Now this is my kind of Saturday night.
First, I tried out a new recipe for homemade meatballs that included…
BACON.
I crowd-sourced on Twitter for suggestions (thank you to everyone who sent one over!) and ended up going with a slightly modified version of Martha Stewart’s Mini Meatballs:
What You Need:
1 lb lean ground beef
2 slices bacon, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup dried breadcrumbs
1 egg
Dash of ground nutmeg
Salt & pepper to taste
What You Do:
1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, seasoning to taste with salt and pepper.
2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and lightly spray with cooking oil. Shape meat mixture into balls approximately 1/2″ in diameter (you should get about 40) and place on foil.
3. Freeze immediately for later use in an airtight container or bake at 400F for 15 minutes or until cooked through (you can cook them straight out of the freezer if you choose to use them later; no need to defrost).
Serve over pasta with tomato sauce.
And then – inspired by a viewing of Madagascar – we did some lion-imitating (apparently lions like to smush their mother’s faces and chase them in circles).
(Don’t judge on the purple fuzzy socks; it’s cold out here in the woods.)
