My regular food swap group did not have a swap this month, so I managed to get a spot in the ATX Swappers event. The swaps are free, but since they are hosted at people's homes there are a limited number of people who can attend, and it fills up fast. The offerings were all wonderful, and I came home with a great loot: several flavors of spicy marshmallows, Japanese style salad dressing, 2 bottles of home fermented apple scrap vinegar (which I will use the heck out of!), apple-cinnamon syrup, homemade granola, beer bread, Amaretto ice cream, cranberry-apple jam, Honeycrisp-Ginger sauce, and pickled carrots.
This time around I made pumpkin gnocchi, adapted from this Happyolks recipe. Getting the consistency right was a little tricky—I ended up using quite a bit more flour + some cornmeal—but they turned out good and were fun to make. After making 18 dozen of them though, I was a bit worn out. I still had a bit of pumpkin puree left, so I packaged up some of that to swap as well.
The food was not only great tasting, but lovely to look at as well... here are a few samples of what was being offered:
It was fun meeting some new people and seeing the kinds of things they make... and then eating it, of course. I just love this little community that has popped up. If you haven't tried out a food swap yet, I highly recommend it. For more information on swaps or how to start your own, check out this blog post from June.
Just wanted to stop by and say thanks for the gnocchi! It was delicious. I tossed it with a garlic wine & butter sauce, some spinach, tomato, and red pepper. So good!
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