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In case there was any doubt – today we’re making fresh pasta! With a slight twist: instead of using wheat flour, we’re making it with semolina to achieve a more rustic texture, richer in fibre and protein. It’s also more porous, meaning it absorbs flavours better. You’ll see how this recipe for semolina spaghetti with cherry tomatoes and marinated fresh tuna turns out incredibly tasty and full of flavour.

The first time I made homemade pasta and saw how simple it was (for some reason I had imagined it would be much more complicated), I decided to always make my own pasta. He didn't even have a pasta machine, he stretched it out with a rolling pin, rolled it up and cut it into noodles. With my roommates we experimented with cuttlefish ink, spinach, turmeric, etc. to give it different colors and aromas.

Globalization has brought us delicious dishes from distant lands, including all the pasta consumed in Japan, like these homemade soba noodles that we can prepare with the KitchenAid robot's pasta accessory and that we put in an orientalizing vegetable broth. Yum.

It's hard to find someone who doesn't like pasta, right? I'd say it's almost impossible, since there are countless varieties and it would be very rare not to find one that suits your tastes. The same goes for ravioli: this pasta can be filled with anything you can imagine, and there's even a sweet ravioli version.

If there's one dish that's loved at home, it's pasta. And this duck confit lasagna is a festive version we make very occasionally. We reserve it for special occasions, a celebration, a birthday, or even New Year's Day. The charm of this lasagna isn't just the more festive filling, but that you can say you made the pasta yourself. And that is undoubtedly always a plus.

At home we usually make a lot of fresh pasta, we love it, but especially my son. I couldn't say which he likes more, whether sharing the time together in the kitchen preparing it or later tasting it. He's a pasta fanatic. I've been introducing him to Asian cuisine for some time (which I adore!) and so far he's liking it quite a lot. The easiest way to make a first contact are noodles. You could say they're a direct relative of pasta, so with this I was on safe ground. So today I show you how to make egg noodles.

Carmen, author of Yerbabuena en la cocina, brings us one of the most classic vegetable lasagna recipes, made with spinach, ricotta and a generous helping of zucchini. The pasta should be fresh and homemade, and you’ll see...!!

Making ravioli at home isn't complicated and is truly satisfying. Lola, author of the blog Loleta, tells you how to prepare ravioli stuffed with bolognese. A very tasty suggestion!

Raquel, author of Los Tragaldabas, brings us a delicious recipe for noodles with vegetables and mushrooms. She shows us the entire process to prepare them, from making the pasta at home with the Imperia machine, to the finishing touch after stir-frying them in the wok. Don’t miss it because it’s a truly tasty recipe you can enjoy every day!

Today we talk about how to make fresh pasta, because if you've ever tried fresh pasta you'll know how little it has to do with the traditional dried pasta we're used to — it surpasses it in every way.

Today Miriam, author of El Invitado de Invierno, brings us a recipe to make delicious croquettes at home. I encourage you to make them; with her tips and advice they'll undoubtedly turn out perfect.

What can I tell you about the pleasure of enjoying freshly made pasta at home? Making it is very easy, but if you also pair it with a delicious truffle sauce as Beatriz, author of To Be Gourmet, suggests, the result is spectacular. I hope you enjoy it!