The Way to a Man's Heart is Through His Stomach- Homemade Meatballs



A get-away weekend to New Orleans





"The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.  She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life." Proverbs 31:11-12

My husband and I celebrated our 7th anniversary this past year.  We have had a blast being married, not that I am the easiest person to live with, however.  We met in college and after a tour in Iraq, we were quickly married.  We are now parents to our beautiful three daughters and we enjoy all the blessings God is giving us. 

My husband is quite a character.  He is always teasing and telling crazy stories.  What I love most about my husband is he loves the Lord.  He desires to be like Jesus and that makes me smile inside and out!  As I have stated before, I love to make him feel special when he arrives from work.  I try to always have supper ready, or near ready.  I also like for the house to be straight . Usually the easiest one is having something on the stove for supper, or at least in the crockpot...

You know the old saying, 'The way to a man's heart it through his stomach' ?  Well, I have found some secret weapons!  As I'm sure you do as well (I'd love to hear the things you cook that make your husband's mouths water!).  I have discovered my husband loves homemade meatballs.  As do the rest of our family, yes, they are kid-approved!  I usually use the meatballs to make spaghetti and Swedish Meatballs.  I recently used them to make meatballs in marinara sauce for sub sandwiches.  I'm sure they'd be just as delicious as an appetizer, per my husband's suggestion!

Now, I hate to not give a recipe, but the truth is I kind of do "a pinch of this and a dash of that" with this one.  I did adapt a recipe that I found from South Your Mouth.  The original recipe calls for 1 small onion, an egg, Worcestershire sauce, paremsan cheese, parsley, salt/pepper, garlic powder, ground beef and dried bread crumbs.  I am not an onion eater, but for my husband, I added them.  However, they had to be minced (very finely I made add).  I also do not use parsley.  So, I will tell you my ingredients with my closest measuremnts, because...well....I'm not real sure.
Ingredients:
FINELY MINCED onion...I don't even use a whole one
1 egg
Worcestershire sauce (around 2-3 tsps)
parmesan cheese (1/4-1/3 C)
salt/pepper
garlic powder (1-2 tsps)
about 2 lbs ground beef
dried bread crumbs (just enough to make it hold together)
AND OF COURSE...Tony's Seasoning (as much or as little as you'd like!!)

You could even add/delete ingredients to your liking!

When making spaghetti, I mix it all together, roll them into balls and bake them at 375 degrees for...hm...I have no idea.  I just watch them until they look done.  I then cut one open and do a taste-test.  Then, I go ahead and sprinkle a little more Tony's on there while they're hot because that's just what you do with Tony's.  I add the meatballs to my spaghetti sauce and let them simmer a little while. 

Yes, my pan is old..

When making meatball marinara subs, I sear them a little in a pan with some oil instead of baking, then add them to crockpot with the marinara...SOOOO delicious on a warm bun!

My husband loves these meatballs so much that he came home this past week and told me he had a friend that had a new baby.  He said he volunteered me to make spaghetti and meatballs for their family.  This gave me a chance to take pictures!

Hope you enjoy!

Finished product!  Yummy-ness!