Gnocchi

[StevieJ]

StevieJ's entry is far more preferable.

Yes Nigella's are impressive.

[Jack]

I have a friend/classmate who works under a chef in a restaurant. He told me that even though Rachel Ray is hot as fire, that she is to cooking what Britney Spears is to music.

This little wikipedia section could have been written by him, from the I hear him tell it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Ray#Criticisms

[Bloomfield]

Lol, Steve...

Here is a cool page with a gnocchi recipe, with browned butter and sage (the proper way).

I got that link from Wikipedia, which also gives the following interesting trivia:

In Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, countries where Italian cuisine is especially popular, gnocchi (known as ñoquis and nhoque, respectively) are traditionally eaten on the 29th day of each month. This was the day before payday, when people were at their poorest. Gnocchi made a cheap and hearty meal. On these occasions, some people leave a banknote under the plate to attract prosperity. Now in Argentine communities outside the country, Argentines gather each month for "ñoquis del 29".

In a curious reversal of meaning, in Argentine slang ñoqui has also become a way to denote a government employee that is listed in the payroll but only shows up to collect his or her paycheck around the 29th of each month.

[herbivore12]

Pet hates in the massacring of Italian by English speakers: people who say "brooshetta" and "would you like a biscotti with your laahtay?"

This coming from a guy who lives in a country where they pronounce "pasta" like it's just the word "past" with an "-a" stuck on the end. (Which sure, that's how it's spelled, but that ain't how any Italian would say the word.)

If you pronounce "bruschetta" properly around here, your server is likely to just stare at you, perplexed, or to write down your order while pointedly saying out loud, "One order of broo-shet-ta", to gently "correct" you.

A friend of mine went to a cafe in Italy and ordered a latte, as you would in a cafe here. The server kept asking him, "Are you sure? A latte? That's all?", looking puzzled, and my friend kept saying yes, yes, just a latte please.

So eventually they gave him a big glass of milk. He was embarassed enough that he drank it, and left.

From now on I am going to start calling spaghetti plural.

"I'd like a big plate of plural, please." That doesn't seem right.

[Nanohedron]

"The gnocchi are lacking their wonted and proper butter and sage."

"This gnoccho is undercooked."

"Spaghetti can be checked for doneness by seeing if they stick to a wall when thrown."

"Wanna see me eat this spaghetto through my nose?"

I hope this clears that up.

[Flyingcursor]

Lol, Steve...

Here is a cool page with a gnocchi recipe, with browned butter and sage (the proper way).

Must try it! Thanks.

[Nanohedron]

Lol, Steve...

Here is a cool page with a gnocchi recipe, with browned butter and sage (the proper way).

Must try it! Thanks.

In Italian cooking, simplicity reigns.

[The Weekenders]

I have a friend/classmate who works under a chef in a restaurant. He told me that even though Rachel Ray is hot as fire, that she is to cooking what Britney Spears is to music.

This little wikipedia section could have been written by him, from the I hear him tell it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Ray#Criticisms

Don't even get me started about Rachel Ray. The best adjective I can come up with is ubiquitous.

PS. I was in a hurry when I typed the gnocchi post. Certainly it's plural. I even useta speaka decent Italian. That's the language I studied in high school instead of French or Spanish..

[Wanderer]

I have a friend/classmate who works under a chef in a restaurant. He told me that even though Rachel Ray is hot as fire, that she is to cooking what Britney Spears is to music.

This little wikipedia section could have been written by him, from the I hear him tell it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Ray#Criticisms

To be fair, Rachel Ray doesn't consider herself a chef, and freely admits that she's completely unqualified to be one..

http://tinyurl.com/m3j85

If she has any nervousness about moving out of the kitchen and into broader lifestyle entertainment, she's not showing it. She jokes that she's been ``grossly unqualified'' for every job she ever had.

``When people are sick of me, they'll let me know and I'll go away,'' she says, ``and that's that.''

[Tyler]

To be fair, Rachel Ray doesn't consider herself a chef, and freely admits that she's completely unqualified to be one..

Well he did say she is to cooking what Britney Spears is to music!

[oleorezinator]

Why does all Gnocchi here seem to be served with bolognese sauce (meat) or with aurora sauce (creamy tomato)?

The only true way of eating Gnocchi is with melted butter and sage, of course.

Must I travel to Italy to get it? Oh, bother.

bloomio! ascolti me! is Salsa Genovese too high falootin' for you?

[Bloomfield]

Genovese is not for gnocchi. The pesto is too strong.

Burro e salvia. Basta.

[Cynth]

There is one sauce in my town. It is bright red with hamburger in it. You guys don't know when you're well off . Aurora sauce!!! I sincerely doubt they have that even in Des Moines! I'd never even heard of it. Gnocchi! I've seen some lovely pictures of them.

[izzarina]

"Spaghetti can be checked for doneness by seeing if they stick to a wall when thrown."

That's not right, Nano. There is no way that would work. You're supposed to throw it onto the refrigerator. If it sticks to the fridge, then it's done.

[Cynth]

"Spaghetti can be checked for doneness by seeing if they stick to a wall when thrown."

That's not right, Nano. There is no way that would work. You're supposed to throw it onto the refrigerator. If it sticks to the fridge, then it's done.

No, throwing it at the wall does work. But you need to take it down right away. If you let it dry there and then take it off, the paint on the wall will come with it. Proven by experience.