tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post3340195346876343741..comments2024-03-28T23:19:53.362+00:00Comments on A colourful life: cookery calendar challenge - AugustChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-36274569892090817942017-08-09T23:51:23.454+01:002017-08-09T23:51:23.454+01:00Christina thank you so much for joining me again t...Christina thank you so much for joining me again this month I really appreciate it. I have made fresh gnochi once, many years ago (pre children in fact) and was happy with the results but I remember Derek didn't really like them so I never made them again. Personally I love anything made with potatoes, in fact sometimes it is all I can do mot to simply make a great big pot of buttery mash and eat the whole lot myself. I like that you used courgette for your parmigiana, amd it looks absolutely delicious. I don't like aubergine much, and find it soaks up obscene amounts of oil if I fry it, so it is an unloved vegetable in our house. XPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-37624920365193240712017-08-08T16:24:20.500+01:002017-08-08T16:24:20.500+01:00We both enjoy cooking and now that we are finally ...We both enjoy cooking and now that we are finally back in NH have returned to doing so. It's not that we didn't cook while at our VA house getting yard work and other chores done, but the meals were not very inspired. A rotisserie chicken can last for a few meals with additional salad fixings and going out to dinner with friends solved a couple more meals, as did a late lunch or two! That said, these meals looked delicious just from the photos posted and love the name of the cookbook too.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-17538711297816999412017-08-08T08:32:29.616+01:002017-08-08T08:32:29.616+01:00Your cooking - and your writing about it - sounds ...Your cooking - and your writing about it - sounds wonderful and makes me want to eat!! Your childhood Italian holiday home sounds wonderful, a great place for children to be and explore!Amy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-43802100262820227402017-08-06T17:22:18.595+01:002017-08-06T17:22:18.595+01:00These both look delicious. I've never made gno...These both look delicious. I've never made gnocchi from scratch, only the shelf-stable dry kind, which I love to eat. My Italian relatives eat the same way you describe. My grandmother, who was born in Bari, was a very good cook and I only wish I'd appreciated it more when I was a child. I would love to try it again now.Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-73231258761939864622017-08-06T16:47:41.146+01:002017-08-06T16:47:41.146+01:00I made gnocchi once, and once only. I remember it ...I made gnocchi once, and once only. I remember it taking for ever, covering the kitchen in mess and not being blown away by the results. I have not tried again. As a Scot I like potatoes but it seemed a very fiddly process the way I did it!ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927612418262848638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-31264862602902859032017-08-06T15:44:13.033+01:002017-08-06T15:44:13.033+01:00You are a better woman than me for sure. I love al...You are a better woman than me for sure. I love all the effort you have poured into these dishes, I hope your family are feeling the love? Meanwhile for me, can you recommend any lovely Nonna's that want adopting? <br />Have a wonderful Sunday<br />Wren xLittle Wandering Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461692611319918593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-18522918817484108202017-08-05T09:27:32.445+01:002017-08-05T09:27:32.445+01:00You do try new things and I love reading about you...You do try new things and I love reading about your adventures in cooking. I have not made gnocchi but I often find I have to adapt things anyway because of flours and so on. You do find some things are more faffy then not worth the trouble but you don't know until you try them. Keep experimenting, when you feel the urge that is. xxsewing green ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488699540355503954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-52468446598682168952017-08-05T02:12:31.976+01:002017-08-05T02:12:31.976+01:00I'm very impressed with your cooking adventure...I'm very impressed with your cooking adventures. When my kids were younger I was much more of a cook.. because I had to.. lol. But now our DIL does most of the dinner cooking. We're on our own for breakfast and lunch. So.. I'm rusty. But I will never forget when I made my own manicotti noodles which were made like a noodle crepe.. then I filled them with cheesy stuff and rolled them up and covered them with meat spaghetti sauce and mozzarella and baked them. DELISH!! ((hugs)), Teresa :-) Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-81126817538941121732017-08-04T23:41:15.653+01:002017-08-04T23:41:15.653+01:00Love Italian food, it is my favorite kind. I buy ...Love Italian food, it is my favorite kind. I buy my gnocchi and make my own sauce. I like parmigiana anything so I would have loved what you made.<br />Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-14617788323486762872017-08-04T23:13:56.924+01:002017-08-04T23:13:56.924+01:00I have made gnocchi before but it was many years a...I have made gnocchi before but it was many years ago and I can't remember, sorry. I seem to remember thinking at the time, gosh what a lot of faffing. Maris Piper and King Edwards seem to be the floury ones. Think people roast with these but personally I like to roast with the red waxy ones. We're all different. <br />I found a chart on Sainsbury's that might help you choose. All the best, your recipes all sound lovely. Love your blog, upbeat and entertaining even if everything isn't how you planned it to be. Enjoy the weekend. Cathy x https://recipes.sainsburys.co.uk/articles/cooking/know-your-potatoesMy Creative Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775981979710429788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-87406058754545989192017-08-04T22:09:32.040+01:002017-08-04T22:09:32.040+01:00My cooking is totally uninspired at the moment and...My cooking is totally uninspired at the moment and we seem to have the same thing over and over again so I rally must join in with the cookery book challenge this month. Your two dishes sound delicious and I'm inspired to try making my own gnocchi now. I've never done it before.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515007843975800463.post-73090075180087495572017-08-04T21:39:27.180+01:002017-08-04T21:39:27.180+01:00Mmm, delicious, two of my favourite things. The bi...Mmm, delicious, two of my favourite things. The biggest boy made gnocchi a while back, I can't remember what recipe he used but it was nice. He cooked them in a light broth. We're both fans of gnocchi but the others not so much. My partner likes loads of sauce on his pasta, gets quite cross if there isn't enough or, horror of horror, none at all. I like just a little or even just oil and a few flavours. Cooking here not inspired at the moment either. There's usually someone who objects to whatever I'm making. Salad tomorrow! I'll get away with it if the sun shines. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.com