It seems fitting for me that my first post would be about gnocchi since I have so many fond memories as a kid making them with my mother & aunt. The 3 of us would set up our work stations in my mother’s modest kitchen & go to work. We each had a specific job. My mother would make the dough, my Aunt Anne was in charge of rolling the dough into ropes & cutting them. She would make each gnoccho the same exact size.(that’s why she had that job) As for me, I was the one who would run the gnocchi down the back of the tines of a fork to make the little ridges.
My mother had this uncanny ability to find humor in just about anything. She was a cross between Gracie Allen & Lucille Ball so needless to say we would talk & laugh & laugh & laugh some more as we worked. Although these 2 woman who I love dearly are no longer with me, I cherish those moments of joy I had with them. It wasn’t about teaching me how to make gnocchi; they taught me a much greater lesson during those times. They taught me the importance of love, family & laughter. So it’s only natural that I would associate these things with food.
My daughter & I cook together whenever she comes home & we to will talk & laugh & laugh & laugh some more as we cook. I can see that our time together in the kitchen has taught her the same lessons as my mother & aunt taught me. I know that when & if the time comes for her to have her own children she’ll pass those lessons onto them. These thoughts warm my heart. Who would have thought that I would learn so much from making gnocchi.
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Gustatela,
D I V A
I’m not going to hand make the gnocchi but I will try the dish it sounds good , keep cooking!
Gnocchi look amazing! love you….Diva’s best friend
I’ll keep cooking as long as you keep liking my recipes. Thanks Ed for commenting.
Too bad you weren’t home to taste them. XO
Great flavors! This recipe looks terrific!
Thanks Natalie. It was very yummy!