Pumpkin gnocchi | Njoki od bundeve

The world is in a strange place right now. I mean, you can't even buy a potato, let alone toilet paper (atleast in Australia). Ordinary people are brawling in supermarkets, and while things are changing every minute, it feels like nothing is happening all at the same time. And hey, I should know, I've just come back from a trip to New Zealand and have to spend 14 days in precautionary self-isolation.

And so because there are no potatoes around (friends, family and the news tell me this because I can't leave the house), I used an old pumpkin I had sitting around in the kitchen as one of those "kitchen decorations" to make this pumpkin gnocchi.

And while I'm boiling up the pumpkin, kneading the dough, I'm thinking about my Croatian grandmothers and great-grandmothers, who went through a lot worse than I will ever go through. And it comes down to one little saying, "everything is well, and everything will be better."

And everything is well, because I still have a pumpkin! I have some flour, in over a week I'll get to see friends, family, Easter is still happening, I have basil growing in my garden, the roses are still blooming. And I just made the best pumpkin gnocchi ever.

Covid-19 will come and go, but gnocchi is forever. And pumpkins always come in handy.

Let me know if you tried these pumpkin treats and what you thought?

Dobar Tek! Zivjeli! (Bon Appetit! Cheers and let's live!)