In article >, graham >
wrote:

> On 12/11/2015 3:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > I confess. I had it for the first time last night. Last week I was in an
> > Italian deli and bought a package of fresh <?>gnocchi off the shelf. We
> > had it last night. I sauteed some shrimp in butter with garlic and then
> > used the butter as a base for a white sauce to which I added some fresh
> > grated Parmesan. It was great.
>
> I really like the truffle flavoured ones. If you ever have left over
> mashed potato, gnocchi are dead easy to make.
> Graham

There are more varieties of gnocchi than those made with potatoes. My
family's recipe was from the mother of a schoolmate of my aunt who was
either from northern Italy or Ticino in Switzerland. It uses flour,
eggs, butter, cheese, and water. If there's any interest I'll post the
recipe.

D.M.