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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so not trying to be holier than thou... But I don't think you could learn to make anything easier than gnocchi. Just take one of your your favourite starch (potato, butternut squash, sweet potato), roast or boil it till soft. Mash up. Add some salt, pepper, grated cheese. Add flour until dough forms. Knead until smooth. Roll into snakes. I "fork" mine for ridges before I cut because I can't be bothered to do them one at at a time. Then cut into little chunks. Boil some in salted water, freeze the rest. They're maybe not as pretty as the store bought ones, but ten times as tasty and one squash will make at least 2-3 meals worth of gnocchi. 
It really doesn't take long if you don't feel the need to make the ultra perfect looking.

Or, the Trader Joe ones are pretty good. Don't overlook is the key. [/quote]

OP here. Thanks for your thoughts and recipe. I have a big, honking butternut squash and 3 sweet potatoes sitting on my counter right now. I might just get inspired and try your recipe. Thank you! (And thanks for not scolding me about how I shouldn't be so lazy - blah,blah,blah.  I really appreciated your tone ;)[
likewise, I also have a huge butternut squash and read this and thought, yeah baby!  i'm making gnocchi!  thanks for the recipe[/quote]

I'm so pleased they worked out! I know by true tradional standards, they're not "authentic ", but I don't think half of the shelf stable stuff is either. This will get easier and better with time. The recipe I posted is my "basic", but I embellish a lot now, adding spices, mixing starches, etc. as I posted originally, it may take you a few tries to get the feel of the dough, but once you have that, just play around - you almost can't go wrong! And even a bad batch tastes awesome [/quote]

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