These are my kids' FAVORITE meal! When I want to get them home? I text them what's for dinner! Mama Mac Meatballs! Ingredients: 3 eggs, 1 medicum onion, 1-1/2 cups dry bread crumbs, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 pounds ground sirloin, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Sauce: 3-1/2 cups of tomato juice, 1 cup packed brown sugar, 10 gingersnap cookies, 1/4 cup white vinegar, 1 teaspoon onion salt. In a bowl, combine eggs, onion, bread crumbs, and salt. Crumble beef over the mixture and mix well. Shape into 1-1/2 inch balls. In a large skillet, brown the meatballs in batches in the oil. Transfer then, to a 13x9x2 baking dish. In a large bowl, combine the sauce ingredients. Tip: If you let the mixture sit for about 10 minutes, the cookies will dissolve on their own and you will not need to crush ... View Post
Baked Meatballs
1 lb hamburger 1 beaten egg 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 1 cup of Italian bread crumbs 1 small onion, minced 2 cloves of minced garlic 1/2 tsp oregano 1 tsp salt freshly ground pepper to taste 1/4 cup minced fresh basil Mix all ingredients with hands. Form into golf-ball sized meatballs. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. ... View Post
Christmas, It’s All About Me & You!
“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. ” Ephesians 2:8-9 NLT Is it just me, or am I the only person who worries if I am buying “just the right” gift? Have I spent enough? Will MY gift be as nice as THEIR gift to me? Because let’s face it. Christmas is really about, well…… Giving, right? WRONG! No. You see, it’s really an “all about ME” holiday. No, really! It is! Keep reading! Shortly after the Thanksgiving meal is finished, we prepare to hit the roads, stand in line, get our coveted gifts at the best price possible. Christmas shopping has almost become a “contact” sport. And for 30 days or more, we stress out about that ... View Post
Hey, God!
"Let my prayer be set forth as incense before You, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice." Psalm 141:2 "Hey, God..........." That's how my son starts his prayers - all of them. Whether we are praying over a meal, over a situation, or just praying as a family, that's his line as he enters into the presence of God. Recently I "corrected" him as we were praying over some serious situations. Apparently, I felt that serious prayer warranted a more formal salutation, and maybe even a more rigid and uncomfortable posture (as if God needs that in order to "hear" us clearer). But as I was on my way home from work, my cell phone rang. "Hey, Mum!" said Rory. "What's up, honey?" I asked. "Nothin'. I'm on my way home from school and just wanted to call you and say, Hey! Did ... View Post