- Use kitchen aid with batter beater
- 1-2 potatoes – Steamed 45 minutes, then cooled
- Peel potatoes and run through food mill
- Add 1 egg and 1/2 C flour and 1/2 tsp salt – and mix
- Add another 1/2 C flour
- If after mixing for a while it looks kind of dry, add another egg
If it looks too wet, add another 1/2 C flour
Turn onto board and mix and shape by hand until you have one large ball
- Break off tennis ball size and work by hand into log
- Cut into small bite-size pieces. Do not eat!
- Roll into a ball, press with fork. Roll onto tines of fork.
- Whatever. Just create little indentations that will retain sauce.
Bring large pot of salted water up to boil, then reduce to a fast simmer.
Start gnocci . They are done when they float to the top of the pot.
Cream Sauce
Heat in a large pot:
Whole Thyme, chopped zucchini and whole garlic
These classically go together.
Add radiccio . Shredded
Remove thyme and garlic
After cooked, add whole Gorgonzola cheese chopped
Add a bit of nutmeg
Mix with 1/4 c cream
Pesto Sauce
2 C basil
3 cloves garlic
1/3 C Parmesan
3 T pine nuts
1/2 C EVOO drizzle as food processor is running
1/2 tsp salt
