Today's meatless recipe for Swiss Chard Gnocchi in Tomato Cream Sauce comes to you from EnviRambo and her Midnight Maniac blog (which, if you haven't checked out, is fabulous).
I love gnocchi, but I've always heard people talk about how hard it is to make, so I've never even bothered to try it. Color me inspired though - this is going on my list of things to try! I need to add some more sophisticated recipes to my repertoire. I cook from scratch just about every night, yet the recipes I make are still relatively fast and easy. I just don't have the patience, time, or skill for the more time-consuming, intricate recipes. I guess I like the idea of making all of our meals, I just don't actually like to cook.
What kind of cook are you? Do you enjoy cooking? Or do you go for fast and easy like me?
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My friends will all tell you that I like to cook. The reality is that it's not so much the cooking, but that I like to feed people. There's just something about watching a loved one enjoy a well-prepared meal.
Like Country Girl, I enjoy cooking for loved ones. Most of the time we opt for simple meals prepared with the freshest organic ingredients we can get.
Big dinners are a thing of the past. They left us feeling bloated, lackluster and too often tossing and turning all night with indigestion. We go more for one-dish meals with a side of fresh cabbage wedges, broccoli florets, or sliced fruit.
We tend toward the 30-minute meals style of cooking. Sure, we give up a little al dente in our noodles and rice sometimes, because we prepare enough to lay by for the next meal, but we make up for it with freshly stir-fried veggies and quick homemade sauces, which are the main ingredients and pack the biggest flavor/texture whollops.
Looking forward to seeing how your other readers respond to this question.
I have enjoyed cooking in the past. Now it's all about what can I toss together, b/c my schedule is insane.
I try to make what I eat Weight Watchers friendly, too, as I don't want to regain an ounce.
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Meatless Mondays helps (I've got another salad recipe today).
Homemade gnocchi is worth the time investment. My favorite is butternut squash gnocchi, but swiss chard gnocchi sounds intriguing and delicious!
I enjoy cooking, when it's fast and easy. I prefer to make one pot meals, because well I don't have a lot of pots, but more so I don't like all the clean up.
Most of my dishes are sauce based like this one. I find comfort in knowing that with a little butter, flour, and some type of liquid I can make a meal in minutes. And they're always different. With a basic bechamel in your arsenal the possibilities are endless. Throw in some veggies, serve over noodles, rice or biscuits and your done!
Thanks for the feature!
I like fast and easy, but I also enjoy the rare evenings when I can just cook. My favorite meal is making Chinese from scratch - a 2-hour process that's well worth it!
Tried EnviRambo's tomato cream sauce tonight (no time for the gnocchi though). Yum!
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