"Gnocchi" and Cauliflower

This was another set of recipe I gave my friend who was cooking for his pregnant wife. We tried out the gnocchi recipe together and served it to his wife and Alvin. I have to confess it is only ok, I liked it when I was first learning how to cook western food. It is a recipe I got from Rachel Ray and tweaked it. If you guys try out any of the recipes, let me know how it goes.

Main Menu: “Gnocchi”
Side: Roasted cauliflower
Serves 4

Ingredients:
8 slices day old bread, chopped into bite size pieces
3 T olive oil
2 T butter, cut into pieces
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 cups tomato sauce
2 small plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 cups shredded mozzarella

Directions:
1) Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
2) Add olive oil, butter, and garlic to the skillet.
3) Add bread and season with a little salt and pepper.
4) Toss and cook the bread until brown, feels a little hard.
5) Add tomato sauce and the fresh tomatoes.
6) Turn to coat and cook for 2 minutes.
7) Top with basil and cheese. Turn off heat.
8) Serve on skillet, no need to transfer onto a plate.




Roasted cauliflower
Serves 2
Ingredients:
½ of a cauliflower, cut in ½ inch slices
2 T of olive oil

Directions:
1) Put cauliflower in oven safe pan; lay each piece flat on the pan without covering over other pieces.
2) Preheat oven to 200 C (400 F).
3) Drizzle olive oil over the cauliflower
4) Sprinkle a little bit of salt and pepper over chicken
5) Bake for 45 minutes, or until tender. Halfway through the baking, mix up the cauliflower to prevent burning.