Then he takes each pillow and flips it diagonally across a wooden gnocchi board, to create a football shape with seashell ridges on the top. (You can also use a fork.) ...

Then, he cut the roll into small pieces. Greg rolled each small piece of dough up and down a small wooden gnocchi board. These little wooden grooved boards create ridges in the dough to help trap ...

To create the signature grooves along the dumplings we roll each piece down a wooden gnocchi board (available locally at Creative Kitchen in West Acres), but a fork will also work. This step isn ...

To mix the dough, pile the dried potatoes into a large, loose mound on a board or work surface ... for forming the gnocchi, either a fork or a wooden gnocchi paddle. Sage flowers are available ...

The implement I find easiest to use is a ridged wooden gnocchi (or cavatelli) paddle, available by mail from Fantes Kitchen Wares Shop in Philadelphia (800-443-2683; www.fantes.com; on the Web ...

Recipe: Gnocchi with Prosciutto and Sage Brown Butter Sauce. Yield: 6 Servings or 2 pounds ... Gently roll each piece down a wooden gnocchi board while pressing a small dimple with your finger.

Don't be intimidated by this recipe, but you'll want to expand your kitchen arsenal and invest in a food mill and wooden gnocchi board. Use a micro-grater for the cheese and whole nutmeg.