I'm Back and I Made Gnocchi

I'm sitting here in a coffee shop sipping a macchiato and realized I haven't posted in 9 months. I guess going to college had something to do with that. Let me tell you, the dorm is not the easiest place to cook and blog about it. My taste buds had to take a break and learn to eat food I wouldn't necessarily pick right off the bat. But what else is college about? Summer is upon me once again which means I can cook to my hearts content! 

To start off my cooking endeavors I made potato gnocchi. This is such an easy thing to make and it looks fancy. I have made gnocchi before, just with mascarpone cheese instead of potato, but I think this is my favorite! I adapted a recipe I found on foodnetwork.com -- just type gnocchi on google and there you go, but here's what I did: 

• 3 potatoes (I used a combo of russet and yellow because that is what I had on hand)
• 1 cup flour
• 1 egg
• Kosher salt

Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees. Poke holes in your potatoes and place them on a pile of kosher salt on a baking sheet. The salt helps dry out the potatoes and keeps them from browning too much. Bake them for about 45 minutes. I found for the size of potatoes I used that this wasn't enough time, so check by poking a hole in them. They should be very pliable and a little overcooked. You want them to be very soft. Once they cool, take the flesh out and put it through a ricer. Mix with the egg, flour, a teaspoon of salt and mix with your hands until the dough comes together. Split the dough into 6 pieces and roll into 6 snakes about 1/2-1 inch thick. Cut them into 1/2 inch pieces. Boil a pot of salted water and cooke the gnocchi letting them rise to the top -- once they do that cook them for another minute. Strain and enjoy with your favorite sauce! I used butter, sage and parmesan cheese.