Friend of mine came over Sunday and we decided to make gnocchi for the first time ever. It went well:
- sweet potato gnocchi from scratch, rolled over a fork and cooked to perfection (or close, for our first try!)
- a cream sauce with finely minced onions and garlic, a few sage leaves, and a whole lot of gouda
- crumbles of the last of
my home-cured bacon- for the salad, we put some aluminum foil on a pan and roasted a bunch of raspberries and blackberries until they were newly dried, then (using the same now juice-covered foil) baked a few slices of goat cheese too
- we both got a slice of bacon

- Altamira Reserva Malbec 2009: a powerful partner with the resolve to stand up to all that sweet potato, gouda, and bacon goodness