Gnocchi

R.D. made gnocchi today... it was great. We visited New York City last week which included a trip to Chelsea Market where R.D. purchased a ricer using his own money ($$ from the Universe). The recipe used was from Lidia Bastianich's book and it called for steaming the potatoes. R.D. made Gnocchi previously in culinary class at the underground where the potatoes were microwaved, but we could not find that recipe so he went with Lidia Bastianich. Our friend Catherine picked up a basket steamer in China town so R.D. was happy to use this. The skillet we have doesn't quite fit the steamer, one side "leaks a little steam" so R.D. weighed it down with cans... worked great! Even though the potatoes were cooked perfectly it was very difficult to get them through the ricer. After combining the potatoes with the flour and eggs, R.D. ended up with a very dough. The gnocchi turned out great just using Ragu Sauce and cheese. We highly recommend this recipe and I am sure R.D. will make this again, because his Dad was out of town and LOVES Gnocchi.