Recipe - Homemade Italian Gnocchi with Primavera Sauce for Two

Ingredients:
. One 15 oz. Whole milk Ricotta Cheese
. One egg whole
. 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
. Start with one cup of All Purpose Light baking Flour
. salt and black pepper to taste

For the Sauce:
. One 14.5 Oz. can of Diced Basil, Garlic and Oregano tomatoes
. A small mix of chopped celery, onions and green pepper
. Olive oil, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, Basil.
. Frozen peas and carrots (optional)
. Baby Bella Mushrooms (optional)

Directions:
First prepare the sauce, put 3 tablespoons of olive oil on a sauce pan, add the mixture of green peppers, celery and onions and cook for a few minutes, then blend the tomatoes and add to the saucepan. Add salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, basil and the bella Mushrooms, (peas and carrots are optional, only if you like them), you can also add a little bit of red wine, if you like. Let it cook on low/medium heat for 15 or 20 minutes.

Then, lets make the Gnocchi:
Put Ricotta Cheese in a big bowl. Add one egg, salt, pepper and grated cheese. Mix with a wooden spoon. Add a cup of flour, slowly, keep mixing with the wooden spoon and add more flour, until the mixture becomes a little firm. Put flour on the counter, and pour the dough on it. Start adding flour slowly and make a dough that is firm but not hard (how to tell: the dough should not be sticky to your hands) and start rolling little pieces of dough into stripes. Cut the gnocchi into individual pieces. Press and roll each little piece on a fork to give it form. Once you are done with this process, it is ready to be boiled, like any pasta noodle. Once the water is boiling, drop all the gnocchi in and wait a few minutes until all the gnocchi come to the surface. Drain and put in a Pasta Bowl. Add a little olive oil and the tomato sauce (make sure the tomato sauce is hot).

You can now serve and enjoy. It is comfort food on a cold winter night.
Happy Cooking and I hope you enjoy my recipe :)