Meats-a-ball

Today, the Christopher Columbus Italian Society of San Antonio hosted one of their infamous spaghetti and meatball dinners. Henry and I went to the last event in benefit of the fallen soldiers families of San Antonio. Today, however, due to the inclement weather left from Hurricane Ike, I decided to make meatballs at home instead.

I found a recipe online which worked with great success. The process was simple, actually. 1 pound of ground meat, 1/2 cup of italian bread crumbs, 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese, 1 egg and spices. I mixed all the ingredients together, then formed 1 1/2 - 2 inch balls. I carefully arranged the balls on a baking sheet coated with non-stick spray. They went into the broiler on high for 10 minutes, flipped them over and broiled for another 5 minutes. Then I dropped them into a simmering pot of Emeril's Kicked Up Tomato pasta sauce and left them there for about 20 minutes.

I doubled the recipe so the extras are going into the freezer. They turned out wonderful.

Wii likey

So today in a sheer moment of impulsiveness, Henry and I got a new Nintendo Wii game console from our local Target superstore. Suffice to say that 30 minutes after we bought the thing, we were at Best Buy buying a second Wii Remote and a Wii Fit. Yes, we liked it that much. :-)

Scooter trip to Lake Medina

So this past weekend Henry and I took a spontaneous trip to Lake Medina up near Mico, Texas, about 30 miles north of Leon Valley. We visited the Lake Medina Dam, stopped by the marina and zipped into Lake Hills. It was a lovely afternoon ride on a cool summer day amidst the Texas Hill Country.