"Wayne Boatwright" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> On Wed 30 Nov 2005 12:32:53a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Pandora?
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>> "Wayne Boatwright" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>> On Tue 29 Nov 2005 02:48:27p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
>>> Pandora?
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>>>> Today I have received a present from a very kind person of this NG
>>>> that I thank very much: some big sweet potatoes. Here is the pic (even
>>>> though you know them!):
>>>> http://tinypic.com/i1flae.jpg
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>>> That's usually the type that I use, and they look really good. That
>>> was awfully kind of whoever sent them to you.
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>> Yes! Indeed!
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>>>> It's the first time I have seen them! They are orange coloured
>>>> inside!!!! And taste is like a pumpkin!!!! I wonder if it is possible
>>>> to make also Gnocchi with them!
>>>
>>> Yes, you can use them in making Gnocchi. I have eaten some sweeet
>>> potato Gnocchi in a restaurant and they were delicious.
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>> In that case I would season them with gorgonzola and walnuts cream: I
>> think it could work well!
>> And yours "sweet gnocchi"? How were they seasoned?
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> It was also a creamy sauce, but with Asiago and Parmesan cheese, and no
> nuts. I like the idea of the walnuts!

yes. Here in Italy often use gorgonzola with walnut to season Pasta or
Gnocchi!
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>>>> They tell me that they were sweet, so I wanted to find a no sweet
>>>> recipe.
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>>> You might want to try one of your sweet potatoes just simply baked.
>>> You will realize the true flavor and degree of sweetness. If you
>>> decide to, I suggest coating the skin with a small amount of butter or
>>> oil, baking in a 350 degree F. oven for approximately 1-1/2 hours.
>>> Long baking causes the natural sugars in the potato to caramelize. The
>>> skin will become rather darker, and the potatoes will begin to ooze a
>>> bit of syrup. Split in half while hot and add a glob of butter. This
>>> is my favorite way of eating them.
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>> Ohhhh! It's a wonderful way to cook them! Do you wrap potatoes in
>> alluminium?
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> No, I never wrap them. That would make them cook in their own steam
> instead of being dry-roasted.

Ahh! OK. Sometimes, when Italians light fireplace, they wrap potatoes with
alluminium paper and then put them under ash; but I know also that some
people put potatoes under ash withaut paper!!!
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Cheers
Pandora