Laura's Kitchen

One of my favs of the summer is tomatoes. This is not because I adore the tomato itself. In fact I don't like raw tomatoes for fresh eating, but I LOVE fresh tomato sauce with homemade pasta!!The pasta recipe is from my sister's cookbook but the sauce is all mine. Check it out :)
Pasta:
2 cu. flour
1 T olive oil
3 eggs
Sauce:
6-8 Roma Tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, grated
2 T olive oil
1 pinch nutmeg
1 t Chile pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste

For Pasta:
Make a well in the middle of the flour and add egg and oil. gradually fold into flour and kneed until smooth and elastic. cut in half and flatten. Feed through a pasta maker until almost transparent. You may have to dust dough with flour every once and a while. If you need to, cut the rolled out dough in half so t is easier to work with. When it is thin enough, feed the dough through the angel hair setting. lay on the counter and let dry for at least an hour. When you are ready cook pasta boil water with salt and a little olive oil. Put the pasta in and cook. Fresh pasta takes only 30+ sec to cook so keep an eye on it. The pasta with become more white and transparent in appearance.
For Sauce:
Put the tomatoes in a glass Pyrex dish. drizzle with olive oil and add garlic. Toss until tomatoes are well coated. Bake in the oven at 500 until skins break and tomatoes are tender. Remove skins and place the garlic and tomatoes in a serving bowl. Smash until desired consistency is reached. Add the spices and seasonings. Add pasta and toss until well mixed. Serve and enjoy!