Making Gnocchi

The man is experimenting with making gnocchi from scratch, including the dough. Nothing is store-bought instant. So the iPad comes in handy. The laptops can't exactly be thrown around or sit in the kitchen. Too unwieldy. The iPad is smaller and shaplier. It can be propped on a shelf playing youtube cooking videos while he fusses around the kitchen.

The man waved me over with dough-stained hands. "Want to play?" While PlayDoh was marginally more interesting than Barbie Dolls, I remember a time when I wanted to build castles, trains and monsters, not make spaghetti, burgers or cakes. I shook my head, backed away and stood very still in a corner, zipping around only to take photos.

The first attempt of having gnocchi sitting in a homemade tomato sauce is pretty decent. The taste and texture seem steady. It doesn't remind you too much of potatoes and doesn't taste too much of flour. The man doesn't want to serve what he has today to the friends just yet. He states that this isn't the best that he can do. So he's going to make a second batch tomorrow and see how he can improve upon it.