Big Lake Pasta

We are closed today as we work on some maintenance things - back to pasta making tomorrow! In the mean time, enjoy a shot of bucatini amatriciana :)

With our area in lockdown, we have made the difficult decision to miss the next two market days. We got pretty cleaned out of dried pasta before the holidays and are going to use the week to make, dry, and package as much as we can for our return on the 13th. Stay warm, stay safe, and we’ll see you pasta lovers soon

Bolognese for days! Our version is pretty traditional: Beef from @tarrymorefarms Pork from @sandyacresfarm Veal from My Pride Farms... Pancetta from @maltesegrocery. Plus lots of white wine, broth, milk, and San Marzano tomatoes. Great with fresh tagliatelle or our dried rigatoni! Want some? We’re at our shop until 5 today and will have some @tbaymarket this Wednesday 3:30-6:30 . #bolognese #pork #beef #veal #sauce #hearty #traditional See more

Milk. Lots of milk for out traditional bolognese sauce! We have the sauce simmering now and it will be available at our shop (along with some fresh tagliatelle) tomorrow from 12-5! .... #milk #yesitsinbags #canada #bolognese See more

Did you get one of our Pasta Club cards for Christmas? Awesome! But now what? It’s easy! Stop by our booth @tbaymarket on Wednesday or Saturday or our shop at 16 Cumberland S on Sundays and pick up your choice of fresh or dried pasta! With the way Covid is misbehaving these days, don’t worry about using it every month.... Miss a month? Grab two or three next time! Covid finally over and you want to throw an awesome party? Great! Pick up a few packs for the celebratory get together! We’re pretty flexible - we just want you have 12 packs of the best pasta we can make through the year! #pasta #bronzedie #madeinthunderbay #madeinontario #sharethelove #worldneedsmorepasta See more

It’s a little cold and blustery out there - good thing we just restocked @maltesegrocery with fresh pasta! . #freshpasta #pasta #shoplocal #yum #madeinthunderbay #ontario

It’s the last Saturday market before our Christmas break and we are stocked up with a great selection of pasta as well as coffee from @rnccoffee! . Stop by @tbaymarket today from 8-1 and stock up!

Our Pasta Club Card is back for 2021! Great for the pasta aficionado in your life, the card gets you 12 packs of fresh or dried pasta though the year. Available now through the end of December - stop by and grab one @tbaymarket or starting tomorrow @craftrevivaltbay . #pasta #pastaclub #giftofgoodeats #madeinontario

Rigatoni is one of our classic cuts that we’ve made from the beginning. We love this as a pantry staple as its a great stand in for when we don’t have the ‘correct’ pasta on hand. Need a partner for meatballs? Rigatoni. No tagliatelle for bolognese? Rigatoni.... No spaghetti for carbonara? Rigatoni. It won’t answer all of life’s questions, but can answer some of them :) . #pasta #rigatoni #bronzedie #freshpasta #semolina #madeinthunderbay #farmersmarket See more

Another day @tbaymarket and another opportunity for us to bring back some favourites we haven’t made in a bit! This weeks features include: - Fresh Lumache - Mushroom Ravioli - Fresh Maccheroni... - Bolognese Sauce - Dried Conchiglie . Stop by from 8-1 and stock up (we also have a bunch of your other favourite pastas) or just say hi! . #pasta #freshpasta #ravioli #mushrooms #lumache #bronzedie #farmersmarket #madeinontario #pastaweather #itsalwayspastaweather See more

Radiatore is one of our favourite shapes - it’s great with a marinara, really holds the sauce in a mac and cheese, and is fantastic in a pasta salad! We’ve now added it to our dried range and have just added it to our offerings on @superiorseasonsfarmersmarket - order it from them by Sunday night for delivery / pickup on Wednesday! . #pasta #bronzedie #slowdried #radiatore #localfood #madeinontario

