Looking for something besides baked potatoes to go with dinner? This is a fast, pretty simple, option that will delight lovers of the sweet potato! A soft dumpling of comfort food, who's left overs will even keep your work lunch out of the same old boring.
Gnocchi is an Italian style dumpling, usually served with any number of sauces. It is traditionally prepared with semolina or wheat flour, egg, cheese & potato. And if you're like me, you're probably wondering how to say Gnocchi. Well, you can serve on without fear. It's pronounced like "hockey", but with an "ny" in place of the "h". Click this link to hear how it should sound: "Gnocchi"
SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI
3 med. size Sweet Potatoes
2 med. Red Potatoes
3 cups Flour
1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese - finely shredded
1 cup Watercress - finely chopped
1 clove Garlic - minced
4 tblsp. Butter
(simple directions in bold print)
(more detailed directions in plain print)
1.) Peel, cube, boil & mash potatoes.
After peeling, cut the sweet potatoes & red potatoes into like size cubes. The size of the cubes doesn't matter, just make them all about the SAME size. This will allow for even done-ness for all of them. Boil them until a fork slides easily into the cubes. Drain them & mash them all together with a potato masher. 
2.) Add flour, parmesan, watercress & garlic, & mix well.
Watercress is full of iron, vitamin C, antioxidants & a million other good-for-you things! It is the best for you when eaten raw, of course, but it has a bitter tang to it & is kind of spicy. So if eating it raw, mix it with more bland flavors. But cooked, it releases an almost flowery scent. You will find it in the produce area of your grocery store, usually by the parsley.
3.) Form the mix into walnut size balls & drop in boiling water. Remove with a slotted spoon, when they float, & place them on a paper towel lined plate.
4.) Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat, add gnocchi & give them a little roll around in the butter. Cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until lightly golden on all sides.
They're ready to serve! I just top them with some grated parmesan & chopped parley, & serve them along with whatever meat I'm cooking & maybe a salad. But they can also be served as a main dish, just top them with a tomato or cream sauce & your good to go.
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