Gnocchi w/ Pear and Blue Cheese Sauce

This ones for you, Julie. Happy Birthday!

This savory and rich gnocchi dish goes great with steak (a semi sweet and spicey rub accents the flavors well).

Ingredients:

• bag of frozen gnocchi
• 1 pear (or a little less) minced
• splash of white wine
• tbs of butter
• 1.5 cups of light cream
• cup of blue cheese crumbles
• handful of Romano
• salt

Process:

• bring a pot of water to boil, add gnocchi, cook ~8 minutes (or time on the bag), rinse with cold water
• in a saute pan melt the butter
• add the minced pear, let cook until soft
• add a splash of white wine, let cook for a min
• add cream, blue cheese and romano (start with a little less of each)
• let it come up to a simmer, stirring regularly
• add any additional cream or cheese to make the consistency correct
• generously add some salt, taste and adjust as needed
• in a pot mix gnocchi and sauce

I have made this a bunch of times and never really paid attention to the measurements, so you may need to try it a few times to perfect it.