sweet potato gnocchi

 

I absolutely love love love gnocchi. I'm positive I've sampled the gnocchi at every restaurant we've been to on the island. 

When I found this recipe on Vegan Soul Power, it looked way too yummy not to try. 

I used 2 large sweet potatoes so had to use way more flour than the recipe called for- probably close to 2 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour. I froze my entire batch, it will probably be enough for 3-4 meals. I really like having things in the freezer I can quickly de-thaw, heat & serve.

the finished product complete with a pesto sauce, onions & garlic: 

Next time I'll use an alfredo sauce and skip the onions and garlic, but this was delicious despite having a few too many flavors for my liking (Dan thought it was perfect as is though- and he promised he wasn't just 'saying that'). Definitely a recipe I will make again and much easier than I thought gnocchi would be.

holiday dip recipe

Yall. Words cannot explain how good this dip is. A great friend, Chelsea introduced me to this and I've made it 3 times (yes 3) within the past few weeks its to good. But you've been warned, its absolutely addicting. Like forget the crackers, grab the spoon addicting. 

I found the relish at our commissary, but I'm sure they sell them all over and they're cheap cheap cheap- around $2. 

Combine an entire jar of Dickinson's Sweet n Hot Pepper & Onion Relish with a warmed package of cream cheese (I pop it into the microwave for a minute or so). Mix. Devour. I served with Kashi pita chips but wheat thins work great too. 

Today is show us your favorite holiday recipe on Kelly's Korner. Post yours & link up! 

crazy for avocados

last night i tried the tastiest recipe from Oh She Glows.

recipe here. it blends my two favorite things: pasta and avocados.

my yummy avocado concoction:

I love love love avocados but D hates them, so when he is out of town I make sure to cook with them as much as I can.

She recommends using spaghetti which I think would work better, however all I had was penne...

absolutely delicious and SO EASY. I'm learning to love my food processor.

my meal (which I ate every last bite of):

this is definitely a keeper!