"gnocchi" news and stories

• How to rub your pork. Oh, get your mind out of the gutter!
• It's summer, the season of ice cream, but you want your kids to eat the low-fat stuff? The Globe does a taste test to find the best.
• Waffles: worth the trouble, or should you just make pancakes?
• Ask the cook: how do you handle a recipe that calls for eggs if your child is allergic to them? (scroll down)
• Here's a tricky question: when we can have anything we want, what should we have for dinner?
• The manly art of food writing.
• This week's recipes: Spinach and Ricotta Gundi, with Fava Beans and Tomatoes, Ricotta Gnocchi, with Brown Butter and Asparagus, and Kimchi Ramen.

As the northern hemisphere slips excitedly into Spring those down under are coming to the end of their summer. Time I think to have a look a the New Zealand and Australian food blog scene to see what they are up to -

Tomatom seems to be having a ball blogging across Vietnam while Chocolate in Context seems to be enjoying to the full the renaissance of chocolate in Melbourne. "currently awash in new flavors, new techniques, and the general acceptance of chili as a hot chocolate flavoring".

More chocolate over at Esurientes with a delicious looking Chocolate Cherry Cake. An Easter flavour at Cook Almost Anything Once with some delightful looking Hot Cross Buns. Certainly look a little better than mine (to be in a post later today)! Some interesting looking Yoghurt and Pistachio cakes, with recipe, at A Few of My Favourite Things. Can't say I have seen fresh pistachios around these here parts though.

Savoury rules over at The Laughing Gastronome with Pork Rilletts. Not something I have ever thought of making is rillets but these sound easy to make so I might just give it a go. Finally Bron is having fun with potato gnocchi  which are, again, something I have never been tempted to make.