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Homemade Pasta Tonight !!!
Homemade Pasta Tonight !!!
TommyMoe21


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Challenge: Recipe (Food) II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Lombard, IL. USA
Date: Jan 7, 2006
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/6th second
Galleries: Action, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2006

 Shot in RAW. WB adjusted and tone adjustment in RSE. Cropped, curves, resized, USM & SFW in PSCS.

Food Processor Pasta Dough

1-3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon EVOO
2 tablespoons water

In a food processor blend the flour, the eggs, the oil, and 1 1/2 tablespoons water until mixture just begins to form a ball, adding more water drop by drop if the dough is too dry. (The dough should be firm but not sticky.) Blend the dough for 15 seconds more to knead it. Let the dough stand, covered with an inverted bowl, at room temperature for 1 hour.

To roll pasta dough: Set the smooth rollers of a pasta machine at the lowest number. (The rollers will be wide apart.) Divide the dough into 8 pieces, flatten each piece into a rough rectangle, and cover the rectangles with an inverted bowl.

Working with 1 rectangle at a time, dust the rectangle with the flour and feed it through the rollers. Fold the rectangle in half and feed it through the rollers 8 or 9 more times to knead it, folding it in half each time and dusting it with flour if necessary to prevent it from sticking. Turn dial down one notch and feed the dough through the rollers without folding. Continue to feed the dough through the rollers without folding, turning the dial one notch lower each time, until the lowest notch is reached. The pasta dough should be a smooth and long sheet about 3 1/2 inches wide. Roll the remaining pieces of pasta dough in the same manner.


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Canon EOS-70D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 01/17/2006 08:41:48 PM
original idea - I always wanted to try making homeade pasta - that's interesting the name on the machine - "al dente" - good job :)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/17/2006 11:49:58 AM
Nice composition and arrangement. Lighting looks good and general image quality is good. The colors seem a little weak as if the image were processed in Adobe RGB(1998) in post processing but was not converted to sRGB before being uploaded which results in weakened colors.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
 01/16/2006 10:37:26 PM
there is nothing like fresh pasta. I can eat it all the time. Maybe a tighter crop on this pictuer would have been better, but it is a nice photo. 7
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
 01/15/2006 03:35:52 PM
I like the concept but I would have seen more lighting on the pasta coming out and that part of the image being more of the center/focal point. Good Luck!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 01/15/2006 10:11:51 AM
neat shot - really from scratch recipe
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/14/2006 10:57:40 PM
Clear image, taken well.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 01/14/2006 03:11:22 PM
Very nice lighting
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Olympus C-770UZ
 01/11/2006 11:33:28 PM
The very-desaturated colors don't really work for me, but I very much like the subject matter. Also, other than the colors, it's a technically sound shot. You might, however, consider B&W with this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
 01/11/2006 05:48:12 PM
Love fresh pasta! Looks a little out of place on that black background, but that's probably because I'm used to seeing it on a table.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SD450
 01/11/2006 05:13:58 PM
I'm not sure if you have the flour there on purpose or if it was just in the shot?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X100T
Lensbaby 2.0
 01/11/2006 12:47:54 PM
nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 01/11/2006 11:29:50 AM
Nice job. It would taste even better if you bought semolina flour rather than use the all purpose.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 01/11/2006 10:50:24 AM
Hey, I have that same pasta maker. I find the included background elements make the image much more interesting, although I would have used free range eggs ;-). Good work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/11/2006 01:32:53 AM
Yum. Ah, could use a bit more color, but focus is right on, and I like the 3rds composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 01/11/2006 01:08:17 AM
The lighting is a bit harsh.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/11/2006 12:46:37 AM
Done it many times. Nice picture
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