Oh yeah! My package from New York’s pasta and cheese company has arrived! Last week Jim and I were reminiscing about our trips back to his home state of New Jersey and all the good (and fattening) food that we love. His friend Jacki owns a restaurant called, Ravioli and More in Long Beach Island. This is Jim’s hometown and since it is considered New Jersey’s Hampton’s there are many restaurants that are to die for. The best late night restaurant is the CHEG (chicken or the egg), if you want to try some serious wings they have many to choose from and their porkroll breakfast sammies are the best (http://www.492fowl.com/). Of course, when your back east you have to have a Philly or have a slice of pie from any of the amazing pizzerias. Seriously, you all know me and my obsession for food, but New Jersey brings it to another level! Even the grocery stores pack it in and offer the best assortment. Well, where I am going with this is that I have been craving some of Jackie’s amazing ravioli so I found the company that she orders them from and had my favorite flavor delivered. When I was browsing their site I stumbled onto the sweet potato gnocchi, which just happen to be one of our favorites and we tend to bring bags of gnocchi home with us to the west coast. I have never seen or had sweet potato gnocchi but I am sure that I can create an amazing meal out of this. Okay, I am rambling again but I am so excited to bring the east coast back into our home since we haven’t been able to get back to see the family.
if you like sweet potato…next time you are in Temecula go to Harry’s Pacific Grill. They have THE BEST sweet potato appetizer. In fact, I’m sure you can experiment with making it: sliced sweet potatoes in a coconut batter and lightly fried. Yes, I know- not the best for you- but wow! Sooooo good!