It’s definitely feeling like pasta weather! We are stocked with a bunch of favourites @tbaymarket today:) Fresh pasta. Dried pasta. Cheese ravioli.... Sauces. . #pasta #bronzedie #ravioli #ricotta #farmersmarket #pastaweather See more

Lots of things we haven’t made for a bit along with some new additions @tbaymarket today! Notably fresh linguine, dried radiatore and ricotta spinach ravioli! Stop by from 8-1 and load up! . #pasta #ravioli #ricotta #spinach #farmersmarket #eatlocal #madeinthunderbay

My first memory of pasta is my Dad making a garlic & oil sauced spaghetti for us when my Mom was working late. Over the years I’ve often fallen back on spaghetti aglio e olio as a quick, easy meal for the kids when their Mom is working late and it always makes me smile. That such a simple dish can create such treasured memories makes me so happy. Happy International Pasta Day! .... #pasta #internationalpastaday #madeinthundrrbay See more

Hand cut egg tagliatelle at the the market tonight! Very limited quantities- stop by and grab some from 3:30-6:30 @tbaymarket! . #freshpasta #eggs #flour #tagliatelle #farmersmarket #madeinthunderbay

Saturday? Sounds a lot like market day! We are here @tbaymarket with a full range of pasta - fresh, dried and butternut squash ravioli along with some frozen sauces. We’ll be here from 8-1 so you can stock up! . #pasta #freshpasta #ravioli #bronzedie #farmersmarket #madeinthunderbay #madeinontario

Fresh pasta restocked at both @maltesegrocery and @georgesmarket_celebrations - you should probably get some! . #pasta #freshpasta #madeinthunderbay #shoplocal

Lasagna sheets now available @maltesegrocery ! We dropped some off this morning and will be making more every Friday as we head into the fall! . #pasta #freshpasta #lasagna #shoplocal #madeinthunderbay

Rainy day? Sounds like ‘let’s go shop @tbaymarket ‘ kind of a day! . We’ll be here from 8-1 with a great selection of fresh and dried pasta as well as coffee from our friends @rnccoffee . #pasta #freshpasta #driedpasta #farmersmarket #coffee #workingtogether #eatlocal

So, this is what happens when the sink you have all your dies soaking in drains overnight- the top half of this die shows the dried out dough that is like a rock hard cement. The only solution to boil the die until that dough softens and can be removed . Oh well, we’ll boil them all and be back at it tomorrow

Remember that saffron from yesterday? After steeping overnight it was a dark orange colour and smelled fantastic. The end result is a beautiful saffron linguine that will be available @tbaymarket tomorrow from 8-1! . #pasta #linguine #saffron #yum #farmersmarkets #madeinthinderbay @ Thunder Bay, Ontario

Quick supper after a long day of pasta making. Tagliatelle by me, paired with tomatoes and basil from @debruinsgreenhouses and topped with fresh mozzarella pearls - there’s some other things, but you get the gist ;) . #pasta #tagliatelle #tomatoes #basil #mozzarella #longday #simpledinner

The start of something beautiful! Saffron steeping overnight in preparation for making saffron linguine tomorrow Check back tomorrow to check out the results! #pasta #steeping #saffron #madeinthunderbay

Back from a bit of a downtime with some of our favourite pastas - saffron linguine, zucca, and black pepper casarecce. All available today @tbaymarket - stop by and grab some from 8-1! #pasta #freshpasta #saffron #blackpepper #bronzedie #farmersmarket #madeinthunderbay

Bolognese is back!! We make this traditional meat sauce with locally sourced pork from @sandyacresfarm , beef from @tarrymoregarden and veal from My Pride farms. Simmered for hours, this sauce is traditionally served with tagliatelle, although rigatoni is acceptable ;) . #pasta #tagliatelle #rigatoni #bolognese #farmersmarket #madeinthunderbay #tradition

Along with an assortment of fresh and dried pasta, Mushroom ravioli is back at the @tbaymarket tomorrow! Grab some from 8-1! . #pasta #ravioli #mushrooms #madeinthunderbay #farmersmarket

