Makin’ Gnocchi!
Professional Chef Ben Leonard prepares to hand out roasted potatoes at the start of a class on how to make gnocchi at the 2023 Washington-Oregon Potato Conference on Thursday. “I feel like a flight attendant pushing this cart around,” Leonard said.
CHARLES H. FEATHERSTONE/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
Seattle-based professional Chef Ben Leonard shows off some of the potatoes he is going to use to make gnocchi — Italian potato dumplings.
Professional Chef Ben Leonard shows off a perfectly formed gnocchi.
Chef Ben Leonards adds gnocchi to the mushroom saucepan of Othello resident Zack Garza and Moses Lake resident Jennica Heffop.
Mushrooms browning properly in a skillet. Gnocchi go well with savory sauces, like those made from mushrooms.
The final product, Washington potato gnocchi with wild mushrooms garnished (badly) with parsley.
KENNEWICK — Chef Ben Leonard thinks more people would like mushrooms if they knew how to cook them properly.
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