I've been craving meatballs for over a month now. I'm not sure where this hankering came from, but I've been trying to cure the hunger with take out spaghetti and meatballs and Hamburger Helper--but it hasn't helped.
Then I remembered a recipe for meatballs that I had come across online awhile back, and I decided to give it a try. I mean, how could I pass up a recipe called "The Best Meatballs You'll Ever Have."
{photo and recipe from blog Cup of Jo}
The recipe is incredible. And fun to make. This was my first attempt at making meatballs, and I was so pleased with how they came out. And thank god they came out so good! I had company over for dinner. I served homemade meatballs with pasta and a homemade tomato sauce.
The sauce was simple: simmering cans of peeled plum tomatoes with butter, salt, and an onion chopped in half. Get the recipe here!
The meatballs required a little more prep-work.
So, I busted out the Christmas present that Bryan's parents sent us:
a Cuisinart handheld immersion blender with tons of add-on's, including a chopping tool.
I used the chopper to prep all my vegetables and herbs for the meatballs. And when the sauce was ready, I used the immersion blender to smooth out the sauce and blend up the onion and garlic cloves that had softened during cooking.
The meal was incredible. Good company, good food (Mike brought over home made garlic focaccia and Ashley made a huge salad), and good times.
It was a lovely night in.
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