Thanks go to Tonya and Ana for this delicious recipe ...

You can view some of Ana’s how to make gnocchi lesson in my photography series titled Ana’s Gnocchi Lesson  - for help, hints and clues.
The recipe:
1 kilo boiled potatoes (old potatoes)
2 tps salt
1 egg
2 tsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil - I always forget what the abbreviation means)
1 kg or so of normal…

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Can you imagine how these colours and this ancient art stunned me ... 

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Tonya took me to Herculaneum back in 2009 and we made the most of the quiet peace we found in this less well-known city destroyed by Vesuvius ... although the heat was something else that summer’s day.  She gifted me a book that I would recommend if you want to know more about that event, titled Pompeii and written by Robert Harris, it gives a sense of what happened in those hours when…

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I loved it.

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Gnocchi RecipeAugust 02, 2009

Remember the gnocchi I made back in Napoli, taught by the skilled and patient Anna, while staying with Tonya and Jack?
Here’s the recipe.
1 kilo boiled potatoes (old potatoes)
2 tps salt
1 egg
2 tsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
1 kg or so of normal white flour
Smooch potatoes, add salt & egg. Gently sqoosh. Add flour around it and the oil.…