Saturday, April 14, 2007

littles and recipes

the littles... symmetrically...
another recipe...
baked "gnocchi" from better homes and gardens new cookbook
ours didn't turn into dumplings... more like polenta... and there is no potato in this recipe... but really delicious anyhow.
we added more parmesan on top and pine nuts. made sauce by blending canned tomatoes, olive oil, fresh basil, pinch of salt, garlic cloves, and parmesan cheese. fresh spinach on the side.
note: you have to chill for an hour and bake for 25 mins+, so be prepared.

ingredients
1.5 c milk
2 T butter
3/4 c milk
1/2 c farina
1/4 t salt
1 beaten egg
1/3 c grated parmesan cheese
1/4 c grated parmesan cheese

the how to
1) bring the 1.5 cups milk and butter to boil. Mix the 3/4 c milk, farina, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; slowly add to boiling milk, stirring constantly. cook and stir 3 to 4 mins or until thick. remove from heat; gradually stir hot mixture into egg. stir in the 1/3 cup parmesan cheese. poor into a greased 2-quart square baking dish. chill 1 hr or until firm.

2) turn out of baking dish. cut into 4x1-inch rectangles (or whatever shape you want). sprinkle tops w/ the 1/4 cup parmesan cheese. place on a well-greased baking sheet. bake in a 425 degree oven about 25 minutes or until golden.
serve warm. makes 5 side-dish servings (or 2 meals).

3 comments:

Stephanie said...

That looks so good! I had gnocchi this weekend. It was stuffed with goat cheese and came with pesto and pine nuts and green beans. Pretty good stuff! Your dish has great presentation!

TM said...

Umm...Unrelated :)
I made your arugala dish and i think I messed it up royally...but it was still good :)
Also, congrats on your Job! YEAH! tell us all about, or email me :)

greg|regan said...

stephanie:
i think we must eat the same thing all the time. didn't you say you'd also eaten artichokes the same weekend we had them? weird!

tm:
i'm glad the arugula dish was still good. i'm sure there's no way to messs up a dish like that. we actually didn't put the red onions in ours. i forgot to mention that when i posted it.