Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi

Every morning my roommate and I take the MBTA into work. Within the past 2 months we've had a train conductor that has these catch phrases that he uses, such as "Teamwork makes the dreamwork" or "Have a five-star Friday." Most people on the train roll their eyes after the fifth time he makes the comment, but I can't help but giggle and appreciate the positive commentary. In the spirit of our uber-positive train conductor, we decided we wanted a Six-star Saturday. On the menu, Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi and Garlic Shrimp. A few years ago, I found this recipe on Epicurious that I really liked. I liked using ricotta because I'm lazy and didn't want to go through the process of ricing potatoes. 

So my roommate and I went off on the mission to make Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi. Now, there are not many ingredients and it's not difficult to make; however, both times I've made it I've struggled with the texture. It's never doughy enough so I end up using a lot more flour when I roll out the dough and cut it out into pieces. 

After I feel like that they were not that sticky, I plopped them into a pot of boiling water. After they floated to the top i put them into a pan of browned butter.

It looks like a buttery mess there, but when it's all done, we sprinkled it with some Parmesan and voila!

 The final product is much prettier!! My roommate whipped up some shrimp cooked in a pan of butter, minced garlic, and red peppers. THIS was our six-star Saturday :)