Susie Kessler cooks gourmet food constantly. She’s adventurous, has a super-educated palate and is not afraid to put in effort. Today’s Sheet-Pan Gnocchi recipe is Susie’s adaptation of this New York Times Sheet-Pan recipe. It’s super easy, fun to assemble and as Susie says, the choice of ingredients is very forgiving. If you’re not including pancetta,…
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Ricotta Gnocchi in Browned Sage Butter
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Market 17 – Fort Lauderdale Calling
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Squash Gnocchi – Mind Boggling
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Goat Cheese Gnocchi in Lemon-Broccoli Rabe Sauce
Although I’m leery of creating pasta from scratch, I did learn to make gnocchi more than 35 years ago at a cooking school in Florence. That lesson paid off. This week’s attempt — gnocchi with goat cheese, instead of potato — was sublime. The lemony-broccoli rabe sauce marries so delightfully with the goat cheese gnocchi….