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Rollin’ Gnocchi

I got hooked on gnocchi nearly a decade ago in Berkeley. One of my favorite lunch treats: Chicken and Gorgonzola Gnocchi from Gypsy’s on Durant. The potato dumplings tasted so light and paired so nicely with the sharp cream sauce.

When we moved into our first house in Richmond – I decided to make gnocchi. At the time, online recipes called for boiling the potatoes before mashing them up with flour and eggs. It wasn’t bad, but it could have been better.

About seven years later in Las Vegas- Mark ordered the best gnocchi entr̩e Рever. Imagine airy pillows of potatoes, sauteed in butter and melting in your mouth.

Finally – 2010 – I decided to try making gnocchi again. Our potato dumplings made me and my belly quite happy.

Making gnocchi #fb
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Looking Back

Happy New Year! I’ve hit up several foodie adventures in my kitchen and beyond. I need to get crackin’ on those kitchen blogs – baking bread and taking on chicken pot pie.

But first…2009 has been another epic year of eating, drinking and trying new flavors.

Bacon Explosion
In 2009 – we invested in some kick-ass cooking tools: better knives, an iron skillet and one beautiful grill. Our California weather allows us grill nearly all year round. We fired up the grill for our beer-can chicken on New Year’s Eve. For the virgin run on the grill, we made the bacon explosion. The aroma from 2-pounds of bacon, chorizo and Italian sausage smelled amazing from the grill.
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Raw Egg

“We’re not opening the front door,” my hubby said.

He was telecommuting and I wanted to spend the day in sweat pants. It was a bit foggy in Vacaville and it felt cold outside.

Bottom line: we wanted to stay holed up in our warm house with our puppy. So I checked out our fridge for supplies:

  • Tortellini
  • Eggs
  • Bacon

Inside our kitchen: Tortellini Carbonara #fb
I proposed making a Tortellini Carbonara for dinner.

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