Make your own spaghetti & tomato sauce | Easy, Fast & Delicious!

Vanda and Silvana share their recipe for hand rolled spaghetti called mouse tail gnocchi locally in Lazio. Fun pasta names pop up all over Italy and this shape is also called 'little worms' in Umbria.
This is an easy, fast shape to make, needed no previous experience or tools; just get rolling!
For the pasta: 1 kilo '0' or plain, all purpose flour, 500ml water (50% hydration in other words, you can half the quantities easily). For the sauce: 1/2 onion, 1/2 carrot, 2 celery sticks, 500ml passata, salt, basil leaves. To serve: grated pecorino cheese, which makes it vegetarian; omit to keep the dish vegan.
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[@jonesbub1]

Oh…Silvana and Vanda brought me to tears. They each, in their own way, reminded me of my Grandma, who I lost 65+ years ago. They even look like my memory of her. And, she would wrap her tea towel around her forehead to help with headaches. That’s a memory that has long been forgotten, until today. God bless both Grannies for giving me the gift of wonderful memories today! And the dish of pasta made my mouth water while my eyes were watering!!😅😅 TFS, Sharon🤗♥️🍝🤗♥️🍝

[@pastagrannies]

ahh, I hope you've recovered Sharon! 🙂🌺🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@jonesbub1]

@@pastagrannies memories may make me cry because I still miss her, but they also remind me of the love of my Grandma, which is a a VERY good thing! 🤗♥️💐🌼🌞🌷🪻🍝

[@roymunson1]

In my 30s watching from ireland. I love italian food and love to learn from the old school people. Thank you 🇮🇪 🇮🇹

[@pastagrannies]

Thank you for watching!

[@lisacraze1]

Thanks so much, Vicki and team! The stories are humbling. The lives working in the fields, carrying water on their heads...such strong and beautiful women!

[@pastagrannies]

Thank you! x

[@robertsmithshair4199]

These videos are such a breath of fresh air compared to all the other cooks on here copying each others trending dishes Thanks so much for recording the nonnas and their unique dishes ❤

[@pastagrannies]

Glad you like them Robert! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@shannonevans7259]

I cannot begin to tell you how much I love this channel

[@pastagrannies]

that's great to hear Shannon! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@gizmo7877]

Women like these two gems make me so proud to be of Italian decent. I love cooking from scratch, make my own pasta, always trying to learn different shapes, and still trying to make good sauces which I must say is challenging for me. I haven’t figured out why yet. My newest tomato sauce is Mutti, and hard to fine here, but when I do, I try to buy as much as I can afford. What a great tomato 🍅 sauce. Not sweet, not acid, just right!!

[@pastagrannies]

Mutti is a good brand! 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@mariapepper6175]

In addition to learning about these wonderful pasta recipes, we also have the benefit of invaluable life lessons. Vicky, thank you for bringing these beautiful women to us. Thank you for bringing to us their lives and culture. Forever grateful!! Sending prayers and love! 🙏❤😘🌹

[@pastagrannies]

My pleasure Maria! 😊 🌺 best wishes Vicky

[@thekialmac]

I love this channel even more that I am learning Italian. My mother's side is Italian and Greek so I love immersing myself the culture, food and language while still being entertained!

[@mad8298]

Buona!!!!! One of many vivid memories from my childhood in Italy is when the village women in Basilicata would carry heavy loads of produce or liquids on their heads like that. I used to practice it with a tea towel all of the time. Always love your nonna's and their stories.

[@pastagrannies]

it's humbling to think carrying heavy loads on one's head was still happening within living memory. best wishes, Vicky

[@LadyAspenHaven]

The wisdom shared so simply as a matter of fact is so often the best part of these beautiful videos!

[@christinetaschner3400]

Ein einfaches Gericht und soooooo gut, danke für das Zeigen Liebe Grüße aus Wien👍👍😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@phronsiekeys]

These women, whose lives you share, are my heroes!! I love them all.

[@pastagrannies]

Such a beautiful comment - thank you x

[@jamesbarnes8016]

Came for pasta, left with loving warmth

[@aris1956]

This happens often here !

[@Justino_Nicolás]

I cooked this for 2 of us for lunch. I reduced the measurements to make a smaller amount of pasta.. It was delicious, fed 2 of us for £1.50. (Shop bought pasatta of course.) Defo making this again.

[@annettecinquemanifalbo17]

Another great story about strong industrious women who live long lives because they stayed active and ate homemade healthy foods!!❤️🙏

[@juttadestiny6810]

Yes! ❤️🇦🇺

[@annmarieaspromonte1086]

Love this channel!

[@scottamori3188]

I love these ladies, but then again I love all of the ladies you feature. Hard lives are recounted without bitterness because of family. They are inspirational! The fresh ingredients make this dish shine. Thanks again!

[@reinventing50s]

Yesss! Pasta Grannies are the best! Vanda & Silvana's recipes are always so inspiring.

[@swissfoodie3542]

I love this tradition, those wonderful ladies and the care for doing the best pasta possible. Thanks a lot for sharing.

