Gnocchi for Dinner

My Italian friend, not like Jersey Shore - Italian, but like actually lives in Italy - Italian, Elena is coming to stay tonight with two of her friends: Julia, also Italian, and Michelle from San Francisco.  So now that I have mouths to feed and critics that know a thing or two about pasta I'm trying to act calm, cool, and impress the shit out of them!  Ekkk, OK so really, I'm a little nervous, but prepared as possible, and if all else fails, I make a mean cocktail...

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Today I made Gnocchi alla Sorrentina with Carla (my teacher), however, she says, in Tuscany we don't want to give credit to Sorrento, so when we cook it here it is called Gnocchi Gratin. Basically it is potato pasta with a home made tomato sauce baked with mozzarella and parmigiana cheese. Truthfully, it is not the best time to be making gnocchi, because the potatoes are too fresh and should really be cooked later in the season, buuuttt, beggars can't be choosers, and this fat girl needs to learn some tricks!  So we did, besides milking the cow, I did it allllllll, made from scratch and it was heavenly!!!!  Wooo Hooo carbs for everyone !!!!!
(I have posted the full recipes to the right of this page under recipes)

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Alright, Guest are about to arrive, gnocchi is fresh in the fridge, meat is marinating, and the pool is calling my name!