Just Another Thursday
I’ll start by sharing two of my recipes that I’m using for Easter season:
Mondays, week 1
Spaghetti & Meatballs (Meatballs taken from Baby Love by Norah O’Donnell)
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lb ground veal
1/2 lb ground pork
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup yellow onion, minced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup parmesan, grated
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
2 oz olive oil
– Mix first 9 ingredients together in a bowl
– Make meatballs (whatever size you want; I like miniature ones but the recipe says to use an ice cream scoop)
– Heat oil and cook meatballs, turning halfway through (about 15-20 minutes total)
– Alternatively, you can also use a cookie sheet and bake them, which is what I do
– While cooking meatballs, boil up some water and toss in the amount of pasta that will feed you.
– We typically use a canned tomato sauce; I’ve found the plainest kind works well with the flavour of the meatballs (i.e. not drowning that flavour out)
Tuesdays, week 1
Heavenly Hash (courtesy of Grandma Kirk, Andy’s grandmother)
1-1.5 lbs ground beef
chopped onion (I use 1-2 small onions)
6 slices bacon, chopped and fried
1 cup celery, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 can tomato soup, undiluted
1/2 can of mushrooms (or 4oz sliced mushrooms)
– Brown beef in a pan, add onion
– Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil
– Serve with cooked macaroni (though Andy swears by mashed potatoes)
– Alternatively, one could saute onions, mushrooms, and celery, add the beef and cook through, then add the remaining ingredients (this is what I do)
– Cook up some macaroni while it’s on the stove, and serve.
Awesome recipes! I might post recipes on Thursdays since I don’t seem to want to blog on Thursdays.
Other news: Spencer took another step yesterday! And he was practicing standing by himself this morning. I think he’s enjoying it, but extremely cautious, which seems unusual for him. Ah well, he’s still a cutie.
I think he has broken his beloved stroller. As you might be able to see in the photos, right where his legs should sit on the stroller seat, there are gaps. I think he separated the pieces of the seat while trying to get out of his stroller by standing on the foot rest and pulling himself up to standing with his bar. So now his seat has separated into three jagged-like pieces. He won’t sit with his legs down anymore (hence the photo). At least not willingly.
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Spencer with his broken seat
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Looks like he just hanging from this angle
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Yes, that is him licking his plate
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Unfortunately, I think it was probably me who taught him this trick…
2 Comments
andy
He really liked Auntie Myrica’s raspberry jam.
Adam
Ummmm that picture of him licking his plate reminds me of a time before he was around where a member of your household did the same thing. Like father, like son?