Homemade Egg Noodles

2 cups all purpose flour
3 egg yolks
1 egg
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 to 1/2 cup water
Place flour in a bowl and make a well in center of flour.
In a separate bowl, mix together egg yolks, egg and salt.
Pour egg mixture into flour and mix. Mixture will be crumbly before adding water
Mix in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough is stiff, but easy to roll. Knead for about 5 minutes adding additional flour if necessary to make a dough that is not sticky.
Divide dough in 3 or 4 equal parts. Roll dough, one part at a time, into thin rectangle on well floured board. Less than 1/8 ” thick. (Keep the remaining dough covered).
Make sure that your dough is well floured. Using a pizza cutter, cut piece of floured dough into 1/4″ strips. Then cut those long strips into shorter strips. (Cut them into the length you desire your noodles)
Place cut noodles onto a clean towel to dry, for about 1 to 2 hours. (Drying keeps the noodles separated when you add them to your broth to cook)

Creamy Cheesy Ziti

In a skillet
1 lb ground beef
1 medium chopped onion
Set aside.(I like to add meat to this recipe but it is optional)

Blend together in a bowl:

2 eggs slightly beaten
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 lb. cottage cheese

Boil salt water and add :

1 lb ziti (I used Trio Italiano pasta)

Cook until pasta is soft, but not cooked through. Drain pasta, rinse, and leave in colander.

Heat in a skillet:
2 Tablespoons olive oil
5 medium minced garlic cloves
Cook until fragrant but not browned.

Stir into skillet:
2 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (14.5 oz)can diced Italian Recipe tomatoes with garlic,oregano & basil
1 teaspoon dry oregano flakes
2 tablespoons dry basil flakes
Simmer until thick. Turn off heat and add:
1 teaspoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste

In a sauce pan stir to blend:
3/4 teaspoon cornstarch
1 cup half and half
Bring to simmer and cook until slightly thickened.

Remove pot from heat and add:
1 cup tomato sauce mixture
all of the cottage cheese mixture
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese cut into 1/4 inch chunks
Cooked ground beef
Stir to combine. Add mixture to cooked pasta and coat thoroughly with sauce.
Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Transfer pasta mixture to baking dish. Top with remaining tomato sauce mixture and 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese cut into 1/4 inch chunks
Cover pan tightly with foil and continue to cook until cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown--30 to 45 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes and serve.