Tag: Phyllis Knudsen

Tomato Shown for Oven Dried or Roasted Tomatoes
Pasta, Gnocchi and Polenta

Tomato Sauce For Gnocchi

A simple Tomato Sauce that is the perfect thing to dress either potato or ricotta cheese gnocchi.  But…don’t hesitate to dress other pasta with it too.  I like it on “shapes” (my name for short pasta). 2 cups tinned Italian plum tomatoes, chopped 2-3 Tbsp. each EVO & butter 1 small clove garlic, minced 2-3 […]

Bowl of Potato Gnocchi
Pasta, Gnocchi and Polenta

Basic Potato Gnocchi

Up until I received “Lidia’s Italy” cookbook as a Christmas gift a few years ago, I had never tried to make gnocchi. We used to buy gnocchi from an Italian store/deli made by the owner’s wife. Delightful little pillows; so no need for me to! Sadly the closed and we were forced to give it […]

Blog Post Photo, Yellow and Pink Rose Bouquet
My Stories

Mary’s Spaghetti Sauce

This post is to honour a good friend who I learned much from when I was a girl in her early teens and a budding cook.  The first time I tasted Mary’s spaghetti sauce, I was hooked; I think I was maybe ten. It was slightly spicy, aromatic with cloves and cinnamon, the sweetness of […]

Bags of Nettles for Tart
Egg and Brunch Dishes

Stinging Nettles Tart

Stinging Nettles have become one of the very welcome early “greens” of spring.  Foragers and cooks alike look forward to the many ways they can be used. Making this tart seems the right thing to do and excellent it is! Makes an 8″ or 9″ Tart Pre-baked pie shell  (see below) I prefer to use […]

Blog Post Photo, Ramps
Egg and Brunch Dishes

Ramp (Wild Leek) Tart

Ramps aka wild leeks/wild garlic, grow wild in the Northeast and Midwest of Canada and all the way down the U.S., into the Appalachians.  They are a treasure only found in the spring.  Only occasionally have I seen ramps that have been foraged, at our Farmer’s Market.   They have a slight garlic flavour to them […]