doughfest

Today I made gnocci using this recipe (another site I really like, by the way). Gnocci has always seemed intimidating to me but I've made this one twice and the grater method works well.

My shaping needs some work but I had better results when I pressed the cut edge (rather than the smooth part) of the dough against the fork. It seemed to make a deeper indentation.

1/2 of what I made went into the freezer, 1/4 went to my brother+SIL, and I'm going to try and pan-cook the rest (as mentioned in the recipe) with some tomatoes and brocolli once R. comes home.
You didn't think I'd let the no-knead bread kick my ass, did you? The flattened first attempt was totally my fault - I didn't use rapid rise yeast. This time I followed the recipe more carefully and baked it in a smaller pot:

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

A few pics

R.'s parents were here for the weekend, and on Saturday we finally made the trip to Longwood Gardens:

Recently enjoyed

Pan's Labyrinth at The Ambler Theater on Friday night, preceded by ridiculously overpriced burritos at This Place.

Crepes and Chai in our neighborhood on Saturday morning

Winter curry with yogurt and toasted almonds from this cookbook followed by plum-oat crisp from this one (Thanks Mag!)

And a walk in Fairmount park (Valley Green) this afternoon

Blissfully uneventful weekend

Great for me but pretty boring for anyone who reads this blog!

Made pizza:

Took pictures of our $9.99 IKEA orchid, which is in bloom for the second (maybe third?) time despite serious mismanagement:

Watched:

The Ku Klux Klan - A Secret History (not sure what is so "secret" about this one - 2/5)

Au revoir, les enfants (I wanted to like this... but didn't really. R. described it as "flat" and I have to agree. 2/5).

Reading:

The love of a good woman by Alice Munro

How the brain rewires itself by Sharon Begley

Listening:

The Shins - wincing the night away

Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's block

Hilary Hahn - I like the one with Trail of Dead