Potato Gnocchi

Ingredients:

4 Russet  potatoes, baked and peeled
3 whole eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated
3/4 cup flour
1 tbsp salt


Directions:

1. In a 350 degree oven, bake the potatoes until soft, about 45 minutes. Make sure to poke holes in the potatoes prior to cooking.

2. Peel the potatoes and using a ricer, pass the potatoes through the ricer and into a large bowl.

3. Add the flour, egg, cheese and salt to the potato and mix by hand until everything is incorporated. Don't overmix the dough.

4. Prepare the work area with extra flour. Separate the dough into chunks and roll out the chunks into thin rolls. Make sure to do this very gently.

5. Cut the dough into tiny pieces, about 1 inch in length. Pass the small pieces over a fork or gnocchi board. Place on a baking dish that is lightly dusted with flour.

6. At this point you can cook the gnocchi right away or put in the freezer for a few minutes.

7. Then, in a pot of boiling salted water, cook the gnocchi for about 1-2 minutes until they float to the top. You don't want to crowd the pot because it will lower the temperature of the water, so you can cook the gnocchi in batches if necessary.

8. Serve immediately with your favorite sauce!

Kimchi Fried Rice

Ingredients:

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 onion, diced
1 cup baby spinach leaves
3 stalks celery, diced
3 green onions, chopped
1 1/2 cups kimchi, roughly chopped
2 cups precooked rice, preferably day old
2 cloves garlic, minced
eggs
soy sauce
olive oil

Directions:

1. In a large pan or wok, saute the onion in olive oil on medium heat until soft. Then, add the chicken breast and cook together. Once the chicken is basically cooked through, add the chopped kimchi and garlic.

2. Once the kimchi heats up for a few minutes, turn up the heat to high and add the precooked rice. You want high heat so that the rice gets a hot and crunchy. Add soy sauce to the rice and mix thoroughly.

3. Add the spinach, celery, and green onions and cook together until all of the spinach has wilted, about 10 minutes.

4. Adjust the seasoning and top with a fried egg for serving. Enjoy!