Pine nuts! Collected from under their tree. They were delicious and they kept Yashar entertained for quite a while...he was actually pretty good at smashing them open with a stone!
And that reminded me of these photos...from the first 'harvest' we had from our mini herb garden in a fruit crate, that I have been meaning to post for ages!I love gnocchi with sage butter sauce! All I do is prepare the gnocchi and then fry the sage leaves in some butter until they are crispy. Then I pour a little over the gnocchi and sprinkle it with cracked pepper and sea salt.
I usually do a very small serve as an entree (not that I usually serve entrees!) because too much of this good thing is really too much! And I make sure we are having a fairly light dinner afterwards - those gnocchi are filling!This dish is basically the whole reason I grow sage. But you know, I'm thinking I should branch out a little ;) Do you know any yummy recipes that use sage? I would love to try them!
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One of my favourite recipes uses sage - Saltimbocca Alla Romana (veal with prosciutto and sage). It's not hard to make either!
Mmm...even pumpkin gnocchi with the same sauce and throw some of your toasted pinenuts in there too with plenty of shaved quality parmesan. Delish. Love Moo xx
Do you make your own gnocchi and if so, could you share your recipe/method? Thanks!
Yum, looks delicious! We do a Jamie Oliver recipe "Chicken in Milk" sounds weird I know, but you use lots of sage with it and lemon juice and its delicious. Otherwise just a standard roast chicken with lots of sage and other garden herbs mixed with butter, salt, pepper and stuffed between the skin and flesh. Easy and always good!
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I use a lot of sage when I make bread 'stuffing' or 'dressing' to go with roasted meats and/or just on the meats themselves.
In cooler months when roasting chicken or lamb for instance, I rub the meat with olive oil, mince up a bunch of rosemary & sage and sprinkle liberally with that and salt and pepper.
In the summer I do more grilling and make a simple marinade from olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice. I add to that whatever herbs are abundant at the moment. Sage works well with that too.
Renee
My mouth is watering! Sounds delicious! Thanks for the support with all the birthing fears! We are working it out.
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