The Saturday lineup for @tbaymarket - stop by from 8-1 and grab some! Fusilli will also be making an appearance, but didn’t make it for the photo :) #freshpasta #pasta #semolina #water #bronzedie #farmersmarket #madeinontario

A bit late on a #nationalmacandcheeseday post, but we were busy making our favourite pasta for Mac and cheese :) #pasta #freshpasta #cresti #bronzedie #dominioni #madeinontario

Portioning our some fresh mafaldine for our friends over @caribouwinebar . Personally, I love mafaldine. When it’s part of a rabbit ragu pasta dish? Fantastic! . #pasta #mafaldine #freshpasta #bronzedie #madeinthunderbay

Some days you make pasta, some days you repair the inner workings of your big extruder! We aren’t @tbaymarket today due to repairs, but will be back next Saturday! We did drop off a bunch of fresh pasta to both @maltesegrocery and @georgesmarket_celebrations for you though! . #fixingstuff #brokenmachine #fixed #backtomakingpasta

We are back @tbaymarket this morning from 8-1!! It’s our first week and and can’t wait to see you! We’ve got lots of ppe and some pasta too - including this mafaldine :) . #pasta #mafaldine #farmersmarket #nicetoseeyou #butfromadistance

Finishing up some holiday time with all the good stuff from @eltrestbay We’ll be back at it tomorrow making more fresh pasta and ravioli :) . #weekendatthelake #guacamole #queso #tortilla #margarita #sundaynight #backtowork

Bronze dies part 2! This is our new rigatoni die from @pastabiz - check out the intricate machining on both the front face and back. Depending on where the die directs the flow of dough, we can create almost any shape out there. Right now we are working on a custom die with a couple regional shapes - stay tuned! . #pasta #bronzedie #rigatoni #madeinitaly #madeinthunderbay @ Thunder Bay, Ontario

Rolling into the new week with a bunch of pasta for our friends over @eatlocalpizza ! . #pasta #lasagna #localcollaboration #eatlocal #madeinthunderbay

Leftover ravioli dough? Nope, pasta chips with garlic and parm :) #pasta #frieddough @ Thunder Bay, Ontario

And... It’s done! Really easy and really good! This is a side dish, so I halved the recipe in the previous post. . #pasta #macandcheese #cheese #cheddar #easydinner #cresti

It’s Mac and Cheese night! Made with our dried creste di gallo and 3yr old white cheddar from @thecheeseencounter , it’s the perfect side - or main dish - no judgement! . Recipe? Sure: 12oz pasta... 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp flour 2 cups milk. 2 cups shredded cheese . Cook pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking: Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat Sprinkle flour over melted butter and whisk for 1 min Slowly add milk while continuing to whisk. Continue to whisk until sauce thickens - about 6-8min. Remove from heat, add shredded cheese and stir until cheese is fully melted. Add cooked pasta, stir and add salt and pepper to taste #pasta #macandcheese #cheddar #bestfriends #easyrecipes

What’s better than new die day? New die day x2 from our friends @pastabiz !! First up is our new rigatoni die - this is going fill our dryer quicker with our classic #rigatoni ! The other one is the one I’m REALLY excited about. It’s a new sheeter die that we’ll use to make rolls of dough for our ravioli press. Look for more dried shapes and more ravioli soon!!... . #pastadies #bronze #bright #makingpasta #madeinthunderbay See more

Fresh tagliatelle portioned and about to be packed up! . #freshpasta #pasta #bronzedie #tagliatelle #semolina #madeinontario #smallbusinessgettingbigger

Fresh Spinach Tagliatelle! We are gearing up for weekend production and just added a bunch of fresh and dried pasta inventory to @superiorseasons - orders close at 4:30 today for Saturday pickup or delivery! . #pasta #spinach #tagliatelle #eatyourgreens #freshpasta #onlinefarmersmarket

