make gnocchi

I want to make gnocchi: http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/food-history/if-its-the-29th-its-gnocchi-day-in-argentina-061346

That took ages, and the result was a little bit like eating boiled globules of basil-flavoured wallpaper paste. Kind of glutinous and a little bit slimey. I really enjoyed making them – slipping the skins off the boiled potatoes was fun, and rolling the dough into a sausage and chopping off chunks with my herb chopper made me feel like a pro. It’s just a shame they didn’t live up to expectations taste wise. I’ll probably give them another go at some point just cos it was a lark.

The sauce recipe that came with the gnocchi recipe was really good, though, really tomatoey flavour. I normally saute the onions in oil first, so I was really surprised at how well this turned out considering it was fat free.

I first made gnocchi when I was 16. I got the recipe from Lydia Bastianich.
I was taking care of my grandmother who was dying of cancer.

She ate about 3 tablespoons of food a day. She was forcing herself to eat it too.

I made her gnocchi one day and she loved it.
She kept asking me to make it for her everyday.

God, I miss my mum.
She died on my 17th birthday.
I’ve never eaten or made gnocchi again.

Smells good though when other people order it.

..without forcing 30 other people to do the same.

I accidentally stumbled on this recipe and, bar the rocket and the shallot, I have everything needed, and I can substitute other things in their place. So off I go!

i don’t think i will ever make gnocchi that tastes as good as it is in Italy, but if i don’t have some soon i am gonna go crazy!

...Not hard to do…just tedious.

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-gnocchi

i didn’t know it was so involved. i don’t have most of that stuff. :P

It is so easy, and people are so impressed by it. Try it!

Not as good as the unbelievable Gnocchi Of Blessed Memory, circa Venue Restaurant, Kansas City MO, 1990s, but not too shabby.

Try Gnocchi, it is a delicious Italian dish.