Comments on Quatro Fromaggio and Other Disgraces on the Menu: Canederli, the Italian Knödel

These look absolutely wonderful! The best dumpling...

2012-01-29T20:21:36.673-08:00

These look absolutely wonderful! The best dumplings I've ever seen!

What a great way to use old bread!

2012-01-29T12:47:01.566-08:00

What a great way to use old bread!

Thanks everyone for your comments! I've added ...

2012-01-25T08:19:38.144-08:00

Thanks everyone for your comments! I've added the conversions to U.S. measurements.

I adored this sort of thing in Vienna, and I can d...

2012-01-25T05:59:08.923-08:00

I adored this sort of thing in Vienna, and I can definitely see the influence. Fabulous recipe, and congrats (belated) on a well deserved Top 9!

What a gorgeous recipe. I have tried several types...

2012-01-24T17:55:22.755-08:00

What a gorgeous recipe. I have tried several types of dumplings and only some times succeeded. Your recipe is very straight forward and easy to follow and looks very delicious. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe.

This sounds so good! Please do convert the ingred...

2012-01-24T10:52:28.502-08:00

This sounds so good! Please do convert the ingredients to U.S. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
Joanne

Sure Kathy, I will add the conversions shortly. M...

2012-01-24T09:46:57.603-08:00

Sure Kathy, I will add the conversions shortly.

Maggie, thanks for your comment. My fiancee doesn't eat meat, so all of my recipes are vegetarian. Luckily Italian food has plenty of naturally vegetarian recipes :)

Beautiful!! Love this and would love to try makin...

2012-01-24T09:39:41.561-08:00

Beautiful!! Love this and would love to try making them. I love everything Italian (well, at least if its vegetarian!). Great to "meet" you and excited to have found your blog!

Could you please post the recipe in U.S. measureme...

2012-01-24T09:39:06.275-08:00

Could you please post the recipe in U.S. measurements. This really sounds good and I would love to make it.

Very true, Simona. It's interesting also that ...

2012-01-24T09:02:48.904-08:00

Very true, Simona. It's interesting also that we now buy fresh bread and intentionally make it go stale to prepare these dishes :) We're so spoiled!

Isn't it interesting how bread that is no long...

2012-01-24T08:56:43.357-08:00

Isn't it interesting how bread that is no longer fresh is used to make a wide variety of dishes? My paternal grandmother made bread once a week and my father tells me that towards the end of that period, bread was really hard, so we have all these recipes where bread is soaked, like canederli, panzanella, pappa col pomodoro, etc. I agree with you that this dish represents well cucina povera, which, among other things, means wasting nothing. A serving of canederli in brodo, please ;)

Thanks Marta, Missy, Kiri, Suzi and kdoltz - much ...

2012-01-24T08:21:05.844-08:00

Thanks Marta, Missy, Kiri, Suzi and kdoltz - much appreciated.

Kiri, special thanks for the feedback on German knoedel - I very much would like to try some potato knoedel!

@kdoltz, thanks for pointing this out! it can be a...

2012-01-24T08:13:58.162-08:00

@kdoltz, thanks for pointing this out! it can be added along with salt and pepper. I just edited the post.

Nutmeg is on the ingredient list but I cannot find...

2012-01-24T08:10:57.460-08:00

Nutmeg is on the ingredient list but I cannot find in the recipe when to add it.

Wow, hese look and sound just fabulous and I would...

2012-01-24T07:04:14.891-08:00

Wow, hese look and sound just fabulous and I would love to try them both ways. Congrats!

I grew up on Germany, and I had no idea Italy had ...

2012-01-24T05:14:39.285-08:00

I grew up on Germany, and I had no idea Italy had knoedel, too! :) These look a lot like Semmelknoedel, which are bread-based, not potato, like regular knoedel. One of my favorites! Great post, thank you for sharing!

Are you kidding? those look PHENOMENAL! You get...

2012-01-23T21:11:26.047-08:00

Are you kidding? those look PHENOMENAL! You get a buzz AND a tweet!

We love your Canederli! Now that you posted the re...

2012-01-22T21:33:25.932-08:00

We love your Canederli! Now that you posted the recipe I'll try to make them as well!
Marta

Thanks Janet and Pola, this dish is a bit of a pro...

2012-01-22T19:00:44.923-08:00

Thanks Janet and Pola, this dish is a bit of a process to make, but it's very reliable and absolutely a guest pleaser!

I tried making those repeatedly with no success......

2012-01-22T16:58:31.312-08:00

I tried making those repeatedly with no success.... will try your recipe as yours look perfect!

These look great. I absolutely love dumplings but ...

2012-01-22T14:46:55.498-08:00

These look great. I absolutely love dumplings but don't make them often. I'm feeling inspired now :-D Buzzed!