Meatballs

I don't know how many times I have made meatballs - well tonight they declared them 'the best'!  So I will write down this recipe and have it for the future.  The Garfield's Pork Sausage is delivered to me by The Little Milkman Home Delivery Services, (Ph: 373-6659) a local delivery service of tasty local products. It's so cool to get milk in a glass bottle (I agree with that slogan things taste better glass)!  And cream also in a glass bottle from Harris Dary Farm in Dayton, Maine.  http://www.harrisfarm.com/ - you can even wash and return the bottle for a deposit!  Not much of that these days.   The cream tastes better than any cream I have ever tasted including English clotted cream.  

I must say in the 6 1/2 years we have lived in New Hampshire, sustainability and recycling have become part of the everyday vernacular.  The children have a recycling club in the Elementary school (which some people say is just a euphemism for garbage collectors - but seriously - whatever raises awareness is okay by me!)  We also have an abundance of farmers markets that have sprouted all over the place.  http://www.seacoastgrowers.org/ We even had a Farmer's Market in Rye and a newsletter to boot.  I'm going to try to put that link on also, not sure how technological capable I am.  Anyway, back to the meatballs. 

Italian meatballs

1 lb ground Angus beef (95% fat free is my favourite)
1 lb Garfield's Pork Sausage
2 cloves garlic
1 onion (sauteed until clear)
1 egg
1 cup finely grated parmesan
small handful of finely chopped fresh parsley
generous teaspoon dried Italian herbs http://www.thenutmegspiceco.com/
I didn't add any salt as the pork sausage is pretty salty

Combine beef, pork sausage, minced garlic, onion, cheese, breadcrumbs, parsley, herbs.  Add the egg and get your hands in and really mix it around!  I roll them into smallish meatballs and bake in a fan forced oven at 300 Farenheit for about 1/2 hr.

I then add to homemade tomato (marinara) sauce and simmer gently for 1/2 hour so they're cooked through thorougly.

I served it with whole wheat fusili.  I know it should be with spaghetti.  But it's just easier to eat with short noodles of some description.

I'm now off to watch an episode of LOST and one episode of the American THE OFFICE.