Sweet Potato Gnocchi with a Gorgonzola Sauce

Although the models for this blog entry (aka my friends) do not look happy, don't let this fool you! The food was delicious!

Sweet Potato Gnocchi
-2 large sweet potatoes
-1 large regular potato (I used a bunch of small red potatoes that I already had)
-1 egg
-1/4 cups of Parmesan cheese
-2 tbs of honey
-2 tsp of salt
-about 1 1/2 cups of flour (you might need a bit more depending on the dough consistency)

1. Cut potatoes and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper. Roast at 450 degrees, occasionally moving around until fork tender.
2. Let the potatoes cool and peel the skins off (this should be easy after they have been roasted to be fork tender). Then begin to mash them up into a smooth consistency- I just used a fork.
3. Add the egg, cheese, honey, and salt and combine.
4. Incorporate the flour in about 1/2 cups at a time. This should form a dough consistency.
5. Bring a salted pot of water to a boil.
6. Now your are ready to begin cooking the gnocchi! Cut the dough ball into about 16 pieces- you will want a small amount of dough to work with. Take the pieces and roll into a rope into about 1/2 inch thick and then cut 1/2 inch pieces to form the gnocchi.
7. With a slotted spoon, drop the gnocchi into the water and cook for 5 minutes. Serve with Gorgonzola sauce and pecans!

Gorgonzola Sauce
-1 cup of half and half
-1/2 cup of milk
-6 ounces of Gorgonzola cheese
-1 tsp of salt
-1/2 tsp of chili powder

1. Bring the half and half & milk to a low simmer.
2. Turn down the heat and add the cheese- stirring to melt it.
3. Add the salt (to taste) and chili powder.