Sunday, January 07, 2007

Oh, the Suspense!

It's the eve of my first day at work, and I'm nervous. Just thought I'd put that out there. Wish me luck, let's cross our fingers that I don't get fired.

The other night I made gnocchi from scratch. Gnocchi, which is pronounced "nyaw-key" and not "guh-naw-chee" like I thought, is an Italian kind of, uh, thing made of boiled, rolled-up dough. I made the dough out of sweet potatoes and flour by hand. I got the recipe from the paper earlier this week. When I first tried the gnocchi, I hadn't let the sauce cook for long enough so the arugula in it made everything really bitter and I refused to eat anymore that night. But I let the sauce cook a little more, the arugula wilted some more and eventually it all tasted very good, much to my surprise. At first I thought we'd end up throwing the leftovers out, but I finished them for lunch today.

So there, I cooked. Feel free to make fun. Wish me luck again.

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