Ah! I forgot how busy February always is. But Happy Valentine's Day!
Today I am reminiscing about one of my favorite meals of all time. For my first Valentine's Day with Jacob he cooked me a surprise dinner of grilled lamb chops, orzo spinach salad, and red pepper bisque at his house. He lit candles and we listened to a Steve Martin comedy album while we ate. Always a bit of silliness when we're together.
I've been spending the last few weeks preparing for auditions and even got a week-long visit from Jacob. The days have been filled with lot of quick miso meals, and also a bit of culinary experimentation. When Jacob was visiting I made lots of fresh pasta, which was a real treat since he helped me crank the pasta machine (my least favorite part). Before he left I made him homemade gnocchi, since we had both been fantasizing about Gilt Bar's gnocchi since New Year's Eve.
I used Stephanie Izard's recipe for gnocchi from her "Gnocchi in Brown Butter-Caper Sauce" recipe and made my own sauce.
Ingredients:
3 Tbsp butter
1 package campari tomatoes, quartered
1 Tbsp minced flat-leaf parsley
salt and pepper
Directions:
Melt the butter over medium heat in a small saute pan. Add the tomatoes and cook down, stirring occasionally, until a creamy sauce forms, about 10-15 minutes. Pull out and discard the tomato skins. Add the parsley, salt, and pepper to taste. Toss your cooked and browned gnocchi in the sauce, top with parmesan, and serve.
I originally thought it would be good with marjoram instead of parsley, but I added it too early and my gnocchi kind of ended up tasting like pizza, which was not exactly what I had in mind.
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