Let’s talk dies! We’ve mentioned a few times that we use bronze dies, but what exactly does that mean? Well here are the two main types of dies side by side! The die on the bottom has Teflon inserts (the white plastic areas). The Teflon is super smooth and allows for faster, more efficient production, but also makes a really smooth pasta that doesn’t grab sauce well. The top die is all bronze. It’s a slower, more expensive process, but it creates a pasta with a nice rough t...exture that grabs sauce well. #pasta #bronzedie #teflondie #nowyouknow #artisanmade #knowthedifference #smallbusiness #gettingbigger

New die day is the best day! This solid bronze die just arrived direct from Italy and will allow us to fill the dryer with our crowd favourite roasted red pepper radiatore! Look for it to hit store shelves soon :) Thanks @ostonisrl .... #pasta #bronzedie #roastedredpepper #radiatore #movingforward #smallbusinessgettingbigger #madeinontario See more

It’s been a slow journey, but lumache has gone through testing and is about to be added to our dry pasta line! It’s great with a rich ragu - show here with meat sauce from our friends over at @georgesmarket_celebrations . #pasta #lumache #bronzedie #slowdried #ragu #madeinontario

Fresh spaghetti for our neighbours! Want some? Call @redlionsmokehouse for their spaghetti and meatballs takeout tonight! . #freshpasta #spaghetti #collab #getthemeatballs

Pretty excited for tomorrow! We’ll be running a bunch of dies through the larger P55 extruder to get some samples out to @pulpandpapercreative for label designs for an expanded dry pasta range! Then later, it’s cheese ravioli time and then website finishing. Yeah - it’s going to be a busy one! .... #pasta #lotsandlotsofpasta #bronzedie #semolina #bronzediepasta #andonelonelytelfondie #longday See more

60lbs of linguine? 30lbs of casarecce? Next up - Fusilli! . #pasta #freshpasta #fusilli #bronzedie #stilllotstomake #goingtobealongday

Gearing up for a busy tomorrow! We’ll be making a ton of pasta tomorrow for retailers and restaurants. We’ll also be firing up the ravioli press to build up an inventory for the website launch next week :) . #freshpasta #pasta #madeinthunderbay #bronzedie #smallmachine #lamonferrina #p6 #bigmachine #dominioni #p55

Ok - Lets talk about kitchen stuff! As a lot of us transition to cooking more at home, I thought I’d share some of the tools I use the most when cooking pasta dishes. . #1) Chefs pan - This one is almost like a wok and I use it to make quick sauces. Once the sauce is done, I’ll add cooked pasta directly to the pan and toss it for a minute or two to really combine / coat the pasta. #2) Kitchen Tongs - When moving long pastas from the boiling pot to the sauce pan, I tend to use... tongs. By not using a colander, the pasta has a bit of starchy pasta water clinging to it and that in turn helps the sauce coat the pasta! . That’s it for now - off to make Mac and cheese with some 3yr old cheddar from @thecheeseencounter ! . #pasta #pastatools #lovemytongs #macandcheese #cheddar See more

Fresh Tagliatelle has been added to both @superiorseasons and @tbaymarket online for this weekend! Orders close later today for Saturday fulfillment! . #freshpasta #tagliatelle #pasta #bronzedie #pastaweather #farmersmarket #onlinemarket

Lazy Sunday? Nope. Both the P55 and P6 are cranking out pasta this morning! It looks like production bottlenecks are sorted, so hoping to be cranking out ravioli later this week as well :) . #pasta #bronzedie #fusilli #conchiglie #madeinthunderbay #shoplocal #nah #shopbetter

Last dryer run of the week is in the books! Cresti will be out and packed on Sunday, but now it’s clean up time, then home to be with the family! Thanks you for your continued support- hope you can spend time with those you love this weekend (FaceTime?) . Nofunnyhashtagsjustthankful

Portioning out some linguine for the @superiorseasons delivery this week! They offer Wednesday and Saturday no contact pickup or home delivery of locally sourced items - you should probably sign up :) . #pasta #freshpasta #linguine #locallymade #farmersmarket #madeinthunderbay