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ravioli cinesi / Chinese dumplings

For the second Daring Cooks challenge, Jen from use real butter chose Chinese dumplings / potstickers. You can find the recipe for the dumpling dough, two fillings and dipping sauce, plus instructions on preparing, assembling and cooking the dumplings here. Jen shared with us also a post she wrote that contains step-by-step instructions with beautiful photographs. I usually know better than wait until the night before the reveal date to do the challenge, but sometimes one can't help it and this was just one such case. Therefore I was a bit nervous: I knew I would not have time to redo... Read more →

gnocchi di ricotta / ricotta gnocchi

Update: click here to go to a more detailed post on making gnocchi di ricotta For the first Daring Cooks challenge, esteemed founders Lis of La Mia Cucina and Ivonne of Cream Puffs in Venice, of Daring Bakers' fame, have chosen Ricotta Gnocchi, a recipe from The Zuni Café Cookbook by Judy Rodgers. I have had the good fortune of eating at Zuni Café (in San Francisco) a couple of times and have good memories of those occasions. Thanks to our gracious hosts for a great challenge. I am thrilled to be part of this new enterprise by Lis and Ivonne,... Read more →