[@pastagrannies]

Our pleasure! 🙂 🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@SmokinSesh]

Italian American here. Brings back such fond memories from my great aunts ❤

[@pastagrannies]

how great ❤️

[@albatrosone]

They are a treasure!! Keep on discovering!! Thank you ❤

[@chinoyhealingfoodstravels8888]

Greetings from Redondo Beach 🇺🇸I like your videos. Always good to learn grannies cooking style. Cheers 🥂

[@chiaram6183]

I'm so glad this channel is still going strong, it's one of my absolute favorite

[@pastagrannies]

Thank you! x

[@artycrafty9209]

This was priceless, thank you Vicky and team, so interesting but the pasta looked amazing as always. wonderful women and hard work is what has given them their longevity and strength. I will drink to that!.Ramon x

[@pastagrannies]

hi Ramon, yes if hard work and exercise were a medicine it would be prescribed to everyone to take a daily dose! 😁🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@artycrafty9209]

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[@CrowSkeleton]

Some fun-looking pasta! Also a demonstration of how knowledge vanishes very rapidly with innovation - I can /guess/ at how to fold a teatowel so evenly someone could balance an ewer on their head with it, but I don't know that I could do it in practice. I hope I never need to, of course, but the way skills trickle away as life gets physically easier is humbling.

[@pastagrannies]

that's very true - the instant you have a choice, you take the easier route. 🙂🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@calmeilles]

In Tuscany this hand made shape is called pici and is traditional in Siena with game meat sauces, especially ragù di cinghiale (wild boar) - which is one of my absolute favourites. 😀

[@eclecticexplorer7828]

I always enjoy watching these, but especially when the recipe is plant-based. The sauce is very much like what I make when I make red sauce from scratch, except that I start with a little more liquid and let it simmer for up to 2 hours, then use an immersion blender to combine it all. In my 63 years on this planet so far, I have only made my own fresh pasta once, which I used to make ravioli. I live in an apartment with a very tiny kitchen, which makes it difficult, but I really want to do that again.

[@pastagrannies]

this is easier to make than ravioli because one doesn't have to roll out the 'sfoglia' or pasta sheet. 🙂 🌺 best wishes, Vicky

[@josiemorgan5401]

God bless them both 🙏🙏

[@nealieanderson512]

Looks so wonderful!!

[@AndreaRodriguez-mi7vj]

Una maravilla me hacen recordar a mi nonna💕

[@susannehager1092]

Wonderful video, wonderful name: mouse tail! Tomorrow I'll try them, too! Thank you!

[@Elixir9]

makes me hungry , probably extremely delicious

[@massimoalessandrocrocenzi3571]

Le belle nonne italiane, una vita a LAVORARE per la famiglia, i figli, il marito e da vecchie anche per i nipoti...! La conca sulla testa per il trasporto dell'acqua mi fa venite in mente mia nonna che usava lo stesso sistema ed usava lo spesso sistema per fare la pasta ed il sugo "finto" perchè senza carne...Sono orgoglioso di essere un italiano (abruzzese e marsicano) e che in Italia esistano ancore queste belle persone esempio per tutti....

[@Reet64]

Bravissime!!

[@milenag5385]

Magnifico!!! ❤

[@Patri-ciaVB]

I also wish to have a grandma who cooks like this

[@grammyC70]

Love this ❤

[@margaritabetancourt1167]

❤❤❤ what a cute name for pasta and story thank you 🙏

[@pv175]

I’d eat three bowls. Easy.

[@christianeaspacher9043]

Buonissimo! 💚

[@jenspencer7731]

Beautiful ❤

[@PaulMcGuinness]

Molto bene (com'è normale) - Ogni tempo io vedo questi film, voglio andare in Italia 🙏

[@Serendipity1977]

Che meraviglia ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@pamelabaker3029]

Yumm

[@juttadestiny6810]

Tk u! ❤️💚❤️ very nice!❤️🇦🇺

[@ErnieCG]

Good food

[@jhwheuer]

Lovely. Big mouse, though ;-)

[@chevypreps6417]

Pasta Grannies I am happy to subscribe to your channel.

[@pastagrannies]

Thank you, and welcome!

[@chevypreps6417]

@MakaylaAuer-ex2xu Watching this series has given me incentive to start making homemade pasta again. These women in general are an inspiration.

[@stefanobaranzini2149]

A parte "vadi vadi" che non si può sentire,i video del canale sono meravigliosi

[@judithlehman6533]

I'm curious if all the pasta water was discarded after cooking since water was hard work to get.nwould it have been reused ever?

[@pastagrannies]

that's a good question Judith. I think that in the days of no running water, pasta was not a daily dish? I once filmed a signora who explained pasta water was used to rinse the dishes. Also notice that none of our ladies use the giant saucepans for boiling pasta specified by chefs! best wishes, Vicky

[@pliny8308]

Lovely ladies with a lot of wisdom to impart if you just bother to listen. The house is also beautiful, btw.

[@user-ps3qk3xl2d]

How much salt I wonder?

[@СветланаДронова-е7э]

Почему исчезли русские субтитры?😢

[@binaryguru]

it's Mouse Tails Gnocchi not Spaghetti!

[@Bearcub599]

🩷🧡❤

[@AlkonKomm]

regular pecorino is not suitable for vegetarians by the way, neither is parmigiano. im not a vegetarian, but I often cook for vegetarians and its a pain.

[@ro63rto]

Pici not spaghetti.

[@pottypooo]

I'm making this TODAY. Simplicity at its best!!

[@italianojunior7386]

Vá bene