Spaghetti w/ meatballs evening

I find that cooking relaxes me when I am stressed. So not to shockingly after we went to the neighborhood pool we came home and enjoyed some Spaghetti and Meatballs. YUMMO! I will post the recipe below. On a side note however, At dinner Nate and I determined the Berry Syrup from breakfast would also be tasty on plain vanilla Ice cream. So there is another thought for that (See previous blog post for that recipe). I uploaded a few new pictures on Facebook. Oh and tonight we also gave Elijah some small Wheat Noodles (Plain of course) to enjoy. I was told by my Mom and I actually read about it too, that when Mom and Dad eat dinner you should have you child sit at the table with you in their chair. We normally feed him his jars of food before we eat. Then when we eat we sit him down with some Gerber puffs and a Biter biscuit and juice. He's been pretty good about it, and it's also supposed to help with manners and social skills. We will see, but since he doesn't like us out of his site anyhow its really been working out.

The meatballs are to be cooked in the sauce, You can use homemade if you prefer. I will admit though, I use a jar. I have gained the confidence in the kitchen to really start cooking sauces yet. Although I do my own additions to sauce so it becomes mine anyway! Also, I should say that yet again I changed up the meatball recipe to suit our tastes. It came out amazing, and Nate was thrilled to hear the words "Left overs".

Meatballs:
1 pound Hamburger (You could do Turkey or any ground meat you like, If you do turkey though I always add 2 Tablespoons of olive oil because Turkey seems to dry allot)
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Oregano, Parsley, Italian blend, Garlic Salt, and sugar
1 Table spoon minced garlic
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

You combine everything in a bowl, and then form into balls. I put them in the microwave for 60 seconds to help them hold their shape in the sauce.

My additions to a Jar Sauce (For this you need 12oz at least, We thought it needed a little more, but we like alot of sauce):
1/2 Teaspoon of Pancake Syrup
1 Teaspoon Oregano, Parsley, Italian blend, Garlic Salt, and sugar
2 tablespoons of minced garlic


You add the Meatballs to the sauce, and allow to simmer for about 25-30 minutes. I actually went about 30 just to be sure the meat was cooked through.


ENJOY :)