Hi there. I’m just here to tell you that it is November. NOVEMBER. How? And I know that everybody goes on about this, but really now. How? Every year when June hits, I know that it’s all downhill from there. I will blink and it will be November. And my babies will officially be a year older. This year, they turn 7. Seven. One more than 6. Before I know it they will be leaving the house and marrying people and I can’t. How have mothers been doing this for so many years? How do you not just wrap them in bubble wrap and keep them in your house for the rest of their lives? Because goodness knows, I am not far from doing that. I am filled with intense fear when I think of them as teenagers and going out without me and loving other people more than they love me. Oh grief, they’re going to aren’t they?! And before you think I’m a psycho-mom, I know they have to. I know they have to go explore the world but right now I just can’t even think about that. Right now I am going to be silly with them, make them laugh at my lame jokes and watch every cartoon with them that I possibly can, while they still want me to. And speaking of cartoons, what is up with Adventure Time? Is it just ok now for people who are clearly high to make programs for children?! Anyway, what a random way to start a post. What I actually wanted to say is that it is November and you guys, we have been dumped in the hottest Summer I have ever experienced. And even though I long for the comfort food I could enjoy a few months ago, I love that there is such an abundance of fresh produce in the supermarket. I picked up a small box of the most perfect tomatoes the other day (and like a real smarty pants, forgot to photograph it) and after a few days of enjoying them simply with salt, I decided to turn the ones with wrinkly skin into a glorious tomato sauce. I kept things super simple and flavoured the sauce with a couple of bay leaves and fresh basil. I had a few packets of ready-made gnocchi in the pantry and decided to drench in them in this sauce. It was very obvious that I was going to be turning this into a delectable Caprese gnocchi and added milky mozzarella and fresh basil to finish it off. The end result was this pretty awesome Caprese gnocchi bake which had all the flavours of summer with just the right amount of comfort I was craving.
More Caprese recipes you will love:
Caprese mac and cheese
Grilled Caprese bruschetta
