Italian Gnocchi with Spicy Tomato Sauce

Gnocchi with spicy tomato sauce (Ela Vegan) is a super-simple supper (potato gnocchi is quicker to cook than pasta, in 3 minutes or so). Add to boiling water, then when the gnocchi rises to the top of the pan, it’s ready. Flavoured with red pepper flakes, this a take on pasta arrabbiata (‘angry sauce!)

Gnocchi is so-called as the pieces look like ‘knuckles’ (Italian translation). Mr Organic is a good brand (or bakers can make their own).

Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets (many foods including onion, garlic,  spices and green tomatoes are unsafe near animals). Just bin tomato and allium scraps (onion, garlic, leeks, shallots, chives) as like citrus/rhubarb scraps, acids could harm compost creatures. 

For tinned tomatoes, pop lids inside cans (or pop ring-pulls back over holes) to avoid wildlife getting trapped).