Coni Berliner Farms Fresh Eggs

local, organic, and grown by my own mom! these are the worlds best eggs and honestly, until i started getting these eggs as precious little gifts from my mom, i had no idea what a really fresh egg tasted like. i had no idea what a beautiful, deep orange gold the yolk could be. and what better to do with such brilliant fresh eggs? poach 'em and splash 'em with hollandaise sauce of course!

Sauteed Gnocchi with Butternut Squash and Sage Cream

i'm pretty sure this is a pretty classic flavor combination: sweet squash, floral sage, salty prosciutto, all bound together in bath of cream. the sauce took on the beautiful color of the squash and made for a colorful base to the sauteed gnocchi.

the gnocchi were hand made with only 1 egg this time, and i may try an eggless dough next time. but instead of boiling i was inspired by a recent trip to db Modern Bistro, and instead sauteed them in butter. the result was  a nice, crisp exterior with a typically silky gnocchi interior. i am pretty certain this is now my favorite gnocchi preparation. guess i'll have to keep eating gnocchi in order to find out!