Meatballs!

I’m posting my usual meatball recipe today so I can find it again when I need it!

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 lb ground beef
• cooked bacon (between 1/4-1/2 cup when chopped)
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs (I save heels for this)
• fresh basil if available
• 1/4 cup yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp sea salt
• other seasoning, as desired

Mix together; shape into small balls and bake at 400 degrees F until cooked through.  Overcooking makes dry meatballs!

Yield: about 60 small meatballs

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Menu, week of Feb 23

Monday

• bacon, egg & cheese muffins; oranges
• leftover roast beef, rice, and carrots
• steak; baked sweet potatoes; steamed broccoli

Tuesday

• leftover bacon, egg, & cheese muffins; oranges
• stir-fry with leftover steak & veggies
• just me – leftovers from freezer

Wednesday

• apple crisp; milk
• pressure-cooked cube steaks with mushrooms and something
• brown bag: sandwiches; apples

Thursday

• leftover apple crisp; milk
• ?
• stuffed delicata squash; cucumber salad

Friday

• leftover bacon, egg & cheese muffins
• ?
• rice pasta & frozen meatballs; green beans from freezer

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Menu, week of Feb 9

I’ve  been terrible about posting menus lately and the main reason for that is I’ve not been coming up with any.  My Etsy shop has kept me so busy I’ve barely given a thought to what we’ll eat until it is too late!  Fortunately I was able to purchase an Instant Pot a couple of months ago and it has been a real life-saver on those days I forget to get meat out of the freezer in time for dinner.  Here’s a half-hearted attempt at a menu for this week:

Monday

• apple crisp from freezer; raw milk
• leftover burrito bowls
• grain-free oven fried drumsticks; cauliflower mascarpone gratin; baked delicata squash (and bake sandwich bread and pumpkin custards for breakfast while oven is on)

Tuesday

• pumpkin custards; raw milk
• leftover chicken?
• just me – something from freezer or leftovers in fridge

Wednesday

• pumpkin custards; raw milk
• burgers; creamy roasted cauliflower & potato soup
• sandwiches; apples

Thursday

• apple-cranberry smash; raw milk
• curried butternut soup with cheese crisps
• slow-cooked lemon chicken; potatoes; asparagus

Friday

• leftover apple smash
• leftover butternut soup
• Vietnamese Cauli-fried Rice

Saturday & Sunday

• just me – leftovers

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