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  • Now, besides the cheeseburger deluxe, there is yellowtail pastrami and bigeye-tuna mignon with potato "gnocci" and red-wine, mushroom, and foie-gras broth.

    If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007

  • Now, besides the cheeseburger deluxe, there is yellowtail pastrami and bigeye-tuna mignon with potato "gnocci" and red-wine, mushroom, and foie-gras broth.

    If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007

  • And I do not pause at all to even contemplate why I'm employing the word "gnocci" anyway, whether I am spelling it correctly, punctuating it properly.

    weeme Diary Entry weeme 2004

  • Now, besides the cheeseburger deluxe, there is yellowtail pastrami and bigeye-tuna mignon with potato "gnocci" and red-wine, mushroom, and foie-gras broth.

    How Now Brownpau 2009

  • It's all about the color and the texture and the line and the form and I write out a word like "gnocci" and all I can think about is "My! what a sexy G that is!

    weeme Diary Entry weeme 2004

  • Thursday was gnocci, Friday was seasfood, Saturday, tripe and Sunday was a roast, he recalls.

    Plucking the Finest Fruits From the Sea Jemima Sissons 2011

  • Or if the thought of pig cheeks scares you away, be sure to indulge in the gnocci Sagrantino.

    Kathy McCabe: Savoring Umbria's Earthy Tastes Kathy McCabe 2011

  • And you might be able to detect that I was quite inspired, because the first thing I did was recreate something buttery, cauliflower and bean-strewn like my favorite gnocci of the night.

    White Bean and Brassica Ragout with Creamed Potatoes 2009

  • I actually love gnocci as well as hazelnuts and arugula!

    Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Arugula and Hazelnuts 2009

  • They were more like potato gnocci — mashed potatoes, mixed with flour.

    Thanksgiving Leftovers with Working Class Foodies 2009

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  • Little dumplings made of mashed potato and flour. Can be served with sauces as for pasta. Should be written gnocchi (the aitch produces a hard 'k' sound as opposed to a soft 'ch').

    December 28, 2007

  • I was just going to say, isn't this spelled gnocchi? But you already said it! :)

    December 28, 2007