Anna and i had a fantastic cooking date with some helpers there at the end.
gnocchi:
lots of ricotta
Parmesan
eggs
flour
salt
sauce:
caramelized onions, yes for an hour
tomatoes, fresh until we panicked about not having enough, so some canned too
corn, ah summer
cream, oo moo
And we did a milk taste test- anna: blog away on how nobody's fav was Strauss.