A Cooking Kind of Day

After reading an amazing article about the health benefits of milling your own wheat, we began the adventure of buying wheat berries.  To make a long story short, we love the process, have seen visible health changes since starting, and are convinced it is much healthier than processed white flour.  We now use it to make our own bread, muffins, cookies - anything that uses flour.  Contrary to popular misconceptions, it is not hard and one does not have to be Amish to do it.  ;) It only takes a few minutes (we use an electric grinder) and is no big deal.

Shortly after the mill, we also invested in a pasta machine.  Yes, I know you can do this by hand, but no time, folks.  Anyway, the pasta maker comes with several recipes but the one we use the most uses flour and water.  Seriously!  That is it!  No health concerns there!  Plus, it is so easy even the boys can do it, and they love watching the process.  There is something about homemade pasta that can make your heart sing.  Plus, did you know that unprocessed pasta cooks in just a few minutes?  So, while the dough does mix for about 10-15 minutes (we walk away from it while the machine does its magic), the cook time is much shorter so really you just trade out your time invested.

A fun family project that allows everyone to get involved and be excited about cooking.  Can't think of a better way to spend my time!

What's cooking at your house?