…making homemade pasta easy!

Retired Rugby Union captain Lawrence Dallaglio has designed a range of pasta sauces for Sacla the pesto company.

Celebrity sauces are nothing new nowadays and Dallaglio will be up against some well established competition. For instance, TV presenter Loyd Grossman entered the market more than a decade ago his own branded pasta sauces and the brand remains a top 3 seller. The other two leading brands are Dolmio and Bertolli.

Dallaglio is Italian and he and his father Vicenzo have joined forces with the also family run Sacla Italian foods company. The pasta sauces will be stocked at Waitrose and Ocado, Tesco and Sainsburys. It’s reckoned that the sauce market is worth in the region of £300 million per year, with the premium end being worth around £80 million.

Have you tried any of the Dallaglio sauces? If so, please leave a comment and tell us what you thought of them.

If you’re wondering what an Imperia pasta machine can do and how you use it then just watch this short video. The chap is demonstrating the Imperia SP150 – probably the most popular pasta machine for home use.

We’ve also got this information page about the Imperia SP150 so do read that too. You’ll also be able to follow the link to buy your own machine. If you’ve got an Imperia (or any other brand) and you’d like to share your pasta making tips then please leave a comment for our readers.

I’ve just noticed that amazon are offering this great Imperia Italian 505 9 piece pasta making gift set for less than £40! That’s a great discount on the usual price of £160 and you can get it delivered for free too.

You’ll get just about everything you need to start making your own homemade fresh pasta. Imperia pasta kit has a good reputation for longevity and robustness so it’ll last you years.

Here’s what you get in the set:

• x1 Pasta Machine
• x4 Detachable Cutters
• x1 Pasta Brush
• x1 Pasta Roller
• Ravioli Tools
• x2 Wooden Scoops

I can’t see this offer lasting long, so if you want your own set you’d best hurry!

Let’s start off the blog with a question and a request: Do you make fresh pasta? If so, can you offer any tips that you think other readers might find useful?

Do you use a particular brand of pasta machine or favour a particular recipe for making the pasta? What do you think the is the best way to dry fresh pasta?

It’d be great to hear your pasta making tips and tricks – please do leave a comment!