Hello There people whom I don't know anymore!
I'll admit it has been a while since I've blogged. A while referring to an extended period of...nothing.
In the last few weeks, so much has happened yet I've felt like the things that have been happening have not been ones that have been worth sharing.
Nonetheless, I'm here to share a bit anyway.
Upon my arrival at school a week before the second term holidays began, I was greeted by a frantic student bringing news of my lab having been burgled - AGAIN. Obviously I was disbelieving at first and ran to the class to find that it was indeed true and that all my HOURS of hard work had amounted to yet another let-down in the form of another burglary. After much anger, disappointment and sadness I realized that wasting my energy on feeling depressed wasn't going to bring back the computers. Aesthetics.
Now here I am after a [somewhat] restful holiday and the first week back at school and in retrospect I feel so stupid for having wasted so much time on worrying over something that I will hopefully find a way to forget in the near future.
New computers have been delivered [shockingly fast!] and will hopefully be re-installed, which is going to keep me VERY busy [although I am already!?] for the next few weeks. Fun times ahead. Curse the chops that stole the PCs...from kids!
In other news, Lee has been VERY busy with lots and lots of cars which has been keeping him happy and occupied. Yesterday I spent most of the day helping him assemble, dissemble and then re-assemble an engine. By helping I mean I undid all the nuts and bolts and put them back in. If this sounds like small fry, you're obviously not aware of how many nuts and bolts hold an engine together!
Keep smiling friends!
wx
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Spaghetti & Meatballs | Recipes
Hello Friends!
Today I'd like to share a really simple recipe that I've managed to perfect after a few attempts. As a child, I remember my gran kneading meatballs expertly between her palms and getting them to stay in one piece served with a variety of delicious sauces and vegetables. Needless to say, she never lived long enough to pass the recipe down to me and to be honest although they were wonderful I don't like the idea of bread to bond the meat.
So...I embarked on a little adventure to make the perfect meatball and I'll be honest...I ended up with bolognese sauce instead of meatballs and sauce. Sigh...
Here is a short recipe tutorial that explains how to make fail proof meatballs and combine it into a lovely, hearty family meal.
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| Seperate some rosemary from the wooden stalk and chop it roughly. Rosemary is a winner with any red meat. |
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| For approximately 300g of minced meat I like to crush 5 cream crackers in a bag until very fine. |
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| Mix the rosemary with the crushed crackers and add the minced meat. |
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| Add salt and black pepper to taste and then add one egg. |
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| Mix the mixture with your hands and then wash them. Wet them with cold water and roll small balls that fit in your palm and put them on a clean plate. |
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| Place the plate with meatballs in the fridge as you prepare the pan. Chop half an onion (dice) and add some fresh, chopped garlic. Add these to a saucepan with some olive oil and brown slightly. Place some pasta of your choice (spaghetti) in a pan and fill with water and prepare as usual. |
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| Place the meatballs one by one into the saucepan with onion mix and brown slightly. Next you can either use a pre-made napoletana sauce or you can make your own. I opted for a pre-made option here as I was short on time. Napoletana sauce is best made with chopped and peeled tomatoes as well as fresh basil when it has cooked to a sauce. |
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| Add the sauce to the meatballs and cook them completely for the remainder of the time IN the sauce. |
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| Serve the meatballs and sauce with spaghetti or a pasta of your choice. |
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