Funny enough, my sister and I separately decided to make gnocci on the same day! I had been seeing a lot of videos in youtube shorts (like this) about how easy it is to make gnocci...so I decided to try it out. I never do things mildly, I thought it would be fun to make a sweet potato version in addition to 'regular' gnocci -- double fun! Because I needed to know measurements, I looked for vegan (no egg) recipes online and really liked these two resources (the curious chickpea, the banana diaries). I followed them in my own way and the results were decent. In hindsight, I probably needed to boil the russet potatoes longer. 

In Portland, Maine, there is a restaurant called the Honey Paw; their mapu doufu is my favorite! It is spicy, it is comfort, it is everything. When I moved away from Portland, I was sad; and one day, I was craving the mapu doufu so much. I decided to figure out how to make it. I went to my local asian grocery store to pick up ingredients listed in a recipe that seemed promising. I followed this recipe from omnivorescookbook (minus the wine because I couldn't find it and I opted to add in some spinach). The result?! Absolute brilliance! It was soooo good and my family thought so, too! **grainy picture below**

​However, if you do find yourself in Portland, Maine, definitely stop by the Honey Paw!