I must warn you, if you like gnocchi that is purchased from the store do not ever make your own, ever, ever make your own.  I’m ruined, my life was easier when I picked up a pack of refrigerated gnocchi dropped in boiling water and almost like magic, it was ready.

Why did I think I want to make my own?  I can’t recall what was my motivation, I think it’s because I bought some truffle cheese and felt that a luxurious ingredient such as truffles deserved to be served with the finest of ingredients.  The problem is, I was right.  I will never buy a package of gnocchi in the store again, I probably won’t ever order it in a restaurant again for fear that it will not be the perfect pillows of potatoes that I made.

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No, I’m not having any holiday confusion.  I know it’s St. Valentine’s Day but it is also The Daring Cooks challenge for this month…patties!  Get it…Saint Valentine’s Day, Patties…heart shaped patty?  The Daring Cooks’ February 2012 challenge was hosted by Audax & Lis and they chose to present Patties for their ease of construction, ingredients and deliciousness! We were given several recipes, and learned the different types of binders and cooking methods to produce our own tasty patties!

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Sometimes I just know what I want, I crave it, think about it, plan it, prepare it and eventually devour it with delight.  Other times, it’s all about whatever I have left in the fridge that absolutely needs to be used up.  Other times, meal decisions are based  on time, and way too many times they are based on the hunger factor.  In other words, I’m hangry and I need to eat NOW!

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