


>
> I have one of these. It makes the job really easy!
>
> https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/home...e/159951128.pd
>
>
> It rolls the dough to whatever thickness you prefer (9 levels) and then
> you change to one of the cutting heads.
>

It looks like the one marketed here as the Atlas pasta machine.
https://www.crateandbarrel.com/atlas...-maker/s475491

Similar brands, similar design:
https://www.cooksillustrated.com/equ...pasta-machines

Ophelia wrote:
> "S Viemeister" wrote in message ...
>
> On 7/10/2017 1:33 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>> Is this any better?
>>
>> https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl...=1499689953543
>>
> Yes, that one does work.
> I bought mine at TK Max for only 10GBP - worth every penny.
>
>===
>
> I can't remember where I got mine, it has been so many years since i bought
> it.


after this one experience my opinion is that there is no point to making
pasta noodles without a machine unless you have a lot of time to kill

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ...

On 7/10/2017 3:45 AM, Ophelia wrote:


>
> I have one of these. It makes the job really easy!
>
> https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/home...e/159951128.pd
>
> It rolls the dough to whatever thickness you prefer (9 levels) and then
> you change to one of the cutting heads.
>

It looks like the one marketed here as the Atlas pasta machine.
https://www.crateandbarrel.com/atlas...-maker/s475491

Similar brands, similar design:
https://www.cooksillustrated.com/equ...pasta-machines

====

Exactly like that)) Big boards are not necessary)




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"tert in seattle" wrote in message
...

Ophelia wrote:
> "S Viemeister" wrote in message ...
>
> On 7/10/2017 1:33 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>> Is this any better?
>>
>> https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl...=1499689953543
>>
> Yes, that one does work.
> I bought mine at TK Max for only 10GBP - worth every penny.
>
>===
>
> I can't remember where I got mine, it has been so many years since i
> bought
> it.


after this one experience my opinion is that there is no point to making
pasta noodles without a machine unless you have a lot of time to kill

==

I can see tert popping down the shops for a pasta machine)

Enjoy)




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On Monday, July 10, 2017 at 12:00:09 PM UTC-4, tert in seattle wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
> > "S Viemeister" wrote in message ...
> >
> > On 7/10/2017 1:33 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> >
> >> Is this any better?
> >>
> >> https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl...=1499689953543
> >>
> > Yes, that one does work.
> > I bought mine at TK Max for only 10GBP - worth every penny.
> >
> >===
> >
> > I can't remember where I got mine, it has been so many years since i bought
> > it.
>
>
> after this one experience my opinion is that there is no point to making
> pasta noodles without a machine unless you have a lot of time to kill

Pasta noodles, perhaps. My grandmother (and I) used to make egg
noodles from scratch. We cut them about 1.5" wide and maybe a
foot long. (Well, the one in the middle of the circle of rolled-out
dough was a foot; they got progressively shorter toward the edges
of the circle.) There were cooked in rich chicken broth; the
noodles with whatever broth came out with them was the entire meal.
Probably some sort of vegetable was also served, but I wouldn't
eat veg when I was a kid.

It didn't seem to take all that long to roll them out and cut them
once I developed the knack.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2017-07-10 11:54 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
>
>> I can't remember where I got mine, it has been so many years since i bought
>> it.
>
>
> after this one experience my opinion is that there is no point to making
> pasta noodles without a machine unless you have a lot of time to kill
>

I got a manual pasta roller a few years ago and I have used it only a
few times. I now consider store bought pasta to be a bargain.

On 7/10/2017 1:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-07-10 11:54 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
>>
>>> I can't remember where I got mine, it has been so many years since i
>>> bought
>>> it.
>>
>>
>> after this one experience my opinion is that there is no point to making
>> pasta noodles without a machine unless you have a lot of time to kill
>>
>
> I got a manual pasta roller a few years ago and I have used it only a
> few times. I now consider store bought pasta to be a bargain.
>

For everyday pasta, store bought works. We use it to roll the dough for
ravioli. You cannot buy a ravioli as good as what you can make at home.

On Monday, July 10, 2017 at 3:11:57 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/10/2017 1:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2017-07-10 11:54 AM, tert in seattle wrote:
> >>
> >>> I can't remember where I got mine, it has been so many years since i
> >>> bought
> >>> it.
> >>
> >>
> >> after this one experience my opinion is that there is no point to making
> >> pasta noodles without a machine unless you have a lot of time to kill
> >>
> >
> > I got a manual pasta roller a few years ago and I have used it only a
> > few times. I now consider store bought pasta to be a bargain.
> >
>
> For everyday pasta, store bought works. We use it to roll the dough for
> ravioli. You cannot buy a ravioli as good as what you can make at home.

True. I'm kind of lazy though, and buy fresh lasagne dough and
roll it around my veal-and-spinach filling. Cannelloni, sort of.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2017-07-10 3:11 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/10/2017 1:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

>> I got a manual pasta roller a few years ago and I have used it only a
>> few times. I now consider store bought pasta to be a bargain.
>>
>
> For everyday pasta, store bought works. We use it to roll the dough for
> ravioli. You cannot buy a ravioli as good as what you can make at home.

There is a company in this area that sells pretty good (frozen) ravioli
and tortellini. We were introduced to it by our Italian neighbours.