last week i tried my hand at making homemade gnocchi, and i’m glad i did because it was downright delicious…if i do say so myself. i followed this recipe {thanks for sharing, julie!} and it’s a definite keeper. i omitted the final step of browning the gnocchi in olive oil and butter…mostly because i needed to get the food on the table pronto…but i can see how that bit of crisp on the outside of the tender gnocchi would be nice.
making the gnocchi is not hard to do; it just requires a little extra time. the deliberate intention involved in preparing a made-from-scratch pasta felt so good and comforting to me.
after reading the recipe and beginning to mix the dough, i thought to myself how in the world is this dough ever going to come together? but it did come together…sort of magically…all at once. and i rolled away.
there was kale {and sausage} to prepare.
then i tossed everything together and drizzled it with the garlic butter sauce, grated some fresh parmesan {yes, you really must buy a chunk of fresh parmesan and grate it yourself; it’s infinitely better}…
voila. a fairly impressive and delicious dinner. do give it a try. it’s so very good.
next time i make gnocchi, i might try using sweet potatoes. my kids were only slightly appalled that there were {gasp} potatoes in the gnocchi. i might as well go hog-wild and push the limits with orange sweets.
sending a little love your way, m
Michelle GD 
I tried the recipe last night and although the kids wouldn’t eat it, everyone else thought they were yummy! (The kid boycott was most likely due to the misshapen gnocchi I managed…next time I will add more flour and save a bit more time for making them.)
So good!!! Can’t wait for leftovers for (breakfast?) lunch!
P.S. I did saute the gnocchi in olive oil and butter as the original recipe calls for…next time I will skip that step…thought it was unnecessary… too much butter/grease.
they’re so yummy as is, right?!