Meatballs

The birthday party was great! It was casual and fun with a bunch of friends all sitting around admiring our babies…so cute; 4 little boys and Little E.

Here is a great recipe for meatballs – Little E is a major carnivore! She loves them. I have given up on what I should and shouldn’t be feeding her and now just give her what we eat and make sure it's organic…

1 1-inch-thick slice of good white bread, crust removed

1/3 cup milk

½ lb. (227g) ground beef

½ lb. (227g) ground pork

2 oz. (57g) pancetta, finely chopped

1 large egg

1 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped

3 Tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan cheese

2 Tbsp. onion, finely chopped

freshly ground black pepper

1 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs

Put the bread and milk in a small saucepan and turn the heat to low. When the bread has soaked up the milk, mash to a paste and cool.

Combine all ingredients except the breadcrumbs in a bowl and mix thoroughly. (I put everything except the ground pork and beef in a food processor and pulsed until blended, then stirred in the ground meat).

Shape into meatballs about 1 ½ inches across. Roll in the breadcrumbs. Place on a lightly oiled baking sheet and broil on low turning regularly until done (about 15/20 mins). YUM

Here are some photos of Little E and her daddy gardening in the sun, and crisp breeze today, and one photo of the birthday babies.