Ricotta Gnocchi

This is another one of my all time favourite meals, delicious and so easy to make (if a little time consuming and messy). I have made this so many times and have never had a "bad" batch so it seems pretty fail safe. The recipe I use is from a cook book but this one seems very similar.

Normally I keep the sauce really simple, I like to just fry up a couple of rashers of bacon and some crushed garlic in a little olive oil and then add some beautiful heirloom tomatos in a range of colours. Finally, some fresh basil and salt and pepper to finish and that is it. I swear I could eat it like this every day and not get bored.

However, as I did not make it to the farmers markets this week I had to make to with some vine-ripened cherry tomatos, and I had a little bit of left over cooked chicken so threw that in as well. It was not as good as my normal sauce but still, I could not complain!

Also, in case you were wondering, I did end up using up all my leftovers! There was some bechamel sauce left over from the onion tart so I simply made a quick macaroni and cheese and served it with the steak, which I seasoned and fried for about a minute on each side and then cut into slices. I also made a rather green onion heavy salad, I was worried it would be a really piecemeal dinner but it actually all worked really well together and got two thumbs up from the husband, success I would say!