Gnocchi (really nyoki)

So, did anyone else out there foolishly pronounce this word as 'gu-naw-chee' before finding out the correct pronunciation?  Well, neither did I.  Especially not to an Italian while we were on safari in Africa - because whoa it would have been embarrassing if I'd done that. 

Alright, I admit it.  It was me.  But come on, could someone not have corrected me before it got to that!?   What are friends supposed to be for?  And who spelled gnocchi in the first place?  How are kids supposed to sound THAT out? 

Lucky for me though, making gnocchi was a much less humiliating experience.  I used the gnocchi recipe posted on Hungry in Hogtown and made the sauce from the bron marshall blog.  I loved the sauce but the gnocchi was so fluffy that it was almost mushy in texture.  Next time I'll try a recipe that calls for boiling the potatoes to see if the end result has more substance.   

These little dumplings are fun to make.  Just remember to make lots, because once you start you're overcome by the need to prefect the fork roll and that takes a lot of practice and hundreds of tries.