Potato Pillows

As much as I love Italian food, I am not really a pasta lover. Sure, I love lasagna but the pasta is not really the main attraction, more like the supporting character to the cheese and homemade tomato sauce. But I have always been intrigued by the potato pasta known as gnocchi. I am hesitant to make gnocchi because many people run into problems with the dough and I am even more hesitant to order gnocchi for fear of a plate of gummy, dense pelts. While in Rome, I put my gnocchi fears aside and ordered "gnocchi ai quatrro formaggi". I was pleasantly surprised when the gnocchi was fluffy and light but really what should I have expected, I was in Italy. My friend also order gnocchi with a simple tomato